Kenyan women turn to Facebook and WhatsApp for news The digital shift offers wider access to news while raising concerns about misinformation, verification and the portrayal of women. Gender 8 min ago

Social media accounted for 18 per cent of news consumption among both men and women, signalling the early stages of a shift towards digital news.

What you need to know: Television remains important, but social media and online news are increasingly changing how Kenyan women follow current affairs.

But online news websites and social media overtook radio among women.