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Once digital Uhuru Kenyatta turns 60 away from social media hype

President Uhuru Kenyatta during a bilateral meeting with Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera at State House, Nairobi [Courtesy]

For a man whose campaign got the tag ‘digital’ eight years ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta turned 60 yesterday away from social media.

Uhuru who rode to power on social media mobilisation, quit his personal social media accounts sometime back. His accounts with 3.6 million followers were deactivated following claims that unauthorised persons accessed them.

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