Twitter accounts belonging to popular leaders and influencers have been affected by the ongoing crackdown on fake followers.
Twitter is carrying out a lifestyle audit on user accounts. With the operation, many users are set to lose millions of followers.
This is the latest and one of the most radical moves taken by Twitter in the fight against fake news.
Kenyan Twitter influencers woke up to a rude shock with some losing more than half of their followers.
Among the notable individuals who lost followers include Xtian Dela, Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi, Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Dr. Ezekiel Mutua, President Uhuru Kenyatta, and ODM leader Raila Odinga.
Over the years, Twitter has been locking accounts once there was a suspicious change in account behavior.
Here is a breakdown on how prominent figures and brands fared on in the twitter purge.
Uhuru Kenyatta – 3,234,177 – 3,218,766 – Lost – 15,411
Raila Odinga – 1,933,993, 1,923,295 – Lost 10,698
William Ruto – 1,968,055 – Lost 6,949
Jeff Koinange – 1,300,056 – 1,288,845 – Lost 11,211
Larry Madowo – 1,508,198 – Lost 7,835
Chris Kirubi – 1,023,679 – Lost 5,927
Xtiandela – 1,087,889 – 520,841 – Lost 567,048
Cyprian Nyakundi – 1,228,942 – 695,554 – Lost 533,388
Ezekiel Mutua – 100,202 – 34,165 – Lost 66,037
Citizen TV – 1,860,460 – 1,846,672 – Lost 13,788
NTV – 1,889,548 – 1,875,341 – Lost 14,207
Safaricom – 1,092,915 – Lost 8,230