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Copycat? President Ruto's account copies tweet, deletes after criticism and re-posts with quotes

President William Ruto

President William Ruto.

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru I Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Kenyans on Twitter were quick to spot the original post by @Kapyoseiin and called President Ruto's account out.

The handlers of President William Ruto's social media accounts found themselves in an embarrassing situation after being called out by citizens for copying content.

On Monday morning at around 7:18 am, a Twitter user going by the handle @Kapyoseiin posted a long story about the "Second Vulture". The post was about the photo taken by South African photojournalist Kevin Carter during the famine in Sudan in 1993-94, a photo that later won him a Pulitzer Prize for this "amazing shot".