Kenyan blogs

October 21, 2011

Kenya has seen a dramatic increase not only in the number of bloggers but also people who visit the sites with wide varieties of content. Focus on major issues of interest varied according to the unfolding situation at the point in time.

For example the disputed post election results in 2007 dominated debate on the country’s blog and online forums. At the moment political issues and the country’s state of security are the priorities.

The dominating discussion at the moment is the decision by the Kenyan government to deploy troops to hunt down Al-shabaab terror groups who have threatened to target focal installations in Nairobi following abduction of two European tourists in the coastal town of Lamu.

Among other Kenyan blogs are Afrigadget, Gathara’s World, Mentalacrobatics, Kenyan Pundit, Thinker’s Room, Kenyan Urban Narrative among others.

Through internet survey it has been established that issues raised for social media include music gospel and other hits, education, power crisis, health, women matters, economy, Loving Football, African Entrepreneurs and the like.

Other blogs continue to report the unfolding situation at Kibera where the largest slums in Africa are located. The aim was not to put the residents to shame but to remind authorities of the obligation to provide decent settlements to the people.

As for blogs in Tanzania, first of all they are limited in number but also reporting on various issues like their Kenyan counterparts. However, strength of issues presented differ basically with less intensity in terms of criticism.

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