Rael Ombuor

Rael Ombuor is a journalist at The Washington Post, covering global news with a focus on Africa. Prior to joining The Post, he worked as a reporter for various Kenyan media outlets. His primary topics of coverage include politics, economics, and social issues in Kenya and the broader African continent.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/25/kenya-tax-protests-ruto/

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

  • The article appears to be unbiased and presents a factual account of the events.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • At least one person was killed and over 200 others were injured in last week's protests.
  • Police used tear gas and shots during the protests.

Deceptions

100%

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No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Thousands Protest New Taxes in Kenya: Violence Erupts as Police Fire Tear Gas at Parliament Building

Thousands Protest New Taxes in Kenya: Violence Erupts as Police Fire Tear Gas at Parliament Building

Broke On: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 Thousands protested in Nairobi and other cities against proposed tax legislation on June 25, 2024. The demonstrations turned violent with police using tear gas and reported gunshots at Kenya's Parliament building, leaving at least four people injured or dead. Critics argue the Finance Bill 2024 adds punitive new taxes and raises others on various goods and services, while some call for President William Ruto's resignation. The bill targets digital platforms, food products, social security funds, financial services, motor vehicles, and mobile money transfer fees. Opposition parties criticize the ruling party for pushing through unpopular measures without consultation.