gathara - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @gathara
Published April 6, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
9 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-29
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-20
Total number of tweets analysed
3,457
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
The tweets discuss a controversial post made by @bonifacemwangi on Twitter, where he referred to a group involved in the recent Kibra by-election in Kenya as the "Nubian Community." Some individuals criticize the post as reckless and potentially fueling ethnic violence without evidence, while others question how @bonifacemwangi identified them as Nubians. There are also discussions about Raila Odinga's message to focus on the high cost of living, and the legitimacy of governments in general. Some commenters criticize @bonifacemwangi for potentially profiling a minority community and even fueling ethnic cleansing, while others argue that change is coming and support the police's presence in Kibra. The tweets also mention Chuck's official commemorative coronation mug as an unrelated topic of discussion.
Topic Modeling
- State militia recruitment and violence strategies
- Ethnic tensions and potential for violence
- Nubian community identity and profiling
- Government legitimacy and alternative solutions
- Reactions to Boniface Mwangi's tweets
Emotional Analysis
The tweets in this conversation express a range of emotions, including suspicion, anger, frustration, fear, and cynicism. There is significant disagreement around whether the Nubian community is responsible for recent violence in Kibra, with some accusing others of reckless profiling and stoking ethnic tensions. Amidst this tension, some express hope for change and challenge the legitimacy of the state and the government. Overall, the conversation reflects a complex and charged political climate in Kenya.
Trend Analysis
- Speculation that the state may be fueling ethnic violence in Kibra
- Criticism of labeling the violence as being caused by the Nubian community
- Debate on the legitimacy of the government and the need for an alternative
- Criticism of @bonifacemwangi for allegedly fueling ethnic violence without evidence
- Calls for police presence in Kibra to prevent further violence
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
403
11% of total
Number of Original tweets
17
0% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
122
3% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
3,026
87% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
150
4% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
3,457
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 2,334 |
| Twitter Web App | 643 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 393 |
| Twitter for iPad | 80 |
| Twitter for Mac | 3 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| MigunaMiguna | Dr. Miguna Miguna | Official Twitter account for Dr. Miguna Miguna. Liberation. Integrity. Popular Revolution. Social Justice. Rule of Law. History. Email: Miguna@kmmlawyers.com | 2,372,765 |
| bonifacemwangi | The People’s Watchman | Husband. Dad. You can never achieve anything without COURAGE. Living my life to make a difference. | 1,831,173 |
| MarthaKarua | Martha Karua SC | Mother | Proud Grandmother | Senior Counsel | Member of Azimio La Umoja Coalition National Leadership | Party Leader, @Narckenya | 1,646,225 |
| Safaricom_Care | Safaricom Care | Always delighted to assist you 24hrs, 7 days a week. For all your queries and support issues, talk to us or #ChatWithZuri https://t.co/i833O1ozIg. | 1,596,604 |
| KenyaPower_Care | Kenya Power | Kenya Power Social Media Support Team. Here to help with all your power related queries,24/7. | 1,345,425 |
| WMutunga | Dr Willy M Mutunga, Chief Justice, Kenya (2011-16) | INSPIRING THE YOUTH TO CREATE BETTER TOMORROWS. | 1,246,460 |
| johnallannamu | John-Allan Namu | Husband. Dad. Co-founder @Afuncensored.🦁 | 1,029,459 |
| Asmali77 | Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi)) | Father| PR & Communications | Founder & CEO @AsmaliMedia|#FiriFestivalEastleigh| Matters Eastleigh | @LFC | Humanity First|| Que Sera Sera|| | 483,281 |
| paulinenjoroge | Pauline Njoroge, HSC | Digital Comms Strategist| Lover of History & Politics| Project Manager for the 2nd African Union Men’s Conference. | 346,326 |
