evidence: IN SHORT: An online message from 2021 has resurfaced in Kenya claiming that all WhatsApp calls will be recorded, social media monitored, and that "devices will connect to the ministry system". But WhatsApp told us that its encryption technology means nobody can listen in on your messages and calls – not even WhatsApp. A viral message circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp in Kenya in September 2022 claims that alarming new government surveillance "rules" for the app will soon come into effect. [...] The message is false. WhatsApp remains fully encrypted. No government – and nobody else – will be able to record or monitor your messages and calls on the app.