Ruto ally says Telegram account was hacked before Kenyan election

Strategist says he noticed increased activity', after revelations about activities of a disinformation unit

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".