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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Jason Burke and Caroline Kimeu

Ruto ally says Telegram account was hacked before Kenyan election

William Ruto
William Ruto won the Kenyan election last year. Composite: Guardian Design/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

A senior strategist with close links to Kenya’s president, William Ruto, has publicly acknowledged that his Telegram account was infiltrated in the lead-up to last year’s election.

Dennis Itumbi told the Star newspaper that he had noticed “increased activity” on his Telegram last year but called it “inconsequential”.

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