The old video of Mossfini is lied to the recent anniversary demonstrations of Kenya

Kenya’s recent protests were distinguished by violence, looting and destruction of property. In response, President William Roto asked the police to shoot the saboteurs in the legs and bring them to trial, instead of killing them. In the aftermath of these events, a video clip is circulated on social media with the claim that it appears that Ugandan President Urii Museini criticizes the way the Kenyan police dealt with the demonstrators. But this is a mistake. The video clip of the six -day Museveni trip in 2020 to commemorate the liberation conflict in 1986, during which his security forces warned against using their weapons on civilians at the management of the crowd.

“President Museveni is unhappy with the Kenny police using excessive force on the demonstrators (Such)“Read the overwhelming text on the Tiktok video Published On July 11, 2025, it participated more than 8,000 times.

It reads an additional text adapted in the English language and reads Al -Swahiliya: “Do not direct your rifles to civilians, they are not enemies”, while the accompanying clarification on this platform reads, “Moscowi criticized Kenyan President William Roto, the police brutality on the demonstrators.”

The Museveni video appears in a military uniform, and gives a title while carrying Y.

“Even if you are guarding, do not direct your weapon towards the citizens, and head it to your enemies. Yesterday I saw these young children,” Moscaini says in the clip. “This is a very bad orientation. This means that you don’t know who is the enemy.”

“Even if they say” control of the crowd “, your weapon on your back should be like this,” he added, referring to his back.

Similar claims were published elsewhere Tikhakand Facebook and x.

Shooting orders

The video was shared on the aftermath of 35 KenyanY memory Saba Saba“ (Swahili for “Seven Seven)) Protests supporting democracy on July 7, 1990, which paved the way for multi -party democracy in Kenya (archive here).

The intelligence of Saba Saba was distinguished for this year in the country ProtestsIt is characterized by the violent police response, deathLooting and destruction (Archive hereand here and here).

Roto Claim The protests were an attempt by opposition to “overthrow” his government, Saying Police, “Anyone who burns the work of another person and his property, let them shoot in the leg and go to the hospital while they are heading to the court. here and here).

The guidance came a few weeks after the Minister of Interior and the National Administration of Kenya, Kepshomba Morckeen, I command Police to shoot anyone close to a police station, following the previous violent protests, which witnessed many police stations sabotage (Archive here and here).

However, social media publications with a clip claiming that Museveni is a reaction to the recent events in Kenya are FALS

Old, unrelated video

At any time in the clip, Moscatini Roto, Kenny Police or recent protests.

AFP truth verification has been conducted Searching for reverse images For the key tires from the video, the results have shown that the clip precedes the recent disturbances in Kenya.

The clip was originally Published By Ouldan Media Outlet Nbs Television on January 5, 2020 (archiving here).

The post says: “President Museveni says that the police must have their rifles behind their appearance when they are asked to control the crowd,” says The Post.

In both videos, the Ugandan leader is seen in identical clothes, holds the same stick, and stands behind microphones with yellow microphone foam covers. An orange tent is also visible in the background.

At that time, Museveni began to A six -day trip It is called “Africa Coito” (Africa “), which is a 195 -km march that regains the path taken by the guerrilla warfare forces in the National Resistance Army (NRA) when they seized power in 1986 (archive here).

We did not find any reliable source of evidence that shows Museini’s attachment to the recent demonstrations in Kenya.

However, he talked about Kenya’s 2024 protests to combat taxes, which reached its climax in A. Break From Parliament, warning Ugandan youth against the organization of similar protests in their country (archiving here and here).