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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

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Odipo Dev

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2 years

What are Kenyan heroes made off? What are their characters and values? And what drives them to put the needs of their fellow Kenyans over their own? On this year's #MashujaaDay We'd like to highlight the story of one such hero; whistleblower David Sedera Munyakei Thread🧵;

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Odipo Dev

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From our estimates, close to 10% of stories told about Kenya in international media outlets this year were to do with corruption. Essentially meaning that corruption has become part of our national identity. Kenyan media have uncovered over 40 scandals since 2013, have a look..

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Dear Kenyan, in just the last 24 hours, your country’s debt burden has increased by a whopping Ksh. 743,040,000...

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Dear Kenyans, this is just a reminder that a majority of the mainstream media you consume is either owned by or has owners closely affiliated to politicians..

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THREAD: We analysed over 170,000 news pieces released by 16 Kenyan news outlets in 2019, to understand the relationship connected Kenyans have with the News. Here's what we found...

Is hard hitting Kenyan news being drowned out on social media?

We analysed over 170,000 Kenyan news posts on Facebook and Instagram to see what it would tell us about Kenyans’ relationship with the…

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

In the mad rush to acquire land for Kenya's shiny new railway, over Sh.4 billion of your tax money was lost in some of the most brazen acts of looting and fraud that saw Kenya Railways buying land even from itself.

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Odipo Dev

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A Robot Watched Raila’s Debate Performance, Here’s What It Found

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Odipo Dev

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The narrative around terror attacks makes them seem like a rare event. However, since 2011, Kenya has faced 321 terror attacks; that is a new attack every 9 days. Here's a look at 29 of the deadliest attacks.

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Odipo Dev

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7 years

Your vote counted in Kenya's 2017 Elections, but your tweets probably did not. Here's why..

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We’ll just leave this here, a live debt clock that keeps humming away as Kenya’s debt rises by KES 8,600 per second…

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

Fellow Kenyans, it will take CS Rotich approximately 1 and half hours to read the #BudgetKE2019 speech. In that time alone, Kenya's debt will have accrued an interest of Kshs.62,737,200

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A road accident in Kenya is 80% more likely to kill you than heart disease and 20% more than a stroke. Almost half of all patients in surgical wards come from road accidents. Declared or not, this is a national disaster.

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Odipo Dev

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6 years

Feel like the latest unemployment rate stat of 7.4% by KNBS doesn't match your reality? Here's why...

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

For 2 straight months, Kenyan media covered the Obado and Maribe trials more than any other issue. Between September and October, 32% of all main headlines across Daily Nation, The Star and People Daily were about the trials. Should we be concerned about this

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

Kenyan Police have a problem. They use excessive, unlawful force in the name of maintaining law & order and Kenyans are dying as a result. Between 2007 - 2019, it's estimated that about 2,282 Kenyans have died at the hands of the police. @bonifacemwangi @irunguhoughton

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

ALARMING: #Cancer is no longer a ‘rich man’s disease’. It is now the 3rd leading cause of death in #Kenya , killing more than HIV/AIDS and just as much Malaria. Deaths Due To Cancer Increased by 97% in 2018 Alone. Its Time Take This Disease Seriously

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

3 years

NEW🗣️ Throughout 2020 we polled 4,000 consumers on their media habits, asking them how they interacted with the news. Our data showed us that despite the news' increased urgency, women lagged behind in its consumption. We have something to say about this:

Big Dick Politics and how Kenyan news fails women

By Patricia Andago

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

With over 22,000 mentions in 2018, #influencers are clearly a big deal among Kenyans online. Why then do 82% of them say influencer endorsements don't affect their purchases?

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

30% of all campaign rallies by President @UKenyatta and @RailaOdinga have been in 5 counties~ Meru, Nakuru, Kajiado, Tharaka Nithi, Nairobi

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

According to our research, close to 37% of all newspaper, TV and radio entities in Kenya have ownership that we identify to be exposed to proven political influence either directly or indirectly.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

Between 2014-16, over 70% of all government entities did not receive a clean bill of health from the Auditor General for their spending. On average, 11% of them had financial records so bad that the OAG could not access them.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

Our robot 🤖 watched President Uhuru's speech after the Supreme Court nullified his election win. Here's what it found...

