Were ‘Bean’ East African, he’d be a child born of Ugandan and Kenyan parents

Ugandan-Kenya subversive caricature and fake news are emerging from specific political realities in the two lands.

Photo credit: Illustration | Joseph Nyagah | NMG

If you are a fact checker, the one East African Community (EAC) country where you will catch the least sleep is Kenya.

Virtually every day, there is a piece of fake news going viral on Kenyan social media. On some days, there are three. That is counting the big ones. If you throw in the small ones, you get up to ten. During the heat of elections, they shoot up to 100.