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– Data, democracy, and Kenya's contested elections (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 20, 2017

The powerful reach of Cambridge Analytica – the data analysis company that helped Donald Trump's campaign claim victory in the US – has become a source of concern in Kenya's ongoing conflict over national elections.
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