Kenya's Trending Topics on July 30, 2018

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu trended on Monday as a number of netizens latched onto a joke he allegedly made while on a tour of a Kiambu hospital.

The governor is said to have raised concerns over a possible invasion of Kiambu county by members of the pastoralist Maasai community.

He was allegedly puzzled at the number of people who had adopted the Maasai Shuka (plaid flannel) to keep warm in the cold season.

Here are some of the funny posts that were shared to ridicule the governor under the trending topic "Kiambu".

Governor/ Nairobi

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko trended on Monday after he fired his Chief of Staff and two other county government officials accused of misuse of funds.

The governor sacked Brian Mugo, acting Finance Chief Officer Ekaya Alumasi and acting Head of County Treasury Stephen Mutua.

He also trended after revoking the operating licenses for Chandarana Supermarkets after a document leaked exposing racist comments.

Here are some of the posts that were shared.

Uhuru

President Uhuru Kenyatta trended on Monday as netizens engaged with him on various issues of the day.

A number of social media users questioned the integrity of some of the president's cabinet secretaries while others wondered what was his next big move would be.

Here are some of the posts that were shared.

The topic "Raila Odinga" trended at the top of Google trends for the day with over 1,000 searches after the Oliech brothers invited President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga to funeral fundraiser service for their late mother, Mary Auma.