The Internet and social media in Kenya, which played a central role in this year's elections by allowing Kenyans to question candidates, took on a new function Tuesday—spreading messages of peace to avert new bloodshed.
After millions of Kenyans cast their ballots Monday, a platform that had been designed to help them locate polling stations began circulating messages against the violence that marred election results five years ago. "Thank you for keeping the peace," the message read.
"Last elections we saw a lot of problems come up, so now we are doing our part to keep the peace and share ...
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