A Facebook post claiming that United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement threatening to revoke President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visa is FALSE. The post says this is part of a “raft of sanctions” that the US has threatened to effect should President Kenyatta’s administration continue to ‘curtail’ the freedom of assembly and association. According to the post, the threats made by the US follows the government's move to ban public rallies, an act seen as targeting Deputy President William Ruto’s campaigns. It says Pompeo’s statement, issued on October 8, 2020, expresses concern over the shrinking political space in Kenya, saying repression and intimidation have no place in democracies. The post, published by the Daily Star, was also shared on various platforms on Facebook, including Kenya Breaking News/ Kenya Siasa, Hon G K Malema and Magufuli Benjamin.

Source: The Star October 17, 2020 06:11 UTC