What Kenyans searched for during the 2017 Presidential Debate

NASA Presidential candidate Raila Odinga during the Presidential debate 2017 at Catholic University on Monday 24/07/2017. [Boniface OKENDO,Standard]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Google has released trending searches during Kenya’s 2017 Presidential Debate that took place on Monday, 24 July.

Google Search Trends, a publicly available tool that indicates search patterns over a period of time, shows the top five queries about Presidential Candidates - Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, which generated the highest amount of traffic on Google during the debate, as well as the top five daily queries about the candidates that attract the interest of Kenyans.

Organised by Debate Media Limited, the Presidential Debate was geared towards ensuring that voters make informed decisions on which candidate to vote for on August 8. Raila Odinga attended the debate, but the President did not participate.

Trending queries on Uhuru Kenyatta on 24/7:
1.    Uhuru Kenyatta debate
2.    Uhuru Twitter
3.    Mutahi Ngunyi
4.    Is Uhuru attending the presidential debate?
5.    Where is Uhuru Kenyatta right now?

Trending queries on Raila Odinga on 24/7:
1.    Raila debate
2.    How old is Raila Odinga?
3.    Raila Odinga family
4.    Raila Odinga Twitter
5.    Raila education

Trending queries about Presidential candidates - Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga 8-10 pm:

Trending queries on Uhuru Kenyatta on 24/7, 8-10pm:
1.    Uhuru Kenyatta debate
2.    Uhuru Kenyatta Twitter
3.    Is Uhuru attending the presidential debate?
4.    Where is Uhuru Kenyatta right now?
5.    How old is Uhuru Kenyatta?