Sharon Otieno, Miguna and Jacque Maribe top Google trends 2018

Migori Governor Okoth Obado in chains arrives at the Milimani court on October 12 for the hearing of his bond application in a case where he is charged with the murder of Sharon Otieno. /COLLINS KWEYU
Migori Governor Okoth Obado in chains arrives at the Milimani court on October 12 for the hearing of his bond application in a case where he is charged with the murder of Sharon Otieno. /COLLINS KWEYU

Murdered Rongo University student

Sharon Otieno and controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna were the top trending local personalities in 2018.

Sharon had a seven-month-old pregnancy when she was killed.

Migori Governor Okoth Obado and two others,

Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero are facing charges in connection to the murder.

Obado

came in sixth.

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On the other hand, Miguna trended after he was deported forcibly to Canada by the government.

Miguna was deported on February 6 following the swearing-in of ODM leader Raila Odinga as the people’s President on January 30 at Uhuru Park.

He was accompanied by Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang, who administered the oath and Siaya Senator and lawyer James Orengo.

Miguna stamped the documents during the inauguration.

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Coming in the third position in the Google trends released on Monday night is Citizen TV presenter

Jacque Maribe.

Maribe trended after she was charged with the murder of businesswoman

Monica Kimani in September.

She faces the charges with her co-accused, Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu.

She, however, won reprieve after the court released her on Sh1 million bail on October 30.

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Maribe was followed by Embakasi East MP

Babu Owino. Babu pleaded with President Uhuru Kenyatta to keep his political career from going down the drain.

This was Babu's first time to ask for help from the President following the nullification of his election by the

High Court.

When his election was cancelled, Babu

claimed Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto had a hand in the court verdict.

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State House spokeswoman

Kanze Dena came in fifth after her appointment by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Dena was holding the position in an acting capacity for three months since the exit of Manoah Esipisu.

Esipisu was appointed as Kenya's High Commissioner to the UK in July.

But her appointment was later confirmed.

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Veteran politician Kenneth Matiba was

seventh after his death in April.

Matiba died while at the Karen Hospital.

He was followed by Kirinyaga Deputy Governor

Peter Ndambiri who trended after a

video of him naked with an

unidentified woman surfaced in April.

The shot in Kakamega town, where leaders were attending the 5th Annual Devolution Conference.

Businesswoman Monica Kimani came in ninth after she was killed. Maribe and Jowie are facing murder charges for this.

In the 10th position was musician Joseph Kamaru.

The 79-year-old passed away at MP Shah Hospital, Nairobi after he

of a back problem that caused him difficulties in movement.

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