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Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has responded to reports circulating online alleging that she was involved in an incident in which a vehicle was attacked by suspected goons.
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has responded to reports circulating online alleging that she was involved in an incident in which a vehicle was attacked by suspected goons.
The claims emerged after a video went viral on social media showing a woman driving a vehicle with two passengers, another woman and a man.
In the footage, a motorcycle carrying one person appeared to block the vehicle as the occupants expressed fear and urged the driver to continue driving.
The passengers could be heard asking whether there was a nearby police station where they could seek refuge.
When the vehicle stopped, a man alighted from the motorcycle and began hitting the vehicle several times, eventually breaking one of its windows.
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The video ended after the driver managed to drive to a nearby petrol station, where the passengers appeared to seek assistance.
Responding to the claims, Miano dismissed the reports as rumours and urged the public to disregard them.
"Fake news and rumours spread like bush fire. Please, just ignore and have a fruitful week," she wrote.
Elsewhere, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Principal Secretary Susan Mang'eni has remained dismissive after university students were captured on camera chanting 'Wantam' during her speech.
In a statement issued on Friday, August 28, she termed the incident at Masinde Muliro University as a big joke.
Mang'eni added that the 'Wantam' narrative is built on a loose ground of propaganda and lies, and vowed that the truth would soon counter it.
"The moment the truth and facts come out, the slogan disappears into thin air. This was the case at MMUST yesterday during the matriculation of first-year students, when a few comrades in a crowd of 8k tried that joke at the onset of my address," she wrote.
Mang'eni said that by the time she finished her speech, she had debunked the propaganda and lies, and the crowd had shifted into applause.
She reiterated that President William Ruto's re-election for a second term was not only real, but also unstoppable.
In the viral clip, Mang'eni was passing Ruto's pleasantries to the students, who responded 'Wantam'. She responded to the students, noting, 'I know, of course, that you are joking.'
