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Kenya's AI Health Insurance Means Test Reportedly Overcharged Poor Households and Obstructed Care
2024-10-01
Kenya's Social Health Authority reportedly used a machine-learning means test to set health insurance premiums. Investigators alleged that income overestimation burdened poor households with unaffordable charges. A Nairobi laundry worker was reportedly sent home before surgery and could not afford follow-up care. The technical audit used a reconstruction; the exact deployed model and implementation of proposed changes were not confirmed. SHA defended the model as equitable.
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Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'Oei Reportedly Shared AI-Generated Video Depicting Fareed Zakaria Praising Sudan Diplomacy
2025-02-20
Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary (PS) Dr. Korir Sing’Oei shared a purportedly AI-generated deepfake video that allegedly depicted CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria praising Kenya's peace diplomacy in Sudan. After reported backlash from the public and journalists on X (Twitter), Sing'Oei deleted the video, but there were reportedly concerns that Kenya's diplomatic credibility was undermined.
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Purported AI-Cloned Voice Depicts Kenyan President William Ruto Speaking French in Viral Video
2024-02-19
A purportedly AI-manipulated video widely shared on TikTok and Facebook presents Kenyan President William Ruto speaking in French during a speech in Tokyo on February 7, 2024. A reported reverse image search confirmed the original footage shows Ruto speaking in English to the Kenyan diaspora. The reportedly manipulated version used AI-generated French audio over the original video, making it a case of voice cloning rather than a full audiovisual deepfake.
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Kenyan Journalist Jeff Koinange Depicted Endorsing Gambling App in Purported AI-Generated Deepfake
2024-04-24
A viral video purportedly manipulated by AI shows Kenyan journalist Jeff Koinange endorsing a mobile gambling app. The video was reportedly created using AI deepfake techniques, uses footage from a legitimate news broadcast, and artificially alters Koinange's voice and mouth movements. Neither Koinange nor Citizen TV has promoted the app, and no legitimate source hosts the video.
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