Kenya election: TikTok and disinformation - BBC Africa
TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms among young voters but its role in Kenya’s heated presidential race is going relatively unscrutinised.
BBC Monitoring’s Beverly Ochieng takes a look at how it works in the political back-and-forth between the leading presidential candidates.
Camera: Anthony Irungu
Editing: Suniti Singh
Video produced by BBC Monitoring and BBC Africa
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