The system behind apps like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp isn’t neutral. It encodes political communication, influencing what users see.
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As an outlier in Kenya’s political power matrix, Ruto was elbowed out by the establishment. But he has somersaulted back by appealing directly to the masses.
Elites have strong incentives to foment violence. The way they speak about election issues in the media can inflame tensions.
Politics is turning into a playground for the country’s elite in the absence of other avenues through which to rise to fame – and fortune.
The vacuum created by a drop in public trust in mainstream platforms has given rise to new media players who don’t always play by the rules.
The country’s political landscape is muddied by sexist language that glorifies the belittling of women in leadership.
Electoral malpractice can be justified by some as preventing a greater injustice to the individual, community or nation.
Twitter will be part of many Kenyan candidates’ campaign activities ahead of the August 2022 elections.
Vote buying subverts a key component of a functioning democracy - elections.
Constitutional amendments sought to make it easy for Kenyatta and Odinga to craft a broad tribal coalition against the deputy president.
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