[kictanet] Most visited websites in Kenya

[James Wamathai]

Offline we are trying but online we have quite a bit to go before one can
say we majorly consume Kenyan content on Kenyan platforms.

To your point; Kenyan content trends on International platforms (twitter,
Facebook, Whatsapp) and Kenyan sites probably get traffic coz of follow ups
and then people move on to International sites.

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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

> James
>
> With respect. I disagree. The content that trends the most in Kenya is
> very local indeed. #KOT anyone? :-)
>
> To add onto that. The most viewed programmes in Kenyan TV? (Apart from
> Premier League of course!!) :-) Are:-
>
> 1. Papa Shirandula
> 2. Mother in - law
> 3. Afrosinema (Read Naija)
>
> And other locally produced content.
>
> There is huge opportunity. My good friend, Mwaniki Mageria has started an
> online platform for Riverwood (Yes a play on River Road and Hollywood).
> More needs to be done.
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Ali Hussein
> ali at hussein.me.ke
>
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> On Sep 24, 2015, at 12:21 PM, James Wamathai via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> It's complicated. I think the biggest problem we have here is that people
> prefer International content and sites to Kenyan sites in general. You'll
> find that if I write a story about A, he'll never even bother to share it
> but if an International site does it, it's a real honour to them and
> they'll share the hell out of it. Also, even just news consumption. It's
> always better if it's foreign. A lot of traffic also goes to social
> networks and porn sites which we really don't have here.
>
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> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Sylvia Musalagani <smusalagani at hivos.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi James,
>>
>> I agree it is very unfortunate. It would be interesting to know why this
>> is the case. Is the local content available online easily accessible and
>> relevant to Kenyans? How are we promoting local content online and who is
>> responsible for ensuring that we have more local content being consumed by
>> Kenyans online?
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Sylvia Musalagani
>>
>> Open Society
>> Freedom of Expression
>>
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>> *From: *"KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *To: *smusalagani at hivos.org
>> *Cc: *"James Wamathai" <jw at hapakenya.com>
>> *Sent: *Thursday, 24 September, 2015 11:40:58
>> *Subject: *[kictanet] Most visited websites in Kenya
>>
>> Hello listers,
>>
>> I think it's unfortunate that over 300 of the top 500 most visited
>> websites in Kenya are international
>> http://www.hapakenya.com/2015/09/21/blogs-dominate-the-list-of-most-visited-kenyan-websites/
>>
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