Comments on: Kenya: Using SMS to spread rumours http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:14:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pocket.Info - Mobile 2.0 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/comment-page-1/#comment-1373478 Pocket.Info - Mobile 2.0 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:06:25 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/#comment-1373478 <strong>Kenya: Using SMS to spread rumours ...</strong> What An African Woman Thinks writes about negative uses of SMS in Kenya: “Regarding the escalating violence... Kenya: Using SMS to spread rumours …

What An African Woman Thinks writes about negative uses of SMS in Kenya: “Regarding the escalating violence…

]]> By: textually.org http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/comment-page-1/#comment-1373459 textually.org Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:30:08 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/#comment-1373459 <strong>Kenya: Using SMS to spread rumours ...</strong> What An African Woman Thinks writes about negative uses of SMS in Kenya: “Regarding the escalating violence in Kenya, the ICRC spokesman in the country, one Bernard Barret is quoted as saying that rumours are being spread by mobile phone text message... Kenya: Using SMS to spread rumours …

What An African Woman Thinks writes about negative uses of SMS in Kenya: “Regarding the escalating violence in Kenya, the ICRC spokesman in the country, one Bernard Barret is quoted as saying that rumours are being spread by mobile phone text message…

]]> By: Mwangi (the Displaced African) http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/comment-page-1/#comment-1373190 Mwangi (the Displaced African) Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:22:32 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/#comment-1373190 Sadly I can validate that this was the case even in the diaspora. Just before the election there was a txt message circulated in the Kikuyu community declaring that an uncircumcised boy (they used the Kikuyu term kahee) can never be the next president of Kenya. The sad thing about hate is that it will always be transmitted through whatever communication channels are available to it. On the bright side the same thing can be said about love, peace and togetherness. What to spread at such a time as this is entirely our choice. Sadly I can validate that this was the case even in the diaspora. Just before the election there was a txt message circulated in the Kikuyu community declaring that an uncircumcised boy (they used the Kikuyu term kahee) can never be the next president of Kenya.
The sad thing about hate is that it will always be transmitted through whatever communication channels are available to it. On the bright side the same thing can be said about love, peace and togetherness.
What to spread at such a time as this is entirely our choice.

]]> By: Mwangi (the Displaced African) http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/comment-page-1/#comment-1373189 Mwangi (the Displaced African) Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:17:50 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/30/kenya-using-sms-to-spread-rumours/#comment-1373189 Sadly this has been the case even for Kenyans in the diaspora. Just before the elections there were some Kikuyus who began to circulate messages declaring that an uncircumcised person can never be the next president of Kenya. The unfortunate thing about hate is that it will always be transmitted through whatever means are at hand. On the brighter said, the same thing can also be said about love. The choice of what to spread is ours. Sadly this has been the case even for Kenyans in the diaspora. Just before the elections there were some Kikuyus who began to circulate messages declaring that an uncircumcised person can never be the next president of Kenya.
The unfortunate thing about hate is that it will always be transmitted through whatever means are at hand. On the brighter said, the same thing can also be said about love.

The choice of what to spread is ours.

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