FALSE: This story on a female governor being fronted for deputy president position isn’t from The Star

The publication and the governor have flagged it.

This X (formerly Twitter) post with an image of the “Corridors of Power,” column on The Star newspaper, claiming that a female governor from Nyanza region is being fronted for the position of deputy president is FALSE.

The post reads, “Gladys Wanga is set to take the stage,her name is being considered as the next deputy president of Kenya when Rigathi Gachagua is impeached,viva!”

The article is accompanied by a photo of Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, thus suggesting that she is the subject of the article.

The image was shared amid reports of an impending impeachment of Kenya’s Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua. 

To confirm whether the story is credible, Ghetto Radio checked The Star’s verified Facebook and X accounts, but did not find the purported story.Further, the story does not appear on their official segment of “Corridors of Power”. 

On 5 August 2024, the publication distanced itself from the screengrab.

Ghetto Radio also reviewed Wanga’s X account and established that she distanced herself from the claim.

“False information spreads like wildfire, fueled by deceitful propaganda!” she posted.

Ghetto Radio examined a post on X that was purported to be a publication of The Star newspaper and found it to be FALSE.

This fact-check was published by Ghetto Radio with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck and African Fact-Checking Alliance.