Mr Paul Ongili aka Babu Owino. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili, known as Babu Owino, topped the list of Google searches in the country in the week ended Sunday.
The
politician had earlier in the week been arrested and re-arrested on
accounts of subversion, thereby sparking protests by University of
Nairobi Students.
The word ‘subversion’ was sixth
among the top trending searches. Football came in second, with EPL
matches of Arsenal Vs West Brom and Chelsea Vs Man City becoming the
most searched games of the week.
The week also saw Kenyans take to Google to find out the meaning of the word “Tibim” which was the fourth trending item.
Popularised
by Mr Owino, a former chairman of Students Organisation of Nairobi
University (Sonu), the word “Tibim” has received a lot of traction and
could possibly be one of the most used phrases during this
electioneering period.
Mr Owino has previously claimed that the word holds a revolutionary meaning in a foreign language.
Fifth
on the Google search list was the death of Hugh Hefner –an American
businessman who created the Playboy magazine before spanning it into a
media and entertainment-industry giant.
He passed on Wednesday at 91, and is remembered for fighting
free-speech battles in courts, defying segregation, while living a life
of seemingly breezy bachelorhood as publicly as possible.
Google
celebrated its 19th birthday last week. In honour of the anniversary,
Google allowed users to play with 19 of its best games and interactive
Google Doodles all linked to the surprise spinner.
The Google birthday surprise spinner became the 3rd most searched item online in the past one week.
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