There is more interest in fake news in Kenya particularly following the historic nullification of presidential election in August 2017. In many ways, the production, intent and effect of disinformative content is similar to other recent election time cases like US elections, Brexit and France elections. For example, we can…

The Kenya General Elections on 8 August 2017 were not without surprises. In a historic determination, the Supreme Court invalidated the presidential election and ordered a repeat. Unlike many African countries that held elections in the recent past, Kenya did not shut down the Internet during the period. That the…