A photo purporting to show sex workers holding a banner thanking Deputy President William Ruto for supporting their trade has been shared thousands of times on social networking platforms. It has been posted here, here and here among other places alongside a claim the Kenya Sex Workers Association has endorsed William Ruto's 2022 candidature for the presidency. On the original image, the banner had the words 'Stop killing sex workers. The original image taken on December 17, 2015 during the International day to end violence against sex workers. [Courtesy]Kenya Sex Workers Association – a lobby pushing for the rights of sex workers – has also denied that the doctored image was from them or any of their member organisations.

Source: Standard Digital September 28, 2020 21:11 UTC