This archive report was first published on 17 July 2019.
On July 17, 2019, Channel 4 News revealed that Alexandra Phillips, a former head of media for Ukip and a vocal member of Nigel Farage's Brexit Party, had secretly worked for Uhuru Kenyatta, the current President of Kenya.
Ms Phillips initially denied any involvement with Cambridge Analytica and SCL, which was used to smear Raila Odinga in the 2017 Kenyan election. However, an audio recording surfaced online in which Alexandra confirms she had been employed by Cambridge Analytica to work for Uhuru Kenyatta.
According to Channel 4 News, Ms Phillips accepted that she had worked for SCL, Cambridge Analytica's parent company, on President Kenyatta's successful re-election campaign. She admitted to writing the president's speeches and his talking points for rallies and State House statements, as well as training the communications team.
Ms Phillips also claimed that SCL's contract with Jubilee was worth £300,000 a month and would add up to a total of around $6 million for the contract. However, she later issued a statement distancing herself from SCL's under deals and claiming that she worked as a freelance contractor focusing on speechwriting with the team of President Kenyatta.
