Kenya's Trending Topics on March 9, 2018

Kenyans were taken by surprise on Friday after President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga held a closed-door meeting at Harambee House.

The two later issued a joint press statement declaring that they had come to an understanding to combine efforts to end the animosity between Kenyans caused by political divisions.

A section of the NASA leader's supporters expressed their discontent with their Odinga's move with some hailing lawyer Miguna Miguna as the new "Joshua".

Here are some of the comments that were shared on the topic "Miguna Miguna".

Using the trending Twitter topic, other commentators sympathised with the self-proclaimed National Resistance Movement (NRM) General alleging that the statement by the former Prime Minister meant an end to the agitation for reforms.

In a statement, however, Miguna expressed disappointment at Raila's move to work with President Kenyatta, stating that the two had come together to exert authoritarianism.

Miguna further asked NRM supporters not to give up on the resistance. He assured them that his return would boost their pursuit.

Here are more comments that were shared on the trending topic.

Uhuru and Raila/ Harambee House

The two topics trended on Twitter as journalists shared news of the meeting held between President Kenyatta and Mr Odinga.

Kenyans also used the topics to share their reactions to the news that the two rivals would be partnering in an effort to quell divisions within the country caused by politics.

Here are some reactions that were shared.

President KenyattaUhuru Kenyatta

President Uhuru Kenyatta became a trending topic on Friday as netizens continued to process the statement the Head of State made in conjunction with NASA leader Raila Odinga.

Here are some of the comments that were shared.

On Google's trending topics, "Raila Odinga NASA" emerged as the most searched topic as Kenyans followed the deliberations held at Harambee House.