Kenyans were on Friday engaged in various heated discussions on social media concerning the day's trending topics.
The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was on the trends list after Nandi Senator Samson Cherargey accused the National Super Alliance (NASA) of orchestrating the killings witnessed after former Prime Minister Raila Odinga returned from his tour of America.
Mr Cherargey was part of a discussion panel on KTN News when he made the accusatory remarks. Here is a video of the remarks.
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The topic was quickly overrun by entities who were advertising their brands but here are some of the comments that were shared.
The topic hit the trends after the Opposition made public their itinerary ahead of President Uhuru Kenyatta's swearing-in ceremony.
According to NASA CEO Norman Magaya, co-principals Raila Odinga, Musalia Mudavadi and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula will lead a fundraiser for victims of the NASA march from JKIA to Uhuru Park on November 17.
The Coalition also asked supporters to anticipate a major announcement from Mr Odinga on Saturday with some reports indicating that there will be a congregation of the People's Assembly in Machakos county concurrently.
The Saturday events will be followed by memorial services in various part of the country on Monday for their deceased supporters after which they will conduct the mega rally on Tuesday.
Here are some of the comments that were shared.
Chief of Staff Joseph Kinyua caused a stir on social media on Friday after giving an update on the preparations for President Uhuru Kenyatta's swearing-in ceremony.
Mr Kinyua noted that the preparations were right on track and mentioned that Opposition chief Raila Odinga and the six candidates who vied for the Presidency were all invited to the ceremony.
Here are some of the comments that were shared.
Nairobi-Nakuru highway blackspot, Salgaa, was once again on the news after a tragic collision between a trailer and a passenger bus from Kampala in which the bus driver died.
Less than five days ago, 12 people travelling in a Great Rift Shuttle mini-van perished on the spot as the driver tried to avoid hitting a cow.
Here are some of the comments that were shared.
The entire stretch from Nairobi - Naivasha - Nakuru - Salgaa - Eldoret should be converted into a dual carriageway.
— PATRIOT (@PaulKiarie_) November 24, 2017
Salgaa is not just a blacksport. it is the Bermuda Triangle in Kenya. We are tired of losing our fellow Kenyans. What is the remedy? Civil engineers from #UoE5ThGraduation have the remedy.
— Ian olendo (@ianolendo) November 24, 2017
The topic trended after the High Court sentenced Ministry of Defence Principal Secretary Saitoti Torome to six months in civil jail.
The Ministry official was found culpable of failing to obey a court order that directed him to pay Sh17 Million to a family that gave out their estate to the government in 2006.
The Lecturers Strike was one of Friday's most searched topics on Google in Kenya. Social media users sought to find out if the Universities Academic Staff Union had called off the strike after the Government allocated Sh5.2 Million to honour their CBA agreement.
