Open in app Sign up Sign in Write Sign up Sign in ![\\"\\"](\\" # FALSE: Kenyatta University Student Portal database has not been hacked into ## The university has termed the reports in circulation as fake news ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" PesaCheck · Follow Published in PesaCheck · 3 min read · May 10, 2019 \-- Listen Share ![\\"\\"](\\" A Facebook post claiming that the Kenyatta University (K.U) Student Portal database has been hacked is FALSE. The post was shared on a fake Citizen TV Facebook page and claims that Pascal Odhiambo, a third year student at the institution, hacked the student portal database and graded all students with first class honours which is the highest honours degree attainable. The post also claims that police are offering a Sh2 million bounty reward for information on his whereabouts. ## Orina Makori Vincent ### This guy yaye...! He just awarded every student in KU first class honors moments after hacking into the KU student… Kenyatta University has dispelled the claim, terming it as fake news. ![\\"\\"](\\" Citizen TV Kenya has also termed the claim as fake in a response to PesaCheck, urging people to only consume news shared on their verified social media platforms. ![\\"\\"](\\" PesaCheck has looked into the claim that police are looking for a Kenyatta University student who hacked into the students portal database and finds it to be FALSE. This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as _potential misinformation_ on Facebook and other social media platforms. By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds. Have you spotted what you think is fake news or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content. ![\\"\\"](\\" This fact-check was written by PesaCheck researcher _Diana Kendi_ was edited by PesaCheck Content Editor _Ann Ngengere_ and was approved for publication by PesaCheck Managing Editor _Eric Mugendi_. ![\\"\\"](\\" PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by _Catherine Gicheru_ and _Justin Arenstein_, and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: _Code for Africa_. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water / sanitation. _PesaCheck_also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit _pesacheck.org_ _._ ![\\"\\"](\\" Follow Us ![\\"\\"](\\" Like Us ![\\"\\"](\\" Email Us PesaCheck is a joint initiative of _Code for Africa_, through its _innovateAFRICA fund_, with additional funding support from the _International Budget Partnership (Kenya)_ and _Twaweza_, in partnership with a coalition of local media organisations, and the _International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)_. ![](\\" ## Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. ## Free Distraction-free reading. No ads. Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights. Tell your story. Find your audience. Sign up for free ## Membership Read member-only stories Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing Listen to audio narrations Read offline with the Medium app Try for $5/month Kenya Kenyatta University Fake News Fact Checking Verification \-- \-- ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" Follow ## Written by PesaCheck 5.8K Followers ·Editor for PesaCheck Are they lying? Kenya’s 1st fact-checking initiative verifies statements by public figures. A @Code4Kenya and @IBP_Kenya initiative, supported by @Code4Africa. Follow Help Status About Careers Press Blog Privacy Terms Text to speech Teams
KU Student being sought after by police