A Twitter user claims to have been blocked from following Deputy President William Ruto after posting a letter to him and President Uhuru Kenyatta concerning the tough economic times.
DP Ruto had posted a tweet seeking to explain the reasons behind the current high food prices and to assure members of the public that the government was working to resolve the situation.
We are working to stabilise the prices of essential commodities, which have soared because of external factors.
— William Samoei Ruto (@WilliamsRuto) May 1, 2017
The user responded stating:
@WilliamsRuto pic.twitter.com/wZi7jHLlcM
— Cassius Clay (@kimaru14) May 1, 2017
Moments later, the netizen posted a notification showing that he had been blocked from following and viewing tweets from the Deputy President.
@WilliamsRuto Ama namna gani? pic.twitter.com/0FESWvGTFb
— Cassius Clay (@kimaru14) May 1, 2017
Ruto's tweet seemed to have angered a majority of other social media users who expressed little confidence in the Deputy President's assurances.
@WilliamsRuto In the 90s Kenya never received any foreign aid and yet most of this commodities were not out of reach to common Kenyan. Something is wrong!
— Joshua A.A (@ja_andati) May 1, 2017
@WilliamsRuto Sir, since national budget day,that has been the tune, we are watching. We are left to the mercy of unscrupulous cartels.
— John Koech (@jkoech9464) May 1, 2017
@WilliamsRuto @citizentvkenya Since when @WilliamsRuto did you realise prices were immorally high? Hii kusema na kutenda yako, never stops and action begins? You out, out
— Cyprian (@NNmartial) May 1, 2017
@WilliamsRuto Kitu hamjapandisha bei ni unga ya ngano because that's what you politicians are using to put up campaign posters.
— gerald onchari (@geraldonchari) May 1, 2017
