On Wednesday, a post claiming to have originated from Jimi Wanjigi went viral on social media claiming that Oka has agreed to work with Azimio.
According to the post, Wanjigi was burying the hatchet for the sake of Kenyans in pursuit of good leadership.
“We might have personal differences, but for the sake of this country, to save this country from the wolves, Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, Gideon Moi and I must surely join hands with Azimio la Umoja Raila Odinga. Kenya needs us putting our political differences aside to save it,” the post said.
It continued:
“Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, Gideon Moi and I set to join Azimio la Umoja. The coalition working agreement has been drafted and we are waiting for the technical team to complete the coalition arrangements. The next govt will be formed by Azimio led by Raila Odinga.”
The fact-checker has confirmed that the post was fake and it originated from a parody account not associated with the businessman.
The genuine Twitter account of Wanjigi is verified with a blue badge, has 40,800 thousand followers, and is following 699 people.
He is also using ‘Jimi Wanjigi ‘as his user’s name on the verified account.
The other fake account has a total of 2,897 followers, and is following 175 people with the user's name ‘Jimmy Wanjigi’.
The businessman has also confirmed that the post is fake.
Therefore, the post should be treated as propaganda.
Such rumours are rampant during the election period.
