Keen netizens on Thursday noticed a mysterious disappearance of Deputy President William Ruto's photos from President Uhuru Kenyatta's official Facebook account.
The pictures of the DP posing with UK Prime Minister Theresa May were reportedly deleted from the president’s Facebook account on Thursday only to be restored after igniting a heated online debate.
Nairobi News established that State House spokesperson Kanze Dena had been questioned by DP Ruto's communication team over the deletion that has ruffled feathers in government.
"The pictures were only restored out of shame after the DP’s communication team requested answers from Kanze Dena following questions from the public," a source told Nairobi News during the weekend.
The President’s personal assistant Jomo Gecaga and State House Digital Secretary Dennis Itumbi were the only ones who shared photos of the Head of State and his deputy in a light moment during the UK PM's visit.
A source in the senior ranks at State House intimated to the publication that a clique of government officials opposed to the DP, are responsible for the fallouts in Kenyatta and Ruto's communication teams.
Initially, during presidential functions, the Presidential Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU) would first post pictures of the President and the DP in the former’s social media accounts.
DP Ruto's communication team would then share and retweet the pictures in the President’s accounts but the bromance has since faded away.
In the recent days, some personnel in the digital communication desk were also dropped by the president and only push content mostly for the Deputy President.
Dena could not be reached on Saturday afternoon to comment on the intrigues surrounding her docket.
