When Kenyan Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua tweeted about meeting Canada's immigration minister to discuss work opportunities in the North American country, he was labelled a “liar” on social media and even accused of fabricating the bilateral talks. The criticism emerged after some people linked Mutua’s tweet to a subsequent warning by the Canadian government urging people to ignore “disinformation” about non-existent immigration programmes for Kenyans. But claims that Mutua lied are false: the Canadian government confirmed holding talks with Mutua about future ties between the countries and the possibility of establishing immigration “pathways” for Kenyans.

“Why does the government of Kenya like lying?” asks a commentator in a video shared on a Facebook page with 1.3 million followers.

Referring to Mutua and his tweet about meeting Canada's immigration minister to discuss job opportunities for Kenyans, the person in the clip adds: “How can you come [go] to a foreign country as a minister for foreign affairs then lie that you have met the minister [there] and negotiated [for jobs] when you clearly know that no such thing has taken place?”

The video, which has been viewed more than 25,000 times, was shared alongside a caption claiming that the “government of Canada issues statement after CS for Foreign Affairs Alfred Mutua lied that he has negotiated special programs with Minister for Immigration Canada Sean Fraser to bring Kenyans to work in Canada (sic)”.

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