In light of remarks he made regarding Kenyan content monetisation, President William Ruto is under fire.
On August 23, the president said, when speaking in Nakuru, that he had discussed content monetization with the proprietors of various social media companies.
“I have discussed with the owners of social media platforms, from Facebook to Twitter to TikTok, including YouTube, and we have progressed our conversation.”
Then, Ruto asserted that Kenya had successfully monetized 80% of its YouTube content and took credit for Elon Musk’s decision to monetize Twitter, now known as X.
“I am happy to report that Twitter has agreed to monetise our content. Kenyan is getting between KSh 300 million to KSh 500 million monthly from these platforms,” he said.
Kenyans noticed that Musk launched the programme globally, not just in their country. Additionally remarkable is the fact that YouTube has long been monetized.
Following are some responses to Ruto’s speech:
@ogingojoy: “So Ruto advocated for global X (Twitter) monetisation. We don’t have a president.”
@kuimashaah: “Ruto feels bad because he can’t tax the ad revenue from X accounts.”
@BonfaceMwangi__: “This is jaba. This guy lies. You might think his stomach hurts if he tells the truth.”
@yuleanalyst: “Lies.”
@BCherich: “So Ruto is saying that Musk would not monetise content on X were it not for him. Laughter will finish me. So you guys make 300m to 500m online? Amazing.”
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