Moody Awori and Sister Irene Stefani top Google searches in May

 

Former Vice President Moody Awori. He was the most searched for personality on Google in May. FILE PHOTO |   NATION MEDIA GROUP.

In Summary

• Uncle Moody topped after false reports that Uncle Moody had passed on surfaced on social media
• Sister Irene Stefani, a Roman Catholic Italian nun and a member of the Consolata Missionary Sisters became famous after she was beatified.
• Kenyan fashion blogger, Sharon Mundia, started to trend after she published her engagement story on her blog

By NATION REPORTER
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Former Vice President Moody Awori was the most searched for personality on Google in May, the latest statistics show.

Latest data from Google search trends, which indicate search patterns over a period of time, show the former Funyula MP received the highest traffic during the month.

This was after false reports that Uncle Moody had passed on surfaced on social media, prompting Kenyans to go online to gather more information on the rumours.

Sister Irene Stefani, a Roman Catholic Italian nun and a member of the Consolata Missionary Sisters, came second following her beatification on May 23.

She was followed by Kenyan fashion blogger, Sharon Mundia, after she published her engagement story on her blog, while former Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal came fourth on the list following rumours of his transfer to Manchester United erupted on social media.

MAYWEATHER FIGHT
Vidal, however, was quick to state that he did not wish to transfer to the English Premier League.

The Fight of the Century Boxing personalities, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, both ranked fifth on Google’s top trending personalities for the month owing to the highly-popularised boxing duel that took place on May 2, 2015 in Las Vegas.

Mayweather won the contest by unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 116–112 and the other 118–110.

On most searched items— popular terms for a specific period ranked in order, by volume of searches — Arsenal took the first position with probable searches by football fans being the team’s ranking on the EPL table.

That list also had EPL Table, Manchester United, Supersport and Barcelona, demonstrating Kenyans interest in sports.

WHAT'S SEARCHES
Other most searched items were the Bible; ecitizen— a portal that offers access to information and services provided by the Kenyan Government— Kenyatta University and Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board.

Kenyans also went to Google to look for answers to ‘what is’ questions. What is Blackberry Messenger (BBM) topped under ‘What is’ category followed by: What is visibility, What is calculus, What is marijuana, What is anaemia and What is beatification.

Others queries under this category included: What is wordpress, What is cramps, What is beauty and what is Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD).

Here is the summary of the results:
Top Trending Searches
1. Burundi
2. Beatification
3. Judiciary
4. Intellectual Capacity
5. Moody Awori
6. Mother’s Day
7. Sister Irene Stefani
8. Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
9. Chelsea vs Liverpool
10. Sharon Mundia

Most Searched Items
1. Arsenal
2. EPL Table
3. Manchester United
4. Supersport
5. Mayweather
6. Bible
7. ecitizen
8. Kenyatta University
9. Barcelona
10. KASNEB

Top Trending Personalities
1. Moody Awori
2. Sister Irene Stefani
3. Sharon Mundia
4. Arturo Vidal
5. Mayweather vs. Manny
6. Rio Ferdinand
7. John Kerry
8. Inge Lehmann
9. Adebayor
10. Janet Mbugua

Top Trending ‘What is’
1. What is BBM?
2. What is visibility?
3. What is Calculus?
4. What is Marijuana?
5. What is Anemia?
6. What is beatification?
7. What is wordpress?
8. What is Cramps?
9. What is Beauty?
10. What is STD?