| davidmakali1 | David Makali | Independent journalist & political analyst. Retweet means interesting or noteworthy, not endorsement. | 318,039 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safaricom_Care | Safaricom Care | Always delighted to assist you 24hrs, 7 days a week. For all your queries and support issues, talk to us or #ChatWithZuri https://t.co/i833O1ozIg. | 147,283 |
| Chris_D_Odero | Chris D. Odero | - | 78,588 |
| fauziasawe | Fauziasawe | Honest, patriot, above all God fearing And loyal. Khaleesi of the Great Rift. ANGEL FROM AFRICA | 31,944 |
| cbs_ke | Kawangware Finest ™ (Geoffrey Moturi) | || Digital Journalist || @muckrack | Opinion is Free But Facts are Sacred || Firm in Opinions || Digital Media Strategist & Comms.|| | 30,044 |
| Robaa82 | Robaa🇰🇪 | it's time to rise 🌹 | 28,430 |
| CaptKibet_ | Cpt. Kibet | 𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚒𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚏𝚕𝚢 ▪️ᴀᴇʀᴏꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪꜱᴛ▪️ᴘɪʟᴏᴛ ▪️ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢɪꜱᴛ ▪️𝙽𝙾𝚅𝙴𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃 @ChelseaFC | 22,749 |
| TrottoirRadio | Medianalystar | Analytix I Sarcastix I Thinker I Omenamaniac I | 22,589 |
| CharleeOddie | Char-lee Oddie | Focused Than Before | Digital Marketing | Gor Mahia | Chelsea FC | 21,415 |
| TheDiplomat_Ke | Project 658 Kibunga | Welcome to my timeline stalker😏💫 ضع آمالك في الله | 20,857 |
| KenyaPower_Care | Kenya Power | Kenya Power Social Media Support Team. Here to help with all your power related queries,24/7. | 19,649 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| AndrewJFrankli1 | Government Government & Politics International Politics World News News Former Marine!Practical expertise on matters of security and law in Kenya and IGAD. | 45 |
| GadySonai | Customs Administrator Declaration Officer Logistics expert Arsenal diehard Lover of peace 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 | 24 |
| ajfactual52 | Graduated New York Law School June 1980 with a Juris Doctor with a bias towards International Law. Former USMC Commissioned Officer: Major. Africa since 1978!?! | 22 |
| blastmathongost | - | 12 |
| gathara | Inveterate complainer, armchair activist, keyboard warrior, cartoonist, writer, columnist, commentator. Curator-in-Chief, The Elephant. https://t.co/1UtZqDKLoC | 11 |
| Muturimyce | At first they’ll ask you why you’re doing it. But later they’ll ask you, how you did it! The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their … | 10 |
| JustusLimo | RN Critical care | 10 |
| danielrembrandt | https://t.co/K9TfY7rlnj Democracy & environment. Social justice & transparency should be the norm. #FBPA #FBR #FBPR #LGBT #BLM trans ally | 9 |
| NjorogeMwalimu | Mad! Absolutely bonkers! | 9 |
| davidmakali1 | Independent journalist & political analyst. Retweet means interesting or noteworthy, not endorsement. | 9 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640350372471382016 | @bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc Are you sure it’s the Nubian community or a militia recruited and paid by the state? A strategy aimed at people to people … | 215 |
| 1640352997816377345 | @WMutunga @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc It could either or both. The state is trying to fuel ethnic violence. | 27 |
| 1640356601465798660 | @bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc Why say the Nubian Community who are Minority in Kibra? Please drop this reckless Post and apologise to the Nubian Commumity before … | 17 |
| 1640079409976602625 | We're calling on all Kenyans of goodwill to document and report cases of @NPSOfficial_KE misconduct and gross violation of human rights to the ICC. The @IG_NPS shall be held personally … | 17 |
| 1641029847920123905 | @gathara Read this first, we'll ask @Paul_Muite if Mzee Gítú Kahengeri shared those notes when he was prosecuting the Mau Mau compensation case in London, or better still, advise you … | 15 |
| 1640476659127033857 | @gathara No government is legitimate. Nowhere in the world has the state come from the people, so that it's legitimate. It was imposed on the people and people have been … | 15 |
