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@The_EastAfrican · Nation Centre, Nairobi · joined 01 Oct 2010

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383 802Followers

290Following

52 722Posts total

20.9KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views2 691this account4 276median for 100K–1M

Reach, %0.70%this account1.65%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.23%this account1.37%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	2 691	4 276	0.63×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	0.70%	1.65%	0.42×
Engagement rate	0.23%	1.37%	0.17×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

5K29 May

3K5 Sep

2.7K

7.5K

2.6K

Last 6 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.48%29 May

0.17%5 Sep

0.41%

0.60%

0.00%

0.23%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.37%.

What the audience does

Likes56.9%58 in total

Reposts25.5%26 in total

Replies2.9%3 in total

Quotes3.9%4 in total

Bookmarks10.8%11 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

A severe milk shortage in Kenya and Rwanda has prompted policymakers to blame adverse weather and declining returns from dairy farming https://t.co/AA6iigwire https://t.co/lZuqztmUlv 2.6K views · 4 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@The_EastAfrican Agriculture ni devolved function, milk ni county docket. What have your governors done with livestock billions? Hii si kazi ya Ruto 42 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Where has all the milk gone? Kenya and Rwanda are facing a biting shortage driven by unfavourable weather, high production costs and regional trade barriers. Could friendlier export policies offer relief? Read the full story in this week’s #TheEastAfrican. Get your copy from a 7.5K views · 28 likes · 13 reposts · 1 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

United Nations voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size 2.7K views · 8 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

In the first half of 2026, more than 3,600 divorce cases were filed in Rwanda. https://t.co/VG0OeSHpj1 3K views · 4 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

This week’s edition of The EastAfrican explores the growing economic impact of the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC, the ripple effects on regional trade and tourism, and the stories shaping the future of East Africa. Get the full analysis, regional insights, and complete newspaper 5K views · 14 likes · 9 reposts · 1 replies 29 May 2026 · Open on X →