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Social media is being misused in Kenya’s political arena. Why it’s hard to stop it

The information landscape in Africa – as elsewhere in the world – has expanded exponentially over the last decade. The proliferation of platform media, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, has been instrumental in this expansion. This has created important new debating spaces. These platforms have now become essential for political campaigns across the continent. In […]

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How social media [are] transforming Uganda’s political and social landscape

This is a keynote address by Daniel K. Kalinaki, Managing Editor, Regional Projects and Convergence Nation Media Group, delivered at the second annual Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Social Media Conference that took place in Kampala on 19 July 2016. — IN SUMMARY: Social media are transforming the way audiences engage with information, authorities and institutions of traditional power […]

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