What was emerging on the Twittersphere was that armed individuals had gone inside Westgate, journalistSmriti Vidyarthi (@SmritiVidyarthi) informed her Twitter followers: 
Kilichokuwa kinaanza kuwa wazi katika mtandao wa twita ni kwamba watu wenye silaha walikuwa wameingia ndani ya majengo ya Westgate, mwandishi wa habari Smriti Vidyarthi (@SmritiVidyarthi) aliwajulisha wafuatiliaji wa habari zake kwenye mtandao wa twita: