By Albert Mwangeka
Global tech giant Google has released search trends that revealed in the month of July Congolese musician Koffi Olomide was the most searched personality in Kenya.
According to a statement sent to newsrooms, Kenyans went online to search for the rhumba maestro after a leaked video showed Olomide kicking his female dancer.
The second trend search was Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba after he was officially confirmed as a Manchester United player again after his world record £100 million move was finally sealed on July 28.
Following closely is the reality game Pokemon Go and Kenyans used the google search engines as many wanted to catch features of this intriguing game.
The fatal Kisii accident that claimed the lives of eight people and critically injured two others, when a lorry collided with two cars at Etora in Bobasi sub-county came in as the fourth trending search of July.
Other searches that trended in July were Eid Mubarak, as people turned to google networks to find out more about the traditional Muslim greeting reserved for use on the festivals of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr.
Kenyans in July wanted to get more information about Kapenguria Attack, after a rogue police officer held hostage and killed seven of his counterparts at Kapenguria Police Station.
Melania Trump was also popular in Google searches after she was accused of plagiarizing in part U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech during her Republican National Convention address.
Theresa May was more popular in last month’s search after she was made UK Prime Minister following David Cameron’s resignation .
Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day and the tech company releases on monthly basis topics that were popular in a country.