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

4 years

If things continue as they are: 2020 will be one of the deadliest years on record for the police. By 1st June 2020, 95 people had been killed by them. That's already more than what was reported in 2018 and more than half of what was reported last year by @missingvoiceske

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

4 years

Covid-19 is now a global pandemic, infecting over 200,000 people and killing over 8000 of them since it was first reported in Dec 2019 We’ve partnered with @dailynation to document the spread of coronavirus in KE As of today: 177 have been tested, 7 cases are confirmed

Nation Africa

@NationAfrica

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Tracking the coronavirus #NationNewsplex #covid19kenya

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

6 years ago, Jubilee came into power. Since then, Kenya's debt burden has ballooned over 3 times from Kshs.1.8 trillion to Kshs.5.4 trillion Pres.Kibaki borrowed: Kshs.1.17 trillion Pres.Uhuru so far has borrowed: Kshs.3.7 trillion #BudgetKe2019

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

176 Kenyans have died at the hands of the Police in 2017. And those are just the ones we know of... #Policekillings

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

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Gen Z this! Gen Z that! Every now & then, Gen Z is the talk of the internet, often with stereotypes portraying them as lazy, unprofessional & entitled. But, are they? Or are they just a misunderstood generation? We surveyed Kenya's Gen Z to decode their dreams. Our findings🧵

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

8 years

For the first time ever, Kenya's female Olympics athletes won more medals than the males cc: @kenyanpundit @inyongo

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

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The gender pay gap in Kenya means that women are essentially working for free almost 4 months in a year. #WomensDay #TimeisNow

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

8 years

In the midst of multiple crises in Kenya, President Kenyatta decided to 'dab' to drive voter registration. #KOT responded with #DabOfShame

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

On average, for every shilling that a man makes, a Kenyan woman earns a measly 67 cents for doing the same job.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

2 years

Hussein Tene has announced his retirement from the gubernatorial race for Isiolo county. Who else will drop out? Keep up with who is running for office in your constituency with #MyCandidateKe 👉 @AfUncensored @opencitieslabza

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

The Most Engaging Online Personalities in Kenya (Jan - Dec 2018)

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

Last year, we published the results of our first full year of tracking #influencer activity in Kenya. We continued the study in 2019, and below are the key patterns & insights we saw over another fascinating 12 months: #StateofInfluence2020

Over 80% of Kenyans Still Don’t Trust Online Influencers, But there is some good news

Every idea needs a Medium

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

We asked Kenyans about their attitudes towards influencers; - 82% said influencer endorsements don't affect their purchases - Only 14% said they trust influencers to convey information about products What does this mean for influencer marketing in 2019?

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

Martin Kamotho eating Githeri while queueing to vote, got more people talking than alleged election irregularities #Githeriman #ElectionsKE

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

Pres. @UKenyatta has visited his backyard (Central) counties, 7 times more than @RailaOdinga has visited his backyard (Nyanza) #ElectionsKE

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

Here's what 15 years of refugee movement in Eastern Africa looks like..

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

DEADLY: Cancer has been taking Kenyan lives at an alarming rate. There has been a nearly 180% increase in fatalities since 2010. 2018 saw the most drastic rise, with cancer deaths going up by 97%% compared to 2017 @kenyanpundit

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@OdipoDev

5 years

UNAFFORDABLE: Here's the average monthly cost of common #cancer medication in Kenya. Safe to say, these costs are wildly beyond the capability of majority of #Kenyans

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

Pres. Uhuru's no show was such a big deal to Kenyans that they searched him just about as much as the candidate who showed up for the debate

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

The tribal nature of Kenyan politics reveals itself even in our tweets. #ElectionsKE

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

8 years

Jacob Juma ( @kabetes ) : Kenya’s First Digital Martyr? …

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

We admit however, that there are a lot more questions we need to ask in terms of how all this relates to media sustainability in General. Especially as media outlets continue to experiment with ways to monetise their audiences. This study will be the first of many.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

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We also examined the most popular news content consumed by Kenyans on FB & IG. Our key finding? >> Kenyans are overwhelmingly more receptive to uplifting/positive news stories as opposed to hard news

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

2 years

Do you know who is running in your constituency? #MyCandidateKE is a platform that let's you; 🔎Search for your location of interest 👀See who is running for positions like MCA etc 📒Learn more about them and what they stand for. Find out here 👉

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

You can see more information (including sources) about the project here Special thanks goes to @CodeForKenya for helping us gather the data.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

. @Nanjala1 thank you so much for featuring our work in your book! This is really exciting! We appreciate it.🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

Digital first media entities such as @Tuko_co_ke , @Kenyans @pulselivekenya and @MpashoNews are punching way above their weight and competing with established players for audience attention on Facebook and Instagram despite not having an offline presence.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

For the first time we were also able to compare news outlet performance against influencer performance. It gave us a window into exactly the kind of attention influencers command amongst audiences. See what happens when we compare Natalie Tewa to other media players on IG.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

In 1971, #Kenya had its first reported case of cholera. In 2019, five counties are already grappling with a #cholera outbreak. How has the country been unable to contain cholera after 48 years of multiple outbreaks?

