Top Trending Topics in Kenya on February, Monday 13  

Here are the hot topics trending on Monday 13.

Kwale County

The hashtag began trending since Kwale Senator Boy Juma Boy, who died on Sunday at the Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi, was being buried. A section of leaders including Kalonzo Musyoka attended the burial. 

President Kiska

Slovakia Head of State Andrej Kiska, who arrived in the country on Sunday, became the subject of discussion after he announced that one of the students from Makueni County was studying medicine in his country.

"A student from Makueni county is a beneficiary of our scholarships and he is studying medicine in Slovakia," Mr Kiska stated.

His announcement lit up Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) with many astonished that he knew Makueni out of all 47 counties in Kenya.

Another section joked that he had memorised so that he could mention it during his media address at State House in the company of President Uhuru Kenyatta. 

#DoctorsJailed

Doctors ignited a heated discussion on Monday morning after the Labour Court jailed seven officials of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU).

Judge Hellen Wasilwa effected a one-month jail term after the officials failed to reach an agreement with the Government to call off the doctors strike within the granted period. 

#DrugsWarKe

The hashtag began trending after police arrested five suspected drug dealers in Mombasa with 15kg of narcotics and Sh18 Million in cash. 

38 MCAs

Trans Nzoia County MCAs became the subject of conversation after EACC detectives raided their assembly and arrested 25 of them over corruption allegations. 

One of the detectives stated that they were still looking for 13 more MCAs over allegations that they had embezzled over Sh1.8 Million. 

Kalonzo Musyoka

CORD co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has been trending since Sunday after a photo of him sitting on a bishop's back circulated widely on social media. 

#DefectionsKE

The hashtag appeared on the trends after Professor Sam Ongeri decamped to ODM and was welcomed by Opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Kenyans opined that more defections would be witnessed as the country heads towards the General Election. 

 

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