“Uongo. Uongo. Hiyo ni uongo.” How many times have you shared this video on social media or even said it out loud while listening to false narratives? 

Well, this viral moment is tied to Kenya’s 2022 general election campaign season, when politicians and their supporters were polishing their images with lies of all kinds in order to win. The video can be traced back to Nandi County where residents who had attended a political forum called out the lies of one speaker. The speaker was answered with – ‘Lies. Lies. That’s a lie’ in Swahili, when he alleged that Nandi Governor’s – Stephen Sang – son had disbursed bursaries worth 200 million across the county.  

If you’re saying you’ve never seen or shared this video before then hiyo ni uongo.