Trending Topics in Kenya on January 30, 2017

Here are the top trending topics in Kenya:

Marakwet East DCC

Marakwet East Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Eric Mulevu became the subject of online discussion after he announced that police had arrested 5 suspected cattle rustlers linked to killings in Kerio Valley Eldoret.

#SGRPassengerTrains

Kenyans took to Twitter on Monday to air their views after the first batch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger trains arrived at Mombasa port on Saturday.

A section of the public opined that the trains looked beautiful and modern while others expressed disappointment.

Members of the public claimed that the new trains looked like the old generation models adding that they didn’t note major differences.

#AminaDday

Cabinet Secretary for foreign affairs Amina Mohamed became the number one trending topic on Monday as the elections for the African Union (AU) Commission will be held today.

Kenyans on twitter took the time to wish the CS luck as she seeks to become the first Kenyan to hold the position.

The Kenyan cabinet secretary will be competing against Equatorial Guinea's Foreign Minister Agapito Mba Mokuy, Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat, Senegal’s Abdoulaye Bathily and Botswana’s Pelonomi in tonight's elections.

#NairobiNaPeterKenneth

Former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth became the topic of online discussion with a section of the public fronting him as the best Jubilee candidate to dethrone incumbent Governor Evans Kidero.

Kenyans aired different opinions with the majority stating that he was the best candidate to lead Nairobi considering the impeccable record he had when he was the Gatanga MP. 

#kiderospeaks

The topic began trending after Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero appeared for an interview on K24.

During the interview, Kidero touched on a wide range of issues and divulged that the government owed Nairobi County Sh69 Billion.

“Govt owes Nairobi County KShs 69B. They should pay up for us to provide services,” the Governor claimed.


 


 

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