From faith and football to pop culture, politics and humanitarian concerns, Kenya’s digital space is alive with conversations shaping both local and global narratives.
Prophet David Owuor’s ongoing three-day Japan Revival meeting has sparked widespread attention among believers, while football fans debate Casemiro’s expected departure from Manchester United at the end of the season. Music lovers are counting down to a South Korean K-pop world tour set to kick off in Goyang, even as concerns over Nigeria’s deepening humanitarian and hunger crisis resonate across African online communities.
Back home, President William Ruto’s NYOTA fund disbursement in Meru, renewed comparisons between Kenya’s performance and Singapore’s development model, and Jubilee Party’s reorganisation which saw Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni replaced are also dominating the national conversation.
Below are the top 10 trending topics in Kenya
JesusRevivaltoJapan
Repentance and Holiness Church’s Prophet David Owuor is in Japan for a three-day Revival meeting starting today and running all the way to Sunday.
The first two days will entail a word conference and the climax day on Sunday, a healing service.
TunaskiaFitiSasa
Swahili for “We feel good now”, the hashtag is being used by Kenyans online for the second day in a row to express optimism and celebrate positive vibes or situations.
It appears in conversations where people are expressing satisfaction, though some of the reactions are about government programs and services and even promises.
Casemiro
After joining Manchester United from Real Madrid in 2022, Carlos Henrique Casemiro has announced his departure at the end of the season when his contract expires.
Football fans continue to share his career highlights in the defensive midfielder’s role and his contribution towards two trophies bagged by the club in the last four years.
BTSWorldTourGoyang
BTS, a popular South Korean K-Pop has officially announced world tour 2026-2027 that starts in Goyang, South Africa on April 9 this year. This is their first full global tour.
Pre-sale tickets for the Goyang tour sold out so fast.
NyotainMeru
President William Ruto yesterday disbursed Sh168 million worth of business startup grants to 6720 youths from Meru, Embu and Tharaka Nithi at Kinoru stadium under the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme.
The programme is designed to tackle unemployment and expand economic opportunities for young Kenyans, especially those with limited formal education or under employed.
NurunaEvahMwalili
Trending for the second day in a row, the Radio 47 weekday show, that precedes breakfast show and runs between 4-6am is an inspirational/faith program featuring testimonies (Ushuhuda) and uplifting word segments aimed at giving listeners spiritual exhortation to start the day.
The show is hosted by Evah Mwalili, popularly known as Mama Taifa.
ResultsSpeak
Trending alongside #BomaYanguImenijenga (that shows how the affordable housing units were transforming lives), ResultsSpeak is being used to highlight the success behind President William Ruto’s affordable housing program which is being likened to those in Singapore.
It’s trending alongside #MaishaLondon.
It has been among the top trends since yesterday.
Nigeria
The United Nations World Food Programme has issued a warning over the escalating humanitarian and hunger crisis in the country, with millions of citizens in northeastern parts of Nigeria food insecure.
JeremiahKioni
The Jubilee Party Secretary General has been reassigned the Deputy Party leader role in charge of Operations, alongside Fred Matiang’i who is the Party’s Presidential flagbearer in the 2027 general elections.
The major party reorganisation agreed during a National Executive Council meeting chaired by Party leader Uhuru Kenyatta, saw former Narok North MP Richard Ole Kenta take over as the new Secretary General.
SingaporeReceipts
It’s being used figuratively online with users debating and comparing Kenya’s performance to Singapore’s reputation for strong institutions and economic growth, showing that what President William Ruto is doing has worked elsewhere
