Interior Principal Secretary Dr. Karanja Kibicho accused William Ruto's campaign of manipulating photographs from political rallies to create a misleading impression of public support, alleging the images exaggerated turnout at events.
During an interview on Citizen TV's News Night, Kibicho highlighted a rally in Kagio, Kirinyaga County, as an example of what he described as photo manipulation. He noted the narrow road where the event occurred could not have accommodated the crowd size depicted in the images.
"There are people who will make noise and do all sorts of photoshopping. I saw a photo of my town Kagio that has one road that three vehicles cannot pass side-by-side. But their images showed their rally had a crowd of about 2 kilometres wide on the same road," Kibicho said.
Kibicho claimed National Intelligence Service data demonstrates broad support for ODM leader Raila Odinga, contrasting it with what he described as Ruto's reliance on manipulated perceptions. He emphasized that ground-level assessments differ from the campaign's messaging.
"We don’t deal with that perception. We deal with facts. We assess what the facts are saying on the ground. They are saying different things from the noise," Kibicho stated.
The official predicted Odinga would secure 60% of votes in the August elections, asserting Ruto's campaign strategies were disconnected from actual public sentiment.
