Social media on Thursday was abuzz with heated discussion of current happenings in the country.
Here are today's trending topics:
This topic was trending after a third-year Multimedia University of Kenya student was arrested by police on suspicion of assembling an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the University premises.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, the University's Student Leader, Robin Boit refuted claims that the student identified as Joseph Kamau, who was detained at Karen Hardy Police Station, had assembled an IED.
Boit noted that the student specialises in Film Animation and was using the equipment, which had a computer motherboard with capacitors connected to it, as part of his class project.
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This topic was trending following an incident where five Administration Police (AP) officers died and one got injured after a vehicle they were travelling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) between Malelei and Kulan in Garissa.
Kenyans on Twitter were discussing the word boda-boda after it emerged in the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
According to the dictionary, bodaboda means a type of motorcycle or bicycle with space for a passenger or carrying goods, often used as a taxi.
This topic was trending as the 15th National Prayer Breakfast was held at the Safari Park hotel Thursday morning.
The event was led by President Uhuru Kenyatta who commissioned the children's choir as Ambassadors of Kenyans unity in future.
The theme was of the event was Unity and the National Anthem.
