<div dir="ltr">I would guess this would tag back to the question: Are we really doing enough to understand the market well and roll out appealing content and apps that people would prefer to consume?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Sylvia Musalagani via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div>Hi James,</div><div><br></div><div>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?</div><div><br></div><div><div>Kind regards, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Sylvia Musalagani<br></div><div><br></div><div>Open Society</div><div>Freedom of Expression<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hivos East Africa<br>ACS Plaza, Lenana Road|P.O. Box <span><a href="callto:19875%20-%2000202" target="_blank">19875 - 00202</a></span> | Nairobi | Kenya<br>Office: <span><a href="callto:+254%20725%20451%20729" target="_blank">+254 725 451 729</a></span> / <span><a href="callto:+254%20789%20451%20729" target="_blank">+254 789 451 729</a></span><br>Email: <span><span><a href="mailto:smusalagani@hivos.org" target="_blank">smusalagani@hivos.org</a></span></span> | Skype: kanari.sylvia<br>website: <span><span><a href="http://www.east-africa.hivos.org" target="_blank">www.east-africa.hivos.org</a></span></span><br></div></div><br><hr><div><b>From: </b>"KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:smusalagani@hivos.org" target="_blank">smusalagani@hivos.org</a><br><b>Cc: </b>"James Wamathai" <<a href="mailto:jw@hapakenya.com" target="_blank">jw@hapakenya.com</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, 24 September, 2015 11:40:58<br><b>Subject: </b>[kictanet] Most visited websites in Kenya<br></div><br><div><span class=""><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello listers,<br></div><div><br>I think it's unfortunate that over 300 of the top 500 most visited websites in Kenya are international <a href="http://www.hapakenya.com/2015/09/21/blogs-dominate-the-list-of-most-visited-kenyan-websites/" target="_blank">http://www.hapakenya.com/2015/09/21/blogs-dominate-the-list-of-most-visited-kenyan-websites/</a><br><br></div></div>
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