No, this is not a photo of how leaders arrived in Embu County for the Madaraka Day Celebration. - iVerify Kenya

No, this is not a photo of how leaders arrived in Embu County for the Madaraka Day Celebration.

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The photo shared on Twitter of how leaders arrived in Embu county through helicopters for the Madaraka Day Celebrations has nothing to do with the 2023 event.

The photo was taken at the Azimio la Umoja One Coalition rally in Nyamira county in July 2022, when leaders arrived in seven helicopters. Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition Presidential candidate Raila Odinga had visited the county to solicit support from the Gusii region ahead of the August General Election.

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Verified Jun, 02 2023

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Leaders arrive in Embu County for the Madaraka Day Celebration.

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We conducted a reverse image search and discovered that the live coverage of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance rally on Kenya Digital News’ YouTube page, which was streamed live on July 1, 2022, in Nyamira County, where presidential contender Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua landed with 7 choppers.

Nation Africa published a story on July 3, 2022, with the same image attached, showcasing how Azimio leaders landed in Nyamira in seven choppers for various rallies.

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