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Ruto's administration keen to acquire social media analytics software

As protests continue to shake the country, the government has decided to acquire Brandwatch Consumer Research software, which is widely used in the private sector. [...]

Published on 29/07/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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