Most Influential Kenyans on Twitter

Twitter has become one of the more mainstream social media apps in Kenya. It represents a whole range of users across the board, and more Kenyans are signing up to this micro-blogging phenomenon. And as with every largely accesible/widespread social app, there are those people who cut their own niche for being influential on it, even if they don’t have a huge fan-base from commonly expected fame sources (singing, modelling, acting, tv/radio etc). People famous on twitter for the sole reason of their tweets; before twitter you probably wouldn’t know who these were.

Wondering who these ‘twitter gurus’ are in Kenya? Without further ado here are Kenya’s top ten “Twitterati”:

@YAHSHUAmob 

I have to confess that Kenya’s top individual on Twitter was something of a surprise. @YAHSHUAmob is a twitter account run by Mutinda Kisio. He tweets motivational Christian messages every day of the week and has managed to build his massive Twitter following on this basis alone. (Which is ironic because he shares a lot of the same followers with some of the raunchiest KOTs!) He is the guy you need to follow if you want to get your Christian faith in order through some daily inspirational devotions.

@alykhansatchu:

Aly-Khan Satchu has been consistently one of Kenya’s most followed Twitter individuals in Kenya. Aly is undoubtedly the “rockstar” when it comes to investments and the financial markets in Kenya which he tweets religiously on a daily basis, from dawn to dusk. Kenya’s own Richard-Branson (relatable/hip/cool rich guy) Need financial advice? Follow Aly-Khan Satchu.

@Ramzzy:

One of the most followed individuals in among his ilk, @ramzzy is without a doubt a force to reckon with in term of sway. A hip hop head, sarcastic and an art “shinja”, Rama Oluoch bio says he “tweets what you think but are afraid to share”. And true to his word, he is part of the hand but stands out like a thumb. Following him would be a fun addition to your timeline.

@JoeWMuchiri :

A radio-show producer at Capital FM, Mr. Producer as he calls himself is a hip hop and twitter junkie, an Arsenal fan to the bone and “Insomniac-ish & Crazy Abit”. Known for his eccentric tweets, @JoeWMuchiri is the guy to follow for those of you who don’t take life too seriously.

@OleItumbi: If you are the guy who always wants to be in the know before it hits the headline,
then this is the guy to follow. I don’t know where he gets 411 from but one thing is for sure: this guy has got his facts right. He is the online “Mohammed Ali”. Apart from being a journalist, Dennis Itumbi is an entrepreneur who owns a group of County newspapers and Runs Political, Business and Social Media Consultancy.

@sickolia:

With 73,188 cracked tweets Mr.-No-Days-Off has marshaled 9,739 followers on the micro-blogging site. The self-confessed douche is an Arsenal and Real Madrid fan who declares that you follow him instead of following the crowd. Why should you follow him? Plenty tweets for your enjoyment, witty humour of course, and he tends to tweet back to a lot of his followers, adding a fun personal touch to his handle.

@crazynairobian:

This is a/they are character(s) who is/are determined to keep their identity as anonymous as possible. Just as the name denotes, crazy Nairobian tweets the most outlandish stuff that happen around people in the city of Nairobi. Sample this;
CN ®@crazynairobian “Men who fukuza chipos at six or 7:00 am should have their balls crushed. Thats cruel. Do it before 5:00 am. “

His bio describes him as “mad as a hatter, a secret hopeless romantic -*face palm*-, #MUFC.”

If you live/have lived in Nairobi, you should definitely follow this one. And apparently, they are available for interviews on camera too!

@RobertAlai:

The genius behind the technology blog, techmtaa.com, is without a doubt a twitter big wig. The controversial blogger has in the recent past rubbed the Government the wrong way when he was involved in a tussle with former Government Spokesman Alfred Mutua. That aside, his twitter presence is felt most boasting of over 20,000 followers majority of whom depend on him for constant activity on their timeline. His frequent tweets, mostly break news before several media houses and for that, he has been regarded by some as a ‘one man media house’. You may want to follow him if you are looking for controversial breaking scoops and unapologetic opinions. You may not want to follow him if you would catch feelings/get offended by the overtly-personal, sinister, mean-spirited and sometimes bitter undertones of a lot of his tweets.

@Mbusih:

This new entry was completely unknown to me until I was alerted of his massive following via Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) who follow him. The Mombasa-based tweep believes that death -stylized by him as ┼ DΣA┼H ┼ – is the ultimate redemption for mankind. At the end of this long and lonely path, all misery will be gone. Don’t be fooled by the ’emo’-ness of that bio though… Joel Gathoni is followed by many on Twitter due to the many humorous tweets he sends out. Only disadvantage is he also tweets a lot of personal stuff and responses to friends that wouldn’t make sense to you if you were not in his close circle.

@masaku_:

This guy boasts of 27,155 tweets and a fan base of 4770 followers. He bills himself as a retired Gynaecologist -really?- who doesn’t tweet jokes but rather tweets stupid. With all the admiration I am not sure exactly what he does but I know he definitely is into bawdy/raunchy jokes. Like @Mbusih he is followed by many on Twitter due to his many mischievous tweets. With @masaku_ you feel like he is tongue-in-cheek tweeting out publicly what a lot of you were thinking privately. And who wouldn’t love to follow someone who is guaranteed to tell you a hilarious, raunchy double-entendre joke or two?

So, there you have it – Kenya’s top ten Twitter users, who if you already aren’t, you just might wanna follow.