Blogger Hash at White African commends the use of technology in the Kenyan electioneering process. The country will go to the polls on December 27 to elect a new president and local administrators.

I’ve been particularly impressed with the AfricaNews.com media group. They use technology in innovative ways, creating real usable systems to report and connect with Africans on multiple platforms. In the case of the Kenyan 2007 Elections, in partnership with the Arid Lands Information Network, they have created a site where mobile reporters from around the country bring news about the elections…any mention of technology being used to monitor and report on the Kenyan political scene would be incomplete without mentioning Mzalendo…a usable database of information about politicians and their constituencies that any Kenyan can report into.

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