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Uhuru, Trump and Obama lose massive Twitter followers in purge

President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) and blogger Cyprian Nyakundi (left).

President Uhuru Kenyatta is among Kenyans who have lost followers in a recent purge by social network site Twitter.

The President lost over 16,000 followers after Twitter announced on Wednesday that they will be deleting some accounts in an effort to increase trust and transparency in their service.

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