Twitter usage has taken off in Kenya, with everyone looking to come up with the next big trending meme or snotty quip that will get their twitter following up from five relatives to thousands of followers.
The following are Kenyans and companies at the top of the local Twitter food chain:
1. Uhuru Kenyatta (@UKenyatta)
Following – 11
Followers – 1,395,008
2. NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya)
Following – 265
Followers – 1,117,508
3. Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya)
Following – 150
Followers – 1,083,809
4. KTN(@KTNKenya)
Following – 107
Followers – 1,015,488
5. Daily Nation (@dailynation)
Following – 269
Followers – 873,531
6. VictorMochere Victor Mochere (@VictorMochere)
Following – 19,006
Followers – 796,294
7. William Samoei Ruto (@WilliamsRuto)
Following – 123
Followers – 753,721
8. Jeff Koinange, MBS (@KoinangeJeff)
Following – 1,235
Followers – 751,278
9. LarryMadowo Larry Madowo (@LarryMadowo)
Follwing – 1,457
Followers – 723,961
10. xtiandela Xtian Dela (@xtiandela)
Following – 52,475
Followers – 716,667
Source: socialbakers.com