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

Uhuru almost consistently stayed ahead of Raila in terms of Twitter mentions on Election Day. #PresidentialResultsKe #ElectionsKE2017

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

8 years

After Jacob Juma( @kabetes ) : Can Kenyans Really Speak Freely Online Anymore? New Study ->

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

4 years

Covid-19 regulation enforcement has added a new dimension to police killings in Kenya. 18% of this year's victims died as a result of police enforcing these rules. You can view data on #policebrutalityke in the database we built with @MissingVoicesKE here

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

We partnered with the @MissingVoicesKe initiative to crunch the numbers on Police Killings in Kenya. You can see what we unearthed here:

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

A new sound has been taking over Kenyan airwaves by storm; audiences are crazy about it and the larger-than-life artists behind them. Here's how the internet has shaped the dramatic rise of this genre #wamlambez

Algorithms and the New Wave of Kenyan Music - The Elephant

The songs don’t have the best beats out there, the artists don’t have makeup or extensive wardrobes nor do the video vixens necessarily appeal to the beauty ideal. They’re just normal people, who are...

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

Have Brands Been Paying Leading Kenyan #Influencers for Fake Engagement?

Have Brands Been Paying Leading Kenyan Influencers for Fake Engagement?

Earlier this year, we released data on the perceptions and attitudes of Kenyans towards influencers. Key points that stood in this context…

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

To explore the timeline yourself click here

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

2 years

For the first time in Kenya, 3/4 presidential running mates are women, a step forward in closing the gender equity gap in national leadership. Know who is running in your constituency with #MyCandidateKE 👉 @AfUncensored @opencitieslabza Photos- COURTESY

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

UPDATE: Ghetto Radio is owned by the Ghetto Radio Foundation, and their Chairperson is Maria Mbeneka, First Lady of Laikipia County, Julius Owino (Maji Maji) who we mentioned earlier is their Managing Director.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

The whole world's flow of international trade visualized in one map. Check out Kenya's contribution.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

4 years

1/2 On Feb 26th, a flight carrying 239 passengers from China landed at JKIA, causing mass panic among Kenyans. However, despite being the original epicenter of #Covid_19 , China is responsible for only 2 of Kenya's imported cases. The UAE, on the other hand, imported 48...

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

@GeSquid @Jay_Baraka They're coming out a bit too fast for us to keep up with 😁

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@OdipoDev

6 years

The Mercator projection vs the true size of each country Perception is everything...

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

This post by @citizentvkenya about Joseph Ndegwa, hosting #JKLive alongside @KoinangeJeff was the number one post by a news outlet on Instagram You can view the top 10 stories on IG from some of the media outlets we studied here

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

2 years

Install the #Wizileaks Extension on your browser today💻, and access our database of persons with contentious involvement in corruption. We enjoyed collaborating with @AfUncensored on this one💪🏾

Africa Uncensored

@AfUncensored

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The #Wizileaks browser extension is brought to you by Africa Uncensored and our data and tech partners @OdipoDev . It extends the functionality of the portal, where you can quickly browse through past corruption scandals, by bringing that data to you. On your browser.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

8 years

How Kenyans on Twitter reacted to Jacob Juma's death. Explore the data visualization at

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

3 Things We Discovered From 3 Months of Investigating #FakeNews in #Kenya

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@OdipoDev

2 years

We've colloborated with @BarazaLab and @semabox on a five-part podcast series; #Greedypendence that highlights the close knit relationship that our country has with corruption. Head over to @NationAfrica audio to listen to the full story now #Nationaudio

The Curse of Conviction

A man takes on the fight against corruption to save his family.

nation.africa

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

#KOT preferred to discuss Pres. Uhuru's no-show more than any other issue during the Presidential debate. #ElectionsKE @kenyanpundit

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@OdipoDev

7 years

@Owaahh @WanjikuRevolt @Benogola @OliverMathenge The volume of tribal tweets went up in the days leading up to, during and after the Kenyan election. So much for #TribelessYouth

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

7 years

Above is a debtclock that counts Kenya's debt by the second you can find full information in

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@OdipoDev

7 years

Fresh Elections, same Old Tribal Politics. #KenyaPoll

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

8 years

Unexpected Bedfellows: Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga have garnered the same exact pattern of mainstream media coverage in January 2017.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

3 years

Additionally, Female audiences were more likely to report being avoiders of the news media at a rate of 52 percentage points higher than men.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

