ELON MUSK STRIKES KSH 5.1 TRILLION DEAL TO BUY TWITTER

Mr Musk is the world’s richest person, according to Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of $273.6bn mostly due to his shareholding in electric vehicle maker Tesla which he runs. He also leads the aerospace firm SpaceX.

It is official that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk has agreed to acquire Twitter in a $44  billion (Sh 5.1 trillion) deal! Mr Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter had “tremendous potential” that he would unlock.

He also called for a series of changes from relaxing its content restrictions to eradicating fake accounts.