Practical joke or spin job gone awry?

Kericho governor Paul Chepkwony has come out to dismiss a photograph doing rounds on the social media in which he and Bomet governor Isaac Ruto were allegedly photographed seated as the president Uhuru Kenyatta was being welcomed to make his speech during the president's function in Bomet on Sunday .

Social media can be a powerful platform enabling millions of people worldwide keep in touch, share their experiences through messages and photographs within minutes.

But herein lies the danger as wrong information can be equally shared fast with disastrous consequences as Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto and his Kericho counterpart Paul Chepkwony found out recently.