No, the video being referenced does not depict protestors looting goats in Namanga, Kenya during the ongoing Azimio protests. It is actually footage from Nigeria.

Claim

During the ongoing countrywide Azimio protests, a mob is reported to have looted goats in Namanga.

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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. An analysis conducted using an online video reversal tool confirms that the footage in question was indeed first shared on WinTVC E-Reporters’ YouTube channel on October 25, 2020, and it was captured in Nigeria.

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Footage on WinTVC E-Reporters’ YouTube channel

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No, the video being referenced does not depict protestors looting goats in Namanga, Kenya during the ongoing Azimio protests. It is actually footage from Nigeria.

The video depicting a mob looting goats is not related to the Azimio La Umoja July 12, 2023 countrywide demonstrations, and it is also not from Kenya. The footage originates from Nigeria.

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