Monday 13 June 2016

Jacob Juma attracts highest amount of traffic on Google in May



Google has released trends of what Kenyans searched for online during the month of May with businessman, the late Jacob Juma, topping the list of most trending searches. Juma was found dead in his car on 5 May, prompting Kenyans to find out more about events surrounding his death.

The second most trending search was Cheryl Kitonga, a university student who became infamous after an expose on Juma’s death by one of the local TV stations, which created debate across social media circles. Renowned media personality, Caroline Mutoko took to her YouTube channel to express her disappointment while at the same time expressing her defense for twenty-six year old Cheryl.

Third on the list was Swiss professional footballer Granit Xhaka after English football club Arsenal confirmed that it had signed the 23 year old from German football club Borussia Mönchengladbach for 25 million pounds.

Former Cabinet Minister Soita Shitanda was fourth on the list of most trending searches following his death while undergoing treatment at Nairobi Hospital. The former Malava Member of Parliament had been admitted at the hospital for two weeks before he succumbed to the illness on Tuesday, 24 May.

The fifth most trending search was Rubella - an infection caused by the rubella virus. The infection, which is also known as German measles, was a trending search after the Ministry of Health announced that it would be conducting a vaccination drive across the country’s 47 counties.

Other trending searches were:  Mother’s Day as people celebrated motherhood on Sunday, May 8. This is a recurring search as Kenyans celebrated mother’s day on March 26 (which is mother’s day in the United Kingdom) as well as May 8 (which is mother’s day in the United States); Chikungunya  an infection caused by the chikungunya virus after the County Government of Mandera announced that an outbreak of the infection had claimed 14 lives as at Tuesday, May 31; Nyota Ndogo, after photos of her wedding surfaced online; Conjestina Achieng after false rumours of the former female World Boxing Champion’s demise surfaced online and Friday the 13th, as people went online to find out more about the day - commonly considered an unlucky day in western superstition.

The “What is” category was driven by curious Kenyans - who went online to find answers to some of their burning questions. What is rubella? was the most trending ‘what is’ search while What is a grammy? was second on the list perhaps owing to the 58th annual grammy awards ceremony.  What is hysteria was the third most trending ‘what is’ search as people sought to find out more about the psychological disorder. Other “what is” searches were: what is a cover letter; what is drooling; what is epilepsy; what is memorial day; what is floating check; what is climate change and what is a schengen visa.

In the ‘How to’ category, the dominant trending search was How to stop prolonged menses as people turned to search to find a solution to the condition. Excessive menstrual bleeding or Menorrhagia is usually caused by a hormonal imbalance, stress, excessive weight loss or gain among other factors. Doctors advice that if the condition persists for 7 or more days, one ought to consult a gynecologist. The second most trending ‘How to’ search was how to make simple fruit cake at home as people looked up simple cake recipes while How to style mambo twist came third on the list. Other trending ‘How to’ searches were: How to lose weight fast; How to file taxes online; How to make lemonade; How to have bigger hips; How to solve a rubix cube; How to use a computer and How to care for natural hair.

Most Trending Searches
  1. Jacob Juma
  2. Cheryl Kitonga
  3. Granit Xhaka
  4. Soita shitanda
  5. Rubella
  6. Mother’s day
  7. Chikungunya
  8. Nyota Ndogo
  9. Conjestina Achieng
  10. Friday the 13th

Most Trending ‘What is’ searches
  1. What is rubella?
  2. What is a grammy?
  3. What is hysteria?
  4. What is a cover letter?
  5. What is drooling?
  6. What is epilepsy?
  7. What is memorial day?
  8. What is floating check?
  9. What is climate change?
  10. What is a schengen visa

Most Trending ‘How to’ searches
  1. How to stop prolonged menses
  2. How to make simple fruit cake at home
  3. How to style mambo twist
  4. How to lose weight fast
  5. How to file taxes online
  6. How to make lemonade
  7. How to have bigger hips
  8. How to solve a rubix cube
  9. How to use a computer
  10. How to care for natural hair

     Via Agencies

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