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1 day 8 hours agoSocial media easing Al-Shabaab recruitment
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13 days agoKenyatta applauds media’s adoption of technology
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has commended the adoption of technology by the country’s media in order to quickly and efficiently reach (more)
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23 days agoKenyans on Facebook mount campaign to recall ‘rogue’ MP
Kenyan users of Facebook have taken to the network to seek public approval to throw Igembe South member of parliament (MP) Mithika Linturi (more)
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27 days agoThe HumanIPO Debate: Is #KOT a legitimate organisation with worthy motives?
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27 days agoKenya government hunts down Facebook page administrators
The Kenyan government is tracking down administrators of three Facebook pages accused of spreading hate messages and raising tribal (more)
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29 days ago#SomeoneTellUganda Kenya’s latest Twitter storm
#SomeoneTellUganda was trending on Twitter in Kenya this morning as Kenyans reacted angrily to a newspaper article suggesting new president (more)
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30 days agoKenya: report shows hate speech on social media doubled in March
Kenya witnessed an increase in hate speech days before and after last month’s general election, according to the Umati project, which (more)
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1 month agoTwitter Trends for Kenya launched
Kenya now has a dedicated Twitter Trends after the micro-blogging site added 160 new locations to the service.
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1 month agoJubilee campaign advertisement shoot leaks on YouTube and goes viral
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1 month agoGuest Post: Best practices for social media marketing for SMEs
In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, David Ingram discusses the way social media has changed marketing strategies of businesses. A (more)
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1 month agoState House Kenya launches social media accounts
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Social media was awash yesterday as Kenyans marked the inauguration of new president Uhuru Kenyatta.
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1 month agoOPINION: Cases against social media sites could shape ethics in the cyber world
Recently, a Jewish students union from France vowed to pursue a lawsuit against Twitter to a tune of US$50 million, accusing the (more)
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1 month agoSecurities and Exchange Commission rules on companies use of social media
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1 month agoBlogger to sue Kenyan commission over hate speech allegations
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1 month agoK24 claims its Twitter account was hacked
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1 month agoKenyan Chief Justice receives record retweets
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1 month agoVernacular radio stations put on notice for hate speech
Vernacular radio stations in Kenya have been warned over propagating hate speech and broadcasts that could encourage negative tribal (more)
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1 month agoSafaricom, Standard Group ranked most active companies on social media
Safaricom and Standard Group are among the most active users of social media among companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
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1 month agoKenyan blogger charged in court
Blogger Robert Alai was charged in court today with incitement after posting an allegedly incriminating message on Twitter.
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1 month agoMobile and social media greatly influence retail in Africa
A study by Jana Research suggests social media and the mobile phone greatly influence the retail choices of customers in Africa.
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1 month agoSocial media users celebrate Chinua Achebe
Social media users took time to celebrate fallen Nigerian icon Chinua Achebe who died today aged 82.
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1 month agoNigeria and Kenya entangled in Twitter war
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1 month agoBlogger warned over hate speech
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1 month agoKenyans on Twitter angry after incoming legislators promise to review salaries
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1 month agoFour people identified for prosecution over social media hate speech
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1 month agoK24 relaunch sees increased social media presence
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2 month agoKenyan government warns those inciting against foreign media
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2 month agoJubilee and CORD take rivalry to social media
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The Kenyan government will petition Facebook and Twitter in a bid to uncover the identities of those perpetuating hate speech in Kenya.
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2 month agoKenyan television exposes tribalism on social media
Nation Television (NTV) yesterday named and shamed some Kenyans spewing hate speech on social media.
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Closure of Al Shabaab Twitter account attracts parody account
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2 month agoComments on Twitter force Botswana to retract statement on Kenyatta
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2 month agoOPINION: Will Kenya’s President-elect and his deputy continue using social media?
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2 month agoOPINION: Lessons from Kenya’s elections on virtual versus real votes
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2 month agoCrowd-sourced election reports soar on Uchaguzi
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UK resorts to social media to fight election interference claims
British High Commissioner Christian Turner has turned to Twitter to fight allegations of interference in the Kenyan electoral process, (more)
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Opinion Yetu turns to Amazon as servers’ crash
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2 month agoKenyans on Twitter react angrily to election violence claims
Twitter is buzzing with angry Kenyans demanding apologies from members of the international media for their alleged misreporting of the (more)
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2 month agoKenyans to report hate speech through Twitter hashtags
Kenyans have been encouraged to report hate speech and lies about the upcoming elections through Twitter via the hashtags #NipeUkweli and (more)
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2 month ago150 volunteers to help map out issues during Kenyan elections
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2 month agoDiaspora voters biggest users of YouTube Kenyan election channel
The YouTube channel dedicated to the upcoming Kenyan presidential elections is most popular with diaspora viewers, the company has (more)
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Land and Dida steal show at Kenya’s second presidential debate
Kenyans last night watched the second presidential debate in the country’s history, with land and corruption taking centre stage.
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2 month agoDocumentary on social media use in Kenya to be released
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2 month agoAfrica does not need another Facebook for marketing
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2 month agoKeroche Breweries sabotage claims fuel discussion on social media
Top Kenyan brewer Keroche Breweries yesterday claimed on social media it was seeing slow business as its competitors are using ethnic (more)
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