Why Twitter accounts are deactivated

If a Twitter account violates Twitter rules such as being spammy, the account is automatically suspended by Twitter. [Photo: Courtesy]

Kenyans were shocked on Friday morning after it emerged that President Uhuru Kenyatta's Twitter and Facebook accounts had been deactivated.

Chief of Staff in the Office of the President Nzioka Waita said the social media accounts of the President were suspended to allow remedial measures.