# 02: Tanzanian President 2.0

President Kikwete, or rather his communication team, began following me last night on Twitter. And a few other bloggers, for example the Mikocheni Report, who here blogs about it.

Like Elsie at the Mikocheni Report, I am also curious about the fact that the president's communication team found use in Twitter. We all know Kikwete is the next president, that this will be his second time round due to the fact of lack of other candidates.

Hence, the motivation for taking up social media in a presidential campaign must be grounded in something else. And personally, I find that very interesting. What will it tells us about the Tanzanian government's take on new media; on media in general; and will it create more attention or cautiousness?

Follow the president on Twitter here and his blog here.

I see the communication team picks up fast, which is a good sign. On the other hand I hope they will use the choice of social media for more dialogue with citizens, and less splashing of green and yellow.