<div dir="ltr">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.<br><div><br>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. <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">-----<br><div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Ali Hussein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">James<div><br></div><div>With respect. I disagree. The content that trends the most in Kenya is very local indeed. #KOT anyone? :-)</div><div><br></div><div>To add onto that. The most viewed programmes in Kenyan TV? (Apart from Premier League of course!!) :-) Are:-</div><div><br></div><div>1. Papa Shirandula</div><div>2. Mother in - law</div><div>3. Afrosinema (Read Naija) </div><div><br></div><div>And other locally produced content.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div><span class=""><div>
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<br></span><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div>On Sep 24, 2015, at 12:21 PM, James Wamathai via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</div><br></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">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. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr">-----<br><div><p style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10px"><a href="http://www.hapakenya.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.filepicker.io/api/file/ZUfUp34RQZiSnHpNxtN3/convert?w=150&h=55&fit=clip" alt="hapa kenya" border="0"></a></p><p style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153)"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(43,38,38)">james wamathai</span>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Sylvia Musalagani <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:smusalagani@hivos.org" target="_blank">smusalagani@hivos.org</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"><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><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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