Kenya Airways has condemned former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko for spreading false information about a plane crash in what appears to have been an April Fool’s Day joke.
The airline, through its official X account, called out Sonko for irresponsibly sharing misleading details about aviation safety.
Earlier today, Sonko posted on X, writing;
“A Kenya Airways plane has crashed.”
Kenya Airways calls out Sonko over a fool’s day joke about Airplane accident. Photo: Courtesy.
In a swift response, the national carrier dismissed the claim made by Sonko and urged the former governor to take it down.
“This is not funny! Spreading false information about aviation safety is irresponsible! Kindly take it down,” Kenya Airways said.
Some of Sonko’s followers defended the post as a harmless prank while others criticized him for joking about sensitive matters.
Notably in April last year, one of the media houses in Kenya faced legal action from Nigerian singer Davido following an April Fools’ Day prank that falsely alleged his arrest for drug possession.
The now-deleted article claimed that Davido was detained in Kenya after cocaine was discovered on his private jet.
This fabrication led to widespread misinformation and prompted a strong response from Davido and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The singer said he had received numerous calls due to the false report, noting that he has never been arrested in any country and deemed the allegations irresponsible.
