Twitter has suspended KTN News account days after the company started removing what it termed as fake followers from some accounts.

KTN news has two accounts one @KTNKenya and another @KTNNews. They use the two accounts to share news updates.

But on Tuesday, when followers tried checking for @KTNNews, they were greeted by the news that the account has been suspended.

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It is not clear why the account was shut down.

Twitter started banning a huge amount of accounts, with many users taking to the site to bemoan the loss of hundreds of followers in a single day.

The firm is ruthlessly removing accounts, with those who have been previously suspended or banned most likely to see their account deactivated.

It marks the latest in a string of moves from the site to clean up the platform as the San-Francisco based firm now places a premium on integrity among its users.