Published on February 24, 2025 by Kariuki Mwangi
Last Updated on 1 year by Kariuki Mwangi
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei found himself in the deep end of controversy shrouded in scandalous whispers.
The drama sparked off kicked off after Sing’oei posted an AI-generated deepfake video featuring CNN’s Fareed Zakaria praising Kenya’s role in Sudan’s peace efforts,a post the PS later deleted.
The blunder , which racked up over 60,000 views before its deletion, sparked a frenzy of online backlash, with Kenyans on X calling it everything from “disturbing” to an “international embarrassment” in the wake of recent Kenya’s diplomatic blunders.
Sing’oei apologized for the post but the damage seemed to have already been done as the Internet never forgets. “I sincerely apologise for inadvertently posting an AI-generated video… I regret any confusion this may have caused and thank everyone who flagged it as a deepfake.”
Kenyans on X platform to to the internet to take on the PS. On the front line was Aoko Otieno, the self-styled maverick and anti-government blogger with a knack for stirring the pot.
While the deepfake fiasco was still sizzling, Aoko swooped in, claiming she has dug up dirt on Singoei that she claimed is juicier than a tabloid headline.
In a series of explosive posts on X, she didn’t just stop at critiquing his diplomatic gaffe—she went full throttle, dragging his personal life into the fray. Aoko allegedly posted photos of Singoei’s ex-wife, daughter, and current wife, turning his private world into public fodder.
“His arrogance is coz anapanda a second hand mzungu single mother,” she sneered, branding him a “house nigger” who supposedly flaunts his status by dating white women.
According to Aoko, Singoei has been President William Ruto’s legal consigliere, part of a trio that included Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and Bomet Senator Hilary Sigei.
Their law firm —Sing’oei, Murkomen, and Sigei Advocates (SMS)—allegedly got tangled up in the infamous Sh6 billion National Youth Service (NYS) scandal, a cash-grab saga that’s still a sore spot in Kenya’s political lore.
Aoko’s digging points to old reports that tied the firm to the mess, though she’s serving it up with her signature flair: no receipts, just spice.
The plot thickened when Aoko lobbed another bombshell—this time about the controversial deportation of four Turkish nationals last October.
The group, reportedly asylum seekers in Kenya, were whisked back to Turkey in what critics called a shady move.
Singoei had previously defended the extradition, citing “robust historical and strategic relations” with Turkey, but Aoko’s got a different story.
She claims it was a clandestine op orchestrated by Ruto and his Turkish business cronies, with Singoei as the puppet master.
Aoko’s revelations—whether fact, fiction, have tongues wagging across Kenya. She’s positioned herself as the whistleblower du jour, taking glee in peeling back the layers of Singoei’s polished persona.
The PS, meanwhile, hasn’t clapped back at her salvo of accusations, leaving the rumor mill to churn unchecked. Is this a case of a blogger gone rogue, or has she actually struck gold in the murky waters of Kenya’s elite?
