This archive report was first published on 1 August 2019.
Published on August 1, 2019, Google released its top trending searches for the month of July in Kenya.
Former Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore, who passed away on July 1, 2019, was the number one trending search in Kenya in July.
Collymore, a Guyanese-born British businessman, served as the CEO of Safaricom for nine years before succumbing to cancer.
The top 10 trending searches in Kenya in July were dominated by prominent Kenyan personalities who passed away in the month, including Kibra MP Ken Okoth and Kenyan football legend Joe Kadenge.
The football match between Everton and Kariobangi Sharks, which Sharks won on penalties and the SportPesa Cup at the Moi International Sports Center in Kasarani, came second.
Ken Okoth, who died at the Nairobi Hospital after a long battle with colon cancer, was the third trending item.
Former KTN news anchor Esther Arunga was fourth after she was sentenced to 10 months jail probation in a case involving the death of her son.
Arunga was accused of lying about the circumstances under which her son suffered fatal injuries at a family home in Brisbane, Australia, in June 2014.
The FaceApp application, which has an age filter that makes people in photos look much older, was the fifth trending item.
Kenyan socialite Vera Sidikia came in sixth after she posted a picture of herself looking darker than usual.
Cancer was the seventh trending search, with several prominent people in Kenya succumbing to the disease in July.
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament, which concluded in July with the final game between Senegal and Algeria, rounded up the top 10 listing.
