DP Rigathi Gachagua, Martha Karua, IEBC, World Cup among most trending Google searches this year

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Portal, which was used to display the presidential results in the 2022 General Elections topped the general trending Google searches this year according to the Google Searches 2022 report released today. Kenyans searched for the portal to follow the results as they streamed in from the polling stations as they were eager to know who their next president would be.

Also, Kenyans' love for football dominated the Trends with World Cup 2022 Fixtures and AFCON emerging the second and third trending general queries. Kenyans sought to know the countries that qualified for both the World Cup and AFCON and how they were paired. They searched to know the fixtures, and results of their favourite teams as they followed the tournaments. Other queries were KNEC Portal which is used to check primary and secondary national results, KUCCPS Portal which are used for university admission applications, and the online social multiplayer game Pakakumi. The top ten list of the general trending searches is closed by Climate Change, COVID-19 Registry, and the Russia Ukraine Conflict.