This post by @ntvkenya about a boy who made an excavator was the number one post by media houses on Facebook in 2019 You can view the top FB stories from some of the media outlets we studied in the sheet below

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@OdipoDev

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@OliverMathenge @PhilipOgola @MKaigwa @mmnjug @CaroleKimutai @lilkuo @cgicheru1 @Owaahh @justinarenstein @AKU_GSMC @Code4Kenya Kenyans sent out an estimated 241,047 election-related tweets on Election Day. #ElectionsKE2017 #KenyaDecides

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@OdipoDev

5 years

Above is a debt clock that counts Kenya's debt by the second. You can find more information at Source: Central Bank of Kenya

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@OdipoDev

7 years

@OliverMathenge @Benogola @WanjikuRevolt @tmshindi @Mwirigi @Kenyans @coldtusker Volumes of tribal tweets went up by over 100% on Election Day compared to all other days in October. {double the amount in Aug.8 election}

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@OdipoDev

7 years

You can view the full version at

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

6 years

According to our research, 43% of the main headlines on the Daily Nation between Sept - Oct were to do with the Obado/Maribe trials. It was at the forefront of their news coverage and occupied a significant amount of space on their front pages.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

4 years

You can also view a detailed obituary for everyone who's been killed by the police this year here

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@OdipoDev

5 years

Ethic, Sailors et al mean and represent a lot more to this generation than we may imagine @chris_mungai explains

Twerking as Resistance: Peeling Back the Ethic of Wamlambez - The Elephant

What if this ratchet music is a pushback against the bleak logics of a society that defiles in so many other ways, a society that ruthlessly forecloses on opportunities for the young and poor in...

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Odipo Dev

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3 years

Social/structural inequalities shape media habits. The most significant of which is the gendered division of time – in the form of physical and emotional labor and responsibilities, which fall predominantly on women. The news needs time and the lack of it shapes its consumption.

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Odipo Dev

@OdipoDev

5 years

We got a chance to collaborate with @AfUncensored on a deforestation project, we're very excited about this and can't wait to see what comes next. Have a look!

Africa Uncensored

@AfUncensored

5 years

Deforestation and corruption in Kenya appear to be joined at the hip. @johnallannamu takes a quick look at a serious problem that doesn't get as much attention as it should yet its impact is severe. #UnspokenDisaster @OdipoDev @Code4Africa @dw_akademie

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Lack of open contracting policies in the process means that the entire procurement process of the SGR has been shrouded in a cloud of mystery. It's hard to imagine how much more money may have been lost.

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UNSPARING: The fact that #cancer kills a much younger demographic in #Kenya as compared to first world countries speaks to how much of a different disease it is in the 3rd world

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6 years

Data sources: Daily Nation, Standard Media, CNN, The Guardian, Washington Post, Reuters, Huffington Post and Nytimes.

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@OdipoDev

5 years

@chris_mungai It was a great pleasure to collaborate with @chris_mungai and @danaceda on this piece. We're very interested in how we can use data to interpret the culture around us. We hope to do many more. Big thank you to @theelephantinfo for publishing this awesome experiment!

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Odipo Dev

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3 years

One way we’ve seen audiences adapt to this gendered and structural inequality is the rise of influencers. We have long explored the idea of influencers being some kind of answer to the gaps within our media environment. Here are the top female accounts of 2020 as per our data.

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6 years

Special thanks to @4bic for helping us get the data!

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Kenya's Presidential Debate garnered sustained international interest especially from the US, UK and India. #ElectionsKE #DebatesKE

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All this affects what is perhaps the most important dynamic in the relationship between audiences and the news industry: trust and monetization. Women were less likely to report to have paid for the news than women.

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Source: Globocan, KNBS, Our world in data, National Cancer Control strategy 2017-2022, WHO

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@RasnaWarah @WanjikuRevolt Watch till the end of the video

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Sources Document: SGR Land Acquisition Audit, by the Kenya Railway Corporation Risk and audit department and the NLC audit Department Standard News:

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6 years

Why do Kenyans follow #influencers ? Mostly for entertainment and also just because they seem to be the ‘cool kids’ of social media.

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@OliverMathenge @PhilipOgola @MKaigwa @mmnjug @CaroleKimutai Kenyans were determined to make their voices count both with their votes and their tweets. #ElectionsKE2017 #KenyaDecides

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5 years

Air pollution has become Kenya’s invisible plague. Respiratory diseases are now the number one incidence in Kenya and among the country’s top killers. Have a read at our latest story on air pollution based on air quality data collected by the @sensorsAFRICA project in the Nation

Nation Africa

@NationAfrica

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How Nairobi residents are breathing to their death #NationPrime

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