FALSE: Taita Taveta has not ‘sold’ the Zungulukani borehole to Somali pastoralists

A Facebook post claiming that the Taita Taveta County government has ‘sold’ the Zungulukani borehole is FALSE.

The post adds that the borehole, which was drilled to serve the residents of Zungulakani, has been sold and is now being managed by the Somali pastoral community.

However, Taita Taveta County Government Communications Director Dennis Onsarigo told PesaCheck that the allegations are false.

According to the Taita Taveta County website, the Zungulukani water project, which was launched on October 25, 2018, is one of several boreholes that were sunk in the county to provide water to residents of Taita Taveta County.

In the phone conversation, Onsarigo added that the borehole is the property of the county, and is serving everyone who resides in Zungulukani.

PesaCheck has looked into the claim that the Taita Taveta County government has ‘sold’ Zungulukani borehole to the Somali pastoral community and finds it to be FALSE.

This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms.

By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds.

Have you spotted what you think is fake news or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information onPesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content.