Fact Check: This document claiming Kapsoit MCA Paul Chirchir is requesting for privileges is Fake

How true is this Facebook post with a document claiming that Kapsoit Member of County Assembly (MCA) Paul ChirChir, is requesting for privileges as Kericho County Assembly majority leader?

The document in question, dated 22 November 2022, is addressed to the speaker and reads in part, "I hereby request for the following privileges for the office of the Kericho County Assembly Majority leader."

The items listed on the document include: An Escalade vehicle, 4 security officers, KSh 177,000 weekly allowance, car fuel card, 2 iPhone 14 pro max 14TB and a KSh 100,000 monthly house allowance.

The document appears to be signed by Kapsoit MCA Paul ChirChir and states that he is the Majority leader of Kericho County Assembly.

The Kericho County Assembly, however, flagged the document on their Facebook and Twitter pages as fake on 25 November 2022.

Velma Writes has looked into a document claiming that Kapsoit MCA Paul ChirChir is requesting for privileges as Kericho County Assembly majority leader and finds it to be fake.

This fact check was published by Velma Writes with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck and African Fact-Checking Alliance.