He stated that he deactivated Twitter due to the constant insults and name-calling that flooded his timeline, saying he would rather sleep and engage First Lady Margaret Kenyatta than keep up with the social media platform. When his account was deactivated, Uhuru was one of the most followed African leaders on Twitter as @UKenyatta had around 3.62 million followers. Read MoreHis Facebook account was deactivated shortly after and Kenyans wondered why the President had opted out of social media. State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita said the move was informed by unauthorised access to the President’s official social media handles and ‘necessary remedial measures’ had to be undertaken. However, the President’s last tweet appeared to have played a part in the drastic action as he had strongly hit out at corrupt leaders saying he wanted to leave a legacy.

Source: Standard Digital November 25, 2020 12:06 UTC