| 1638395678379458562 | Madness is spending Kshs 802 million to buy new cars for 3 politicians, then reporting Over 3.2 million school going children suffering from hunger. @EAukot @BillowKerrow @ledamalekina @RasnaWarah @wmnjoya @gathara … | 12 |
| 1639980804326449154 | This Thursday the 30th of March, Land Day, I'll be in conversation with @gathara for Israeli Apartheid Week at @chechebooks. All donations will go towards supporting visual storyteller and documentary … | 12 |
| 1638914251329765378 | @bonifacemwangi @SemaUkweliKenya @DefendersKE @WMutunga @thekhrc @gathara @MutemiWaKiama @TheBrooder @Lands_Kenya @DCI_Kenya @NPSOfficial_KE This is so bizarre. They are behaving like feudal lords. They have no ideas, no inventions, nothing. Just title … | 12 |
| 1638287719871791106 | @bonifacemwangi @Kenyajudiciary @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @DefendersKE @thekhrc @TheODMparty @ItsGeorgeKegoro @Kenyans @edwinsifuna Yes we did where we had info | 10 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640350372471382016 | @bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc Are you sure it’s the Nubian community or a militia recruited and paid by the state? A strategy aimed at people to people … | 973 |
| 1640352997816377345 | @WMutunga @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc It could either or both. The state is trying to fuel ethnic violence. | 244 |
| 1640356601465798660 | @bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc Why say the Nubian Community who are Minority in Kibra? Please drop this reckless Post and apologise to the Nubian Commumity before … | 214 |
| 1640347108891938819 | @bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc You just profiled a minority community in Kibera and that's wrong. What will happen when people of Kibera now turn on that … | 139 |
| 1640344174909181955 | @bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc I was looking for the word 'Nubian' on their faces. I didn't see any. How did you manage to identify them? | 130 |
| 1640357241743106052 | @BrotherYussuf @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc I’m not profiling. I’m just saying as it is on the ground. | 102 |
| 1640340640474050561 | @bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc Raila Odinga should focus his message on the high cost of living. Majority of Kenyans will be behind you. Mambo ya uchaguzi … | 74 |
| 1638287719871791106 | @bonifacemwangi @Kenyajudiciary @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @DefendersKE @thekhrc @TheODMparty @ItsGeorgeKegoro @Kenyans @edwinsifuna Yes we did where we had info | 69 |
| 1641029847920123905 | @gathara Read this first, we'll ask @Paul_Muite if Mzee Gítú Kahengeri shared those notes when he was prosecuting the Mau Mau compensation case in London, or better still, advise you … | 57 |
| 1640403553121452043 | @bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @IG_NPS @IPOA_KE @WMutunga @wmnjoya @gathara @thekhrc What evidence do you have to label them as the NUBIAN Community? You simply putting Nubians in Kibra a risk of ethnic … | 50 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #breaking | 49 |
| #maandamanomondays | 12 |
| #arrestbonifacemwangi | 8 |
| #apartheid | 7 |
| #justiceforjeff | 7 |
| #landday | 4 |
| #israeliapartheidweek | 4 |
| #dumbfuckery | 4 |
| #kibra | 4 |
| #fuatanyayo | 4 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @gathara | 3,467 |
| @bonifacemwangi | 2,060 |
| @wmutunga | 2,025 |
| @wmnjoya | 2,015 |
| @thekhrc | 1,981 |
| @npsofficial_ke | 1,754 |
| @ipoa_ke | 1,230 |
| @ig_nps | 1,061 |
| @defenderske | 750 |
| @kenyajudiciary | 580 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
17
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | 154 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤣 | 92 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🤔 | 24 | thinking_face |
| 😭 | 21 | loudly_crying_face |
| 😅 | 19 | grinning_face_with_sweat |
| 💯 | 14 | hundred_points |
| 🙄 | 14 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 😏 | 13 | smirking_face |
| 😁 | 11 | beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes |
| 😊 | 9 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 479 |
| People & Body | 67 |
| Animals & Nature | 26 |
| Objects | 9 |
| Flags | 9 |
| Food & Drink | 8 |
| Travel & Places | 7 |
| Symbols | 6 |
| Activities | 1 |
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