OLD: Photo of Kalonzo in a meeting with William Ruto was taken in 2018

A photo shared by a Facebook page with the username 'The Dawn' claiming that Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka met President-Elect William Ruto is OLD.

"Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka meets The president Elect Dr WS Ruto and the Kenya KWANZA leadership. Something cooking in the kitchen."

A similar link was also shared here, insinuating that the Wiper Leader was on his way to William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza coalition."

Fact checker has however debunked the claims and established that they are fake.

First, images shared of Kalonzo's meeting with Ruto were taken in October 2018 when Ruto visited Kalonzo at his Karen residence to condole with him over the death of his father.

A simple search of "Ruto consoles with Kalonzo following dad's death' on Twitter brings several such images.

The Star dug into its archives and established it had reported about the visit then and used the images shared by Kenyans to purport the two met recently to discuss working together.

On Kalonzo joining Kenya Kwanza Alliance, the Wiper leader denied the allegations in an interview with a local daily.

Kalonzo said he has taken a strategic break from politics to rethink his political future.

"I have not had any consultation with Ruto and Kenya Kwanza. Those are frivolous allegations. I am taking a strategic retreat so that I can plan my political future which is still bright," he told the Standard.

This fact check was produced by The Star Newspaper with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck, African Fact-Checking Alliance Network, and the United Nations Development Program.