Facebook Flags Uhuru Kenyatta’s Message to Museveni as ‘False', He's Forced to Delete it

Facebook Flagged a congratulatory message from Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as "False" for winning a sixth term in office. Uhuru was forced to delete the message.

Facebook said “independent fact-checkers” had noted the information was “false".

The Kenya State House had issued a statement congratulating President Museveni after he was declared winner of the election with 58.64 percent of votes cast against his closest challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, who won 34.83 percent.

State House said Museveni’s re-election was “a testimony of the confidence the people of Uganda have in his leadership".

President Kenyatta further said he looked forward to “deepening the strong bilateral ties between Kenya and Uganda for the mutual benefit of the people of the two republics".

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It is possible Facebook flagged the post after it was accompanied by a portrait of the Ugandan leader, which had been prominent on other Ugandan government pages, which the social media giant flagged last week for carrying false political messages deemed inciting.

Usually, Facebook flags posts for violations of its policy and often requires the creator or publisher to delete the post, correct the message and reload it.

This is the second time that controversy has resulted from a congratulatory message from President Kenyatta to the Ugandan leader who has ruled since 1986.

In February 2016, Kenyatta was roasted by netizens after he was the first to congratulate Museveni for what he said a victory that showed “Ugandans have spoken clearly” of their choice.