| Dennis Itumbi | |
| Birth Name: | Dennis Itumbi |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, Kenya |
| Nationality: | Kenyan |
| Father: | Patrick Itumbi |
| Relatives: | Kevin Karaya Itumbi (brother) |
| Occupation: | Political strategist, digital journalist |
Dennis Itumbi is a Kenyan blogger and political commentator. [1] He is also an election consultant, known for his role in the campaign of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto in the 2013 Kenyan general election and 2017 Kenyan general election in Kenya.
Itumbi runs a company dealing with online reputational management, digital public relations and search engine optimization.[2]
Itumbi acted as a digital strategist for William Ruto during the 2022 Kenyan general election. In February 2022, an investigation into the Israeli hacking and disinformation operation Team Jorge showed that Itumbi had been the target of hacking ahead of the election. During a meeting with the undercover journalists, the group's leader Tal Hanan showcased how he was able to hack into Itumbi's Telegram account.[3] Itumbi subsequently confirmed to The Star that his Telegram account had been infiltrated, and that he noticed “increased activity” in the run-up to the election.[4]
In July 2019 Itumbi was arrested for authoring a fake assassination letter claiming that there was a plot to assassinate William Ruto.[5] According to police, Itumbi posted the fake assassination letter on his social media then deleted it.[6] In June 2023 a Nairobi court dropped charges against Itumbi after it found that the penal code he was accused of violating was found to be unconstitutional.[5] [7]
In April 2014 Daily Nation reported Itumbi to be involved in creation of numerous fake news posts on social media accounts. In the same month Itumbi deleted some of his social media posts and apologised for creation of fake news.[8]
In March 2012 Itumbi was arrested for hacking the International Criminal Court website and exposing witnesses in the case against Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy.[9] [10] [11]