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The original video is from March 6, 2019, when Anti-Riot Police had been deployed at JKIA to disperse striking aviation workers.
This X (formerly Twitter)post with a video claiming that Gen Z protestors occupied JKIA is false.
The video was shared on Wednesday 24th July 2024 after Gen-Z protestors had planned a shutdown of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on 23rd July 2024 (JKIA) in a protest dubbed #OccupyJKIA.
The video, which appears to be a news broadcast with a voiceover, shows people outside the airport. It accompanies a post alleging that Gen-Z protestors managed to occupy Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
Gen Z protesters had planned to occupy JKIA in protest of President William Ruto’s governance on 23rd July. However, on the day of the planned protest, heightened security measures were implemented, preventing the protestors from accessing the airport. Media reporters shared that passengers and vehicles underwent a thorough search to ensure that only travelers with the right travel documents, workers, and any other authorized personnel gained access to the JKIA airport.
Woman Kenya Network carried out a reverse search image on the keyframes through InVid-We Verify and found out that the video is old. The video was taken five years ago when aviation workers had downed their tools as reported by Citizen TV on March 6, 2019. The video’s title reads, “GSU, Anti-riot police deployed at JKIA to disperse Aviation workers.”
The video has the same voice-over used in the video in question.
The first part of the video posted by the X users matches the original eight-minute video running between the 2 ’42 mark and to 2′ 55 mark. Additionally, the last bit where protesters are being chased was cut from the 6 ’15 mark.
Woman Kenya Network has confirmed that a post with a video claiming that Gen-Z protestors successfully occupied JKIA is false.
This fact-check was written by Woman Kenya Network fact-checker Priscilla Wairimu Kimani and edited by Woman Kenya Project Lead, Shadrack Agamira.
This fact-check was produced by Woman Kenya Network, under the African Fact-Checking Incubator program, with support from PesaCheck, Code for Africa’s fact-checking initiative, and the African Fact-Checking Alliance(AFCA).
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