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Kenya defence Twitter account hacked | Kenya defence Twitter account hacked |
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The Twitter accounts of the Kenyan defence forces and its spokesman have been hacked by activists protesting about corruption. | The Twitter accounts of the Kenyan defence forces and its spokesman have been hacked by activists protesting about corruption. |
"All of you who have stolen money #Kenya, we are coming after you," reads one post. | "All of you who have stolen money #Kenya, we are coming after you," reads one post. |
The hacked posts were signed as being from activist group Anonymous. | |
Kenyan military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir often uses Twitter to give updates of the war against Somalia's al-Shabab militant group. | Kenyan military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir often uses Twitter to give updates of the war against Somalia's al-Shabab militant group. |
The hackers criticised the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta, saying it only protected the interests of the elite and was not doing enough to tackle poachers and drugs traffickers. | |
Last year, a group called Anonymous Africa hacked into the account of Zimbabwe's defence ministry, and targeted the website of South Africa's governing African National Congress. | Last year, a group called Anonymous Africa hacked into the account of Zimbabwe's defence ministry, and targeted the website of South Africa's governing African National Congress. |
Anonymous, a loosely-knit group, has been involved in a number of high-profile online protests and attacks in recent years. |