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Kenya: AI Plot to Divide Opposition Ahead of 2027 Exposed
Anthropic said the campaign used Claude to generate batches of 50 posts and remained isolated to fake accounts on one platform.
- Global AI firm Anthropic released a threat intelligence report detailing an AI-driven influence operation in Kenya targeting politicians ahead of the 2027 General Election.
- Identified as GTG-54004, the operation used Claude to mass-produce content, including retail marketing under the persona SHANKI/Elkins Marketer, to manufacture organic-looking engagement.
- The network pushed stories claiming the United Opposition was collapsing, while targeting Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Uhuru Kenyatta and promoting Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi.
- Anthropic classified the operation as Category One on its Breakout Scale, assessing that the activity remained isolated within fake accounts and failed to reach real people.
- Following threat intelligence shared by OpenAI, Anthropic banned the accounts and deployed behavioral detections; the report found no evidence linking the activity to the Kenyan government.
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Kenya: AI Plot to Divide Opposition Ahead of 2027 Exposed
Nairobi -- An artificial intelligence-driven influence operation targeted former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua while promoting Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi in a covert social media campaign ahead of Kenya's 2027 General Election, according to a threat intelligence report by global AI firm Anthropic.
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