<font size="4">Wenzangu<br><br>Can you believe that the electionwas 16 days ago? Sometimes it feels like it was yesterday, and sometimes it feels like it was last year. <br><br>Anyway, I just want to <i><u><b>thank</b></u></i> those Kictanet members who helped me to collect data about ICT usage on election day. Those people included Wambui Ngugi, Mwendwa Kivuva, Muchiri Nyaggah, Norbert Wildermuth, Grace Githaiga, Michael Bullut and Brian Longwe. <br>
<br>I think all in all we collected about 70 surveys on election day. I have not keyed them all in. This database has some very rich information, and some surprising results. Bottom line 1) <b>Kictanet rocks</b> 2) <b>Crowdsourcing works</b>. <br>
<br>I have asked my colleagues to give me permission to give your more information about the data we collected in summarized form, We have a LOT more questions than shown here, but here is a delicious taste. If you want to contribute your experience to this <font size="4">no<font size="4">ble project, contact </font></font> <b>Michael Bullut at <a href="mailto:main@kipsang.com">main@kipsang.com</a></b></font><b>. </b><font size="4">We are closing survey collection this weekend because the social media is beginning to distort people's perceptions. </font><br>
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<td class="xl63" style="height:28.0pt;width:175pt" height="28" width="175">Number
of Surveys<span style> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="width:114pt" align="right" width="114">23</td>
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<td class="xl63" style="height:28.0pt" height="28">Age of Oldest voter<span style> </span></td>
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many received text messages day of election?<span style> </span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none" align="right">7</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-top:none;border-left:none" align="right">30.43%</td>
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text messages</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-top:none;width:114pt" width="114">Yes, exchanged
with a friend to remind me to vote wisely to the candidate of our choice.</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;width:120pt" width="120">Yes.There
were some aspirants who tried to text messages, writing their names Senator,
Governor.<span style> </span></td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;width:244pt" width="244">Yes.
We<span style> </span>need our country even after
elections so we can continue with daily lives. Let us vote peacefully and
avoid inceitement. We are all Kenyans!</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;width:114pt" width="114"> 0<br><br></td>
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a text message warning to stay away from polls</td>
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<td class="xl63" style="height:409.0pt" height="409">Sample comments on election</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top:none;width:114pt" width="114">People should
stop voting on tribal lines</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;width:120pt" width="120">I
experiencedthe peace. I cannot expect anything worse. According to the
behavior, it is going to be a peaceful election in Nairobi.<span style> </span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;width:244pt" width="244">I
was frustrated and disappointed that the election was manual and slow, not
based on the immense technological advances in the country. This was more so
after all the hype and excitement that the election and the tallying process
was technology driven. I left the polling station hoping that nothing would
go wrong with the manual process as it happened in 2007. The entire
technology eventually failed at the tallying process and now allegations have
arisen that the manual process has been comprised. Instead of feeling happy
for an election well conducted and won by the superior candidate, I continue
feeling a sense of apprehension. Like something about to explode. A feeling
as though the prevailing peace is not genuine. It is an oppressive peace only
celebrated by the winners.</td>
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<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dr. Warigia Bowman</div>
<div>Assistant Professor </div><div>Clinton School of Public Service</div><div>University of Arkansas</div><div><a href="mailto:wbowman@clintonschool.uasys.edu" target="_blank">wbowman@clintonschool.uasys.edu</a></div><a href="http://democratizingegypt.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://democratizingegypt.blogspot.com</a><br>
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