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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name: <br>\nOmondi Jane Peninah<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71f17145\" data-id=\"71f17145\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3411b617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3411b617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisors:<br>\n1.\tDr. Roselida Maroko Ongare<br>\n2.\tDr. Daniel Khaoya 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac4bea9\" data-id=\"3ac4bea9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4569e1bf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4569e1bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b050857\" data-id=\"2b050857\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2773e816 elementor-widget 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In Siaya County, barriers such as high internet costs, low digital literacy, and infrastructural gaps hinder effective adoption. This study therefore sought to investigate the acceptability and usability of social media platforms and their influence on effective business communication among SMEs. Specifically, the study aimed to: (i) assess the factors influencing the acceptability of social media platforms, (ii) examine the relationship between usability and effective business communication, and (iii) determine the influence of demographic characteristics on SMEs\u2019 perceptions. The target population comprised SME owners, managers, and employees across the retail, hospitality, services, and agribusiness sectors. A multi-stage sampling strategy was employed, using stratified random sampling to select 385 respondents, out of which 302 participated (78.4% response rate), complemented by purposively selected key informants. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and Key Informant Interviews. Reliability tests yielded Cronbach\u2019s Alpha values ranging from 0.876 to 0.959, confirming high internal consistency. Since data violated normality assumptions, non-parametric analyses were applied: Spearman\u2019s correlation revealed a moderately strong positive relationship between acceptability and business communication effectiveness (\u03c1 = 0.616, p &lt; .001), and a moderate positive correlation between usability and effectiveness (\u03c1 = 0.475, p &lt; .001), while the combined acceptability-usability index also correlated significantly with effectiveness (\u03c1 = 0.566, p &lt; .001). The Kruskal-Wallis H test showed significant differences in acceptability across age groups (\u03c7\u00b2 = 37.079, df = 3, p &lt; .001), with the 26\u201335 group reporting the most favorable views. The Mann-Whitney U test indicated significant gender-based differences in usability perceptions (U = 7526.000, Z = -3.816, p &lt; .001), with males rating usability more positively. The study recommends enhancing SME digital literacy, improving infrastructure, and implementing gender-responsive and age-sensitive strategies to maximize social media effectiveness. The study contributes to knowledge by developing the Social Media Acceptability and Usability Framework (SMAUF), offering evidence-based guidance for SMEs and policymakers to strengthen business communication in resource-constrained contexts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e7b6db0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e7b6db0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6ba191\" data-id=\"b6ba191\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student\u2019s Name: Omondi Jane Peninah Supervisors: 1. 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