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By Sheila Kimani (@sheilakimm)
Last weekend saw the Social Media Africa Awards held in Lagos Nigeria, which brought key players from the social media fraternity across Africa together and amongst them were our very own Kenyans.
Out of the 150 nominees Ben Kiruthi (popular for his wedding photos blog), and Slum Photography (popular for his photos about life in the slum) emerged winners in their categories
Here is the full list of winners:
1. Blogger of the Year
Ben Kiruthi @Benkiruthi Kenya
2. Social Media Personality of the Year
Ayari Yassine @yassayari Tunisia
3. Social Media Hero
Michael Hlatshwayo @big_MIKE_ayooba South Africa
4. Facebook Page of the Year
Barefootlaw @BarefootlawUG Uganda
5. Twitter Handle of the Year
Jimi Tewe @jimitewe – Nigeria
6. Influencer of the Year (LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Instagram)
The Love Tour KE @slumphotography Kenya
7. Government/Public Sector
Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Youth and ICT Rwanda @myictrwanda
8. Private Sector
DHL Africa @DHLAfrica Kenya
9. Non-Profit
Stand to End Rape @StandtoEndRape Nigeria
10. Start-up/MSME
Adforumco @adforumco Nigeria
11. Financial Institution
KCB Group @KCBGroup Kenya
12. App of the Year
Afrinolly @Afrinolly Nigeria
13. Hashtag of the Year
#TheNiteTalk @Lt_Caesa Kenya
14. Brand of the Year
Raha 2.0 @rahaFIBER Tanzania
15. Best Rated Platform
Nigeria Trade Hub @Nigeriatradehub Nigeria
