Kenyans were on Thursday engaged in various heated discussions on social media including a tweet by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Under the topic Nyashinski, netizens bashed President Kenyatta for a tweet his office shared declaring that he had voted for Kenyan rapper Nyamari Ongegu alias Nyashinski.
The official handle for the Presidency tweeted: "I just voted for @RealShinski. He gave us a great song. 'Namwoogopa Mungu Pekee' Let us all vote for him #LondonIsOpen."
The tweet was not received well by those who believed that the Office of the President should not concern itself with such matters.
The tweet that was shared on Wednesday evening continued to elicit high emotions well into Thursday leading to the Kenyan musician going viral.
The new incident adds to a series of less favourable receptions to activities President Kenyatta has been involved in.
On Wednesday, the President and his deputy William Ruto were similarly criticised after a visit to Westlands Primary School.
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Kenyan footballer Michael Olunga topped the trends list on Thursday after news emerged that he had been shortlisted for the African Player of the Year Award.
Social media users shared congratulatory messages to the accomplished player and wished him well.
Here are some of the remarks that were shared.
The topic was among the top trends after reports of a grisly road accident that occurred at the Salgaa black spot.
Five people were killed and several others suffered injuries in the accident involving multiple vehicles at Migaa area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.
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Kenyan lecturers made good their threat to go on strike which entered its second day after downing their tools on Wednesday afternoon.
"We have asked our lecturers in 31 public universities to stay away since it’s only the language of 'strike' that the government understands," Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) Secretary General Constantine Wasonga declared.
Shebesh
Former Nairobi Woman Representative Rachel Shebesh topped the list on Google trends following details of an incident in which her husband allegedly shot his foot twice.
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NHIF
National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) was the most searched topic on the Google search engine on Thursday.
The government insurer announced that contributors would now be allowed to access outpatient healthcare at any accredited hospital of their choice.
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