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How Kenyans on Twitter use visuals as a form of political protest

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The growth of the Internet in the last two decades has helped increase political and civic engagement and scrutiny. The growth of a digital economy in Kenya has led to the emergenceof a vibrant online community with 89.7 % of the population having access to the Internet. This paper examines how Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) use visuals as a form of political protest.Using an open source data tool, the paper provides results from a qualitative analysis of 200 tweets that drove three political hashtags with a special focus on the most prominent memes, cartoons and pictures. This research finds that #KOT uses visuals to highlight government corruption and incompetence through mockery, condemnation and humour. These findings contribute to a growing body of literature that studies the relationship between new communication technologies and connective action.

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