FACT CHECK: Has The US Revoked Visas For DP Gachagua, Moses Kuria, Kimani Ichungwa and Ndindi Nyoro

Reports that President Joe Biden's administration had revoked the visas of four Kenyan politicians, including Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, have been denied by the US Embassy in Nairobi.

This comes in response to online rumours that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury had taken action against Gachagua, Moses Kuria, the Cabinet secretary of the trade ministry, Ndindi Nyoro, and Kimani Ichungwa.

According to the statement, the four acts of planned and sanctioned violence witnessed on March 27, 2023, were directed at opposition supporters and homes that former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio boss Raila Odinga owned privately.

The unsupported statement says, in part, "These visa revocations demonstrate that the United States will promote accountability not only for regime leaders but also for officials who enable the regime's assaults on democracy and human rights."

On social media, a lot of people have shared the statement. While others connected the fake report to an alleged investigation by the International Criminal Court based in The Hague.

American Embassy Nairobi's spokesperson Andrew Veveiros however, called it fake and urged Kenyans to disregard it.