Kenya's social media atweet with referendum chatter, Reuters (2010)
This article discusses the role of social media in the August 4 referendum in Kenya. Mobile phones have been incredibly useful in these elections, providing a continuous stream of updates. Internet is also very popular (and increasingly cheap and accessible) among Kenyans, and Twitter in particular.
The link address is: http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50625520100804