Deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua is in the top spot as Google’s most searched local personality in Kenya this year.
Gachagua, whom Kenyans online have christened ‘Riggy G’, was the most interesting person among Kenyans as they sought to find more about him after he was announced as William Ruto’s running mate on May 15.
According to data released by Google on Wednesday, Gachagua’s interest on the search engine however hit an all-time high during the General Election month, especially between August 14 and 20.
The top searches about him were ‘who is Rigathi Gachagua’ and ‘Rigathi Gachagua father’, Google said.
Following him was NARC Kenya party leader Martha Karua, who was the deputy presidential candidate for the Azimio La Umoja coalition.
Her popularity on the platform spiked shortly after she was announced by Raila Odinga as his running mate on May 16, and although traffic about her was high during the polls, it never reached the May numbers.
Here are Kenya’s top 10 trending local personalities in 2022:
1. Rigathi Gachagua
2. Martha Karua
3. George Wajackoyah
4. Johnson Sakaja
5. Kalonzo Musyoka
6. Ezekiel Machogu
7. Juliana Cherera
8. Wafula Chebukati
9. Sabina Chege
10. Ferdinand Omanyala
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
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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?
