{"id":75837,"date":"2022-11-28T15:23:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/fake-claims-that-former-taita-taveta-governor-granton-samboja-has-been-appointed-county-cec-are-misleading"},"modified":"2022-11-28T15:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:53:44","slug":"fake-claims-that-former-taita-taveta-governor-granton-samboja-has-been-appointed-county-cec-are-misleading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/fake-claims-that-former-taita-taveta-governor-granton-samboja-has-been-appointed-county-cec-are-misleading","title":{"rendered":"FAKE: Claims that former Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja has been appointed County CEC are misleading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Social media reports that indicate former Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja has been appointed the county\u2019s County Executive Committee (CEC) member by the new governor are fake.<\/p>\n

Abdirizak Mohamud is among those who have claimed that the ex-county boss has landed a job as county CEC for Water, Environment, sanitation, climate change and natural resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaita Taveta Governor appointed his predecessor Gov Granton Samboja CEC of water, Environment, Sanitation, Climate change and natural resources,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n

Many of the misleading reports have quoted a genuine gazette notice bearing the name \u201cGranton Samboja Mwandawiro\u201d as the nominee for the docket.<\/p>\n

The Fact-Checker has debunked the claims and can now report that the CEC nominated for the appointment is not the former governor.<\/p>\n

First, though the former governor was known as Granton Samboja, his third name is not Mwandawiro but Graham.<\/p>\n

The Fact-Checker also reached out to Taita Taveta County Assembly for clarification on the same.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Fact-Checker, Taita Taveta Deputy Speaker Anslem Mwandime Chao, who is also MCA for Mwanda Mghange, confirmed that the appointee is not the former governor.<\/p>\n

He clarified that the two are cousins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe appointee is not the former governor. He is, however, a cousin to the former Governor,\u201d he told the Fact-Checker in a text message.<\/p>\n

This fact check was produced by The Star Newspaper with support from Code for Africa\u2019s PesaCheck, African Fact-Checking Alliance Network, and the United Nations Development Program.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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