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Selection Bias on Twitter Polls

The Case of Mutahi Ngunyi Kenyan Election Polls — Pythia, the high priestess at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi answered questions about the future to people all over Greece and beyond. Themistocles, an Athenian general, received a prediction of doom on the impending invasion by King Xerxes of Persia. …

Kenya

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Selection Bias on Twitter Polls
Selection Bias on Twitter Polls
Kenya

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Give Microsoft and Google a Break

Everyone Loses Talent to a Higher Bidder — Why Do We Work? There’s an old adage among Generation X university graduates in Kenya that you planned your career around Kenya Airways, Barclays Bank and East African Breweries (EABL). A first job at the brewer would lead to a mid-management role at the bank, and senior retirement job at the airline — or…

Kenya

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Give Microsoft and Google a Break
Give Microsoft and Google a Break
Kenya

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Its Generals, not Colonels who Lead Coups in Africa

There’s overwhelming debate on the interwebs on why colonels lead coups, especially in Africa — Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya's seizure of power in Guinea by dethroning President Alpha Conde brought to fore the conversation. Notable examples are Colonel Salou Djibo of Niger, Colonel Assimi Goita of Mali, and Colonel Muammar…

Coup

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Its Generals, not Colonels who Lead Coups in Africa
Its Generals, not Colonels who Lead Coups in Africa
Coup

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Tanzania’s Cheap Mobile Data Doesn’t Boost Artists’ Popularity

Tanzania is a country of music lovers as well as the home of the cheapest mobile data bundles in Africa. These two facts have been attributed as the main reason for the popularity of Tanzanian music on YouTube. To understand the correlation between the cost of mobile data bundles and…

Data Science

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Tanzania’s Cheap Mobile Data Doesn’t Boost Artists’ Popularity
Tanzania’s Cheap Mobile Data Doesn’t Boost Artists’ Popularity
Data Science

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May 17

Only 44% of Kenyan MPs Retain Seats

Political careers in Kenya are characterized by short tenures and uncertain outcomes. Since gaining independence, less than half of the Members of Parliament (MPs) have been able to retain their seats in subsequent elections. The reintroduction of multiparty politics in 1992 resulted in a significant turnover of KANU party members…

Kenya

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Only 44% of Kenyan MPs Retain Seats
Only 44% of Kenyan MPs Retain Seats
Kenya

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May 17

Your MP Most Likely has a Business Degree

It is highly probable that your Member of Parliament holds a business-related degree, as this type of degree can be completed relatively quickly and therefore may be seen as a convenient way to meet the IEBC’s degree requirement. …

Kenya

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Your MP Most Likely has a Business Degree
Your MP Most Likely has a Business Degree
Kenya

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May 17

The Typical Age of a Kenyan MP is 48 years

According to data from the 13th parliament, the typical age of a Kenyan MP is 48 years, with Western and Nyanza regions electing slightly older lawmakers at an average of 54 and 52 years, respectively. Joseph Maero Oyula, who represents Butula Constituency, is the oldest parliamentarian in the 13th parliament…

Kenya

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The Typical Age of a Kenyan MP is 48 years
The Typical Age of a Kenyan MP is 48 years
Kenya

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Feb 14

Dog Betting Obsession in Nairobi

On Mfangano Street in Nairobi’s Central Business District, stands a nondescript building next to the Ismail Rahimtullah Walji Trust library which hosts a betting depot for Betin Kenya company. Yesternight, throngs of men filled the 50 square foot room clustered around betting stations, eyes fixed on TV screens. On the…

Betting

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Dog Betting Obsession in Nairobi
Dog Betting Obsession in Nairobi
Betting

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Dec 30, 2022

Origin of Nairobi Constituency Names

Kenya

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Origin of Nairobi Constituency Names
Origin of Nairobi Constituency Names
Kenya

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Jun 21, 2022

Non-participation Bias in SMS Polls

Intel Research Solution Kenya Presidential Opinion Poll Report — When Irish tenant farmers in Mayo County experienced a poor crop harvest in 1880, they turned to their landlord and asked for a 25% rent reduction. One land agent, former British Army Captain, Charles Boycott refused to accede to the tenants’ demands. …

Kenya

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Non-participation Bias in SMS Polls
Non-participation Bias in SMS Polls
Kenya

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