A visibly irked President Uhuru Kenyatta for the first time publicly explained why he deactivated his Facebook account.
Addressing members of the Akorino denomination in Kasarani, Nairobi on Sunday, he suggested that social media was proving to be a distraction.
The president told the congregation that he was being disturbed by people who were more interested in appearing in the papers and making the news.
He said that his focus in his second and final term as stipulated by the constitution was to work for the people who elected him to the presidency.
"They should stop disturbing me every day so that they can appear in the papers. That's why I stopped being in the papers and Facebook. Let's work," said the President.
President Uhuru's social media accounts were deactivated sometime this year over an outcry over some posts.
The comment sections of his social media accounts proved to be places where people came to air their frustrations and settle political scores.
Posts regarding the president's activities are now posted on the State House official Facebook page.