26 July Meetup Recap: Zambia Votes 2016

On Wednesday, 26 July, thirteen citizens (actually twelve Zambian citizens and a researcher from the London School of Economics) made their way to BongoHive to talk about social media and politics. Zambia is just days away from going to the polls. How has social media made an impact on this election in comparison to times past?

Many regulars joined the discussion and we are always excited about how many people come to our WordPress meetups for the first time. This week we had Bornwell and Accra among others.

This was by far the most animated discussion we’ve had at a Meetup. Opinions flowed passionately and eloquently. Zambians are a smart and opinionated bunch!

Here are some of the highlights (you can see #WPLSK and #ZambiaVotes2016 on Titter for more) …

If you were to be president…What issue would you tackle first??? @WPLusaka #WPLSK

— Linda Shachinda (@linda_lisha) July 26, 2016

#WPLSK Zambian Bill of Rights App – https://t.co/oie9v2wJgp (by @AmJoeTembo and co.)

— WordPress Lusaka (@WPLusaka) July 26, 2016

#WPLSK "I'd like to have social media for my safety. We get news faster on Twitter" – @dilizie

— WordPress Lusaka (@WPLusaka) July 26, 2016

#WPLSK Say what you need to say but say it responsibly – @simunza

— WordPress Lusaka (@WPLusaka) July 26, 2016

https://t.co/g5EeL4IJU5 @WPLusaka #WPLsk link to share. pic.twitter.com/F85twjn6CT

— Dai Njobvu (@dilizie) July 26, 2016

#WPLSK The good things that have happened in this country would not have happened if Zambians kept quiet – @simunza #ZambiaDecides2016

— WordPress Lusaka (@WPLusaka) July 26, 2016

#WPLSK #ZambiaVotes2016 "Vote wisely" – @LupMqr #VoteWisely

— WordPress Lusaka (@WPLusaka) July 26, 2016

 

Hope you are able to make it to our next meetup.

Keep blogging!

 

 

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