The Kenyan government has finally paid the Twitter badge subscription for Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's account.
Following changes at the giant's social media company, the Deputy President was stripped of the Twitter legacy blue badge for two weeks.
On Easter Sunday, the DP's account, which has over 500,000 followers, had its grey verification removed. The initial blue proof, however, remained.
Grey verification is only available to international organizations and government authorities. A grey check mark can also be found on President William Ruto's Twitter account.
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To address the menace of illicit brew and substance abuse in our Nation, we must all pull together in one direction to save our generation from perishing.
— H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH (@rigathi) April 27, 2023
A multi-sectoral approach to this end brings an impetus to achieving positive results.
In this regard, this afternoon,… pic.twitter.com/vZSKubjetV
According to Twitter verification management, any organization that purchases a Verified Organizations subscription will receive a gold checkmark and a square avatar if it is a business/company or non-profit or a grey checkmark and a circular avatar if it is a governmental or multilateral organization.
According to Twitter CEO Elon Musk, any user with a badge-eligible account must be at least 30 days old and have a real name before paying a monthly subscription fee of Sh1,040.
Musalia Mudavadi, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula, Attorney General Justin Muturi, and Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale are among the other government officials who have verified accounts.
Twitter deactivated all personal and business accounts that had not agreed to its new terms of service earlier this month, affecting many companies and celebrities worldwide.
Some consumers and organizations, including major media companies, were adamant about subscription terms.
Defiance from numerous users with large followings forced Twitter to reinstate verifications to all users with one million followers, allowing them to enjoy unpaid badges.
