Google Search 2022: Gachagua, Cherera Top Local Trending Personalities [LIST]

A collage image of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left) and former IEBC vice chairperson Juliana Chererea (right).
A collage image of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left) and former IEBC vice chairperson Juliana Chererea (right).
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice chairperson Juliana Cherera were among the top searched personalities on Google in 2022.

In the 2022 Google Trends released on Thursday, December 8, Gachagua topped the list of local personalities, followed by Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua.

Roots party leader George Wajackoyah, Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu followed the duo.

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu (in red tie) arrives at the Green Park Terminus during the launch of the Hustlers' Fund on Novembetr 30, 2022.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu (in red tie) arrives at the Green Park Terminus during the launch of the Hustlers' Fund on November 30, 2022.
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Cherera, her former boss Wafula Chebukati, Nominated MP Sabina Chege and 100 Meters champion Ferdinand Omanyala followed that order.

On the other hand, Kenyans sought to know state capture, freemason, IEBC's Form 34 A, and opaque, among others.

"IEBC Portal was used to display the presidential results in the 2022 General Elections and topped the general trending searches.

"Kenyans searched for the portal to follow the results as they streamed in from the polling stations as they were eager to know who their next President would be," read the statement in part. 

The global search engine also released a list of various search categories such as trending topics, top what is and how to searches during the year as listed below;

Here is the Full List 

IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati handing over an election certificate to President-elect William Ruto at Bomas of Kenya on August 15, 2022
IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati handing over an election certificate to President-elect William Ruto at Bomas of Kenya on August 15, 2022
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Trending - General

1. IEBC Portal

2. World Cup 2022 Fixtures

3. AFCON

4. KNEC Portal

5. KUCCPS Portal

6. Kenya Elections 2022

7. Pakakumi

8. Climate Change

9. COVID-19 Registry

10. Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Trending What is

1. What is innovative gardening?

2. What is form 34A?

3. What is happening in Ukraine?

4. What is NATO?

5. What is freemason?

6. What is GMO?

7. What is state capture?

8. What is subsidy?

9. What is opaque?

10. What is coding? 

Trending How To

1. How to update Safaricom line

2. How to check KCSEresults

3. How to check KCPE results

4. How to check my polling station online

5. how to apply for a passport in Kenya

6. How to buy KPLC tokens

7. How to make a marionette

8. How to register Airtel line

9. How to make a kite

10. How to download form one admission letter

Trending How To  (Technology)

1. How to update GB Whatsapp

2. How to delete a page in word

3. How to convert a word document to pdf

4. How to clear cache

5. How to screenshot on Windows 10

6. How to pin location on Whatsapp

7. How to cast phone to TV

8. How to backup Whatsapp chats

9. How to delete a Facebook account

10. How to download apps on a laptop

Trending Loss

1. Queen Elizabeth

2. Mwai Kibaki

3. Takeoff

4. Osinachi Nwachukwu

5. Paul Gicheru

6. DJ Lithium

7. Kevin Samuels

8. Frank Obegi

9. Coolio

10. Ivana Trump