Is Siaya County building ‘White House’ worth Ksh 2 billion?
Rodgers Odhiambo and Celine Abuga
Date: 05/08/2020
FALSE: Siaya County is not building a KSh 2 billion ‘White House’
A tweet that went vital claiming that Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga is building a KSh 2 billion ‘White House’ in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is FALSE.
An image of an on-going construction of a large white-walled building with tall white columns framing the entrance is part of the post.
Governor Rasanga came out on 4th July and posted a disclaimer on his official tweeter account, @RasangaGov . The governor’s authentic account was set up in November 2017, while the imposter account, @GovernorRasanga, was created in May 2020.
Governor Rasanga also shared the disclaimer on his Facebook account, accompanied by a link to an article published by the Daily Nation on July 2, 2020. The article contains a similar image of the building under construction, and a caption explaining that the building is the new Siaya County headquarters.
PesaCheck looked into the claim that Governor Rasanga of Siaya County is building a KSh 2 billion ‘White House’ in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and finds it to be FALSE.
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