A story not picked up by international media is Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua losing his Twitter verification as a consequence of the rollout of the company’s latest policies. What makes the story noteworthy is that Gachagua did not get a grey verification badge that government officials are supposed to get under the new Twitter design, even though the Kenyan President’s account got the said grey badge.
According to one local media report, Gachagua “is the first high-ranking individual in Kenya to lose his verification badge in the wake of changes on the Social media platform.”
Read coverage of the story in mainstream Kenyan media here and here.
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