This graphic video shared by Embakasi East Member of Parliament, Babu Owino but later pulled down, shows a man allegedly being shot in Jacaranda, Embakasi East constituency. A post of what looks like two groups of demonstrators clashing and one suddenly falling from an alleged shot, gathered over 458,000 views on Twitter.
Background
After Monday’s 20, 2023 demonstrations, opposition leader Raila Odinga declared similar protests for every Monday. Speaking at one of the stops while leading these protests, Raila said, this will happen until Kenyans get their rights. These protests, according to the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya flag bearer are a call for a number of amendments by the government. One of these is taxes imposed on basic goods. To a larger extent, these protests raised concerns about incompetence by the current regime.
Verification
This video was however not taken in Embakasi East constituency, nor is it from Kenya. According to a reverse image search, this happened in Kinshasa after a football tournament.
According to this article, the tournament was organized to bring together districts of Lingwala area, popularly known as the ‘Lingwala Bomoko.’ The same video shared on YouTube on August 22, 2022 confirms that this altercation happened in Lingwala, after the mentioned football tournament.
Verdict
This video does not show a man allegedly shot during the recent Kenyan demonstrations.
This fact-check was edited by Piga Firimbi Fact-Checking Editor Linda Ngari.
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