urbanoINTERNATIONAL #4: Social Media in Kenya

or: WOULD KENYANS USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO BRING CHANGE TO KENYA? by Monicah Karangi In the past the internet has seldom been used as a tool for rallying mass movements towards meeting an agenda. This is fast changing in Kenya. The purpose of this article is to show how the internet plus mobile phone technology has been used as a vital tool in moving both positive and negative agendas in Kenya. With the recent growth in access to affordable mobile phone access, access to internet and other forms of social networks, the range for the coverage of social networks has greatly increased....