Kenyans woke up to news of two major tragedies that had occurred on Friday morning.
The heart-breaking news sparked discussions on Twitter causing the various subjects to top the trends.
Here are today's trending topics.
Friday morning saw the dormitory of a private primary school in Nairobi's Komarock Estate go up in flames in a tragic incident where a five-year-old child was the only casualty.
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Kenyans on social media expressed sorrow at the unfortunate event condoling with the family of the child who perished as the mother, who is the school matron, rescued other children.
Social media users also reacted in anger seeking to understand why such a young child had been enrolled in a boarding school facility. Here are some of the tweets that featured in the discussions.
My heart go out to the family of the 5 year old child who succumbed to death at infill academy in Komarock
— ▒ NAFF ™ ® (@NaffKenya) May 26, 2017
RIP to that 5 year old at Infill Academy in Komarock! Parents are surely tired of their duties to send a 5 yr old to boarding. SAD
— Wanjala (@RICASTLEY) May 26, 2017
"Infill Academy in Komarock"for the record, the child was not a boarder, she was the matron's child and they lived in the building so chill
— Mwirigi Nkaabu (@mwiriginkaabu) May 26, 2017
A second tragic event occurred in Ahero, Kisumu causing the topic to trend on Twitter.
The morning accident involved a 14-seater matatu that rolled seven times resulting in the death of three people who were allegedly travelling from Kisii to attend a graduation ceremony in Bondo.
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The hashtag was initiated by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) which engaged Kenyans on social media to vouch for peaceful, free, fair and credible elections come August 8.
The body was concurrently launching the Election Monitoring Programme at the Hilton Hotel on the same day.
Here is one of the tweets that were shared.
Peace ni mimi...peace ni wewe...Peace ni sisi.#IamForPeace @NCIC_Kenya @KibetBenard_ @Ole_Kaparo1 @AdhisKenya pic.twitter.com/qg9LTL3Hpc
— DADDY the DANCER (@daddythedancer) May 26, 2017
The hashtag was used by Kenyans on social media to bash the Housing Finance Group (HFG) boss Frank Ireri after he and the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Patrick Njoroge, were named in a Sh45 Million scandal.
The hashtag trended as Cooperative Bank of Kenya held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year.
The Bank recorded a remarkable profit margin in the first quarter of the year, good news for those who were in attendance.
Read More: Co-op Bank Records Sh4.5 Billion Profit in 3 Months
The topic trended after news reports indicated that police were looking for two suspected carjackers in Nakuru.
The police shot the third suspect and recovered a vehicle that was stolen on Thursday.
Here is a tweet on the matter.
Carjacker shot dead at Engoshura, Nakuru; police recover car stolen in Naivasha Thursday night. Manhunt for 2 suspects who escaped still on. pic.twitter.com/oJfgW7qLPb
— InooroKe (@inooroke) May 26, 2017
