Kenyan president suspends social media accounts citing infiltration

NAIROBI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday suspended his social Media accounts citing infiltration by unauthorized individuals.

Kenyatta has been active on social Media platforms Twitter and Facebook where he has millions of followers, earning the tag 'digital president'.

"On the account of unauthorized access to official social Media handles of the President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, all official social Media handles of the president have been suspended," Nzioka Waita, State House Chief of Staff, said in a statement posted on social Media.

He added reMedial measures were being taken to restore them.

Before the suspension, Kenyatta had posted on Twitter and Facebook his resolve to fight corrupt officials noting he will not spare even his friends, a message that generated heated reactions.

The Kenyan leader has pledged to reinvigorate the war against graft during his second and final term in office.