Vote For Your Favourites in the OLX Social Media Awards

The list of nominees for the 2nd Annual Social Media Awards was released on September 3rd. The Awards ceremony will be held on October 3rd, 2014, after conclusion of the voting exercise. Deloitte East Africa, the world’s largest management consulting firm, will audit this year’s OLX Social Media Awards organized by the Kenya Social Media Awards.

Deloitte Partner, Dr. Martin Oduor-Otieno, said auditing will ensure eventual winners reflect the true picture of the development witnessed in social media and the impact it has had on Kenyans. He said the list of nominees reflects the who’s who in the local social media landscape under various categories and social media users will have the final say on winners by participating in the voting exercise.

The nominees in the various categories will benefit from a free course in social media from Hootsuite University. The Hootsuite University Program is designed for professionals seeking to increase skills in Hootsuite and other social media tools and tactics. The Hootsuite is a web-based social media management tool. Director of Kenya Social Media Awards, Mr. Martin Muli, said the course by Hootsuite University will help build capacity of nominees and further enhance the impact of social media on the society.

The judges have shortlisted five nominees under each category of the Awards, which include the National and County Governments, Learning Institutions, and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). Other categories are Social Network Personality of the Year, Large Corporation, Traditional Media, Best use of Social Media and the Best of the Best.

Below are the categories and  nominees in each category.

Social Network Personality

Most Influential Facebook Personality
1. CabuGah
2. Stephen Musyoka
3. Rita Oyier
4. Dennis Maladit
5. XtianDela

Most Influential Twitter Personality
1. Boniface Mwangi
2. Xtiandela
3. Sitawa Wafula
4. Chief Kariuki
5. Sunny Bindra

Most Influential Instagram Personality
1. MutuaMatheka
2. ThisIsEss
3. Misskihoro
4. Vera sidika
5. Benkiruthi

Most Promising New Blogger
1. www.magunga.com
2. http://ernestwamboye.blogspot.com/
3. http://missindependent.co.ke/ –
4. http://silvianjoki.com/
5. http://waruisapix.wordpress.com/

Large Corporation Category

Corporation With Best Customer Care
1. Chase Bank
2. Safaricom
3. Airtel
4. Jambo Jet
5. Orange

Corporation With Most Creative Campaign
1. Open your eyes – by Safaricom
2. Aromat – Unilever
3. Tembea Kenya – KWS
4. Chasepreneuer – Chase Bank
5. Hands off our elephants

Most Influential Corporate Personality
1. OryOkolloh
2. Bob Collymore
3. Peter Nduati
4. Gina Din Kariuki
5. Mohammed Hersi

SME Category

SME of The Year
1. Buy Rent Kenya
2. Eat Out Kenya
3. PikaChakula
4. Ma3Route
5. SandStorm Kenya

Most Influential SME Personality
1. Aly Khan Satchu
2. Sunny Bindra
3. Eric Kinoti
4. AhmednasirAbdullahi
5. GatwiriMurungi

National and County Government Category

Most Active State Corporation
1. Kenya Airports Authority
2. Kenya Tourism Board
3. Kenya Power
4. State House
5. KWS

Most Active County Government
1. Kiambu
2. Nairobi
3. Meru
4. ElgeyoMarakwet
5. Mombasa

Most Influential Government Personality
1. Amb. Amina Mohamed
2. Alfred Mutua
3. Mike Sonko
4. Jane Waikenda
5. Sakaja Johnson

Traditional Media Category

Television Show
1. NTV – The Trend with Larry Madowo
2. KTN – Jeff Koinange Live
3. NTV – Tujuane
4. Citizen TV – Sunday Live
5. NTV – Churchill Show

Radio Show
1. Capital FM – The Jam
2. HBR – G money in the Morning
3. Milele FM – Bangaiza
4. Radio Jambo – Teketeke with Mbusina Lion
5. One FM – Drive

News Channel
1. Citizen TV Kenya
2. Capital FM Kenya
3. K24 TV
4. KTN Kenya
5. NTV Kenya

Most Influential Media Personality
1. Adelle Onyango
2. Daniel Ndambuki AKA King’ang’i
3. Jeff Koinange
4. Julie Gichuru
5. Maina Kageni

Best Use of Social Media

Best Use of Social Media for Entertainment
1. Sauti Sol
2. Buni.TV – XYZ
3. Ghetto Radio
4. Pulse Magazine
5. Kiss TV – Live on Blast Club AfterBurn

Best Use of Social Media for Charity
1. Eddah Hope Cancer Foundation
2. Beyond Zero Campaign
3. Hands off our elephants
4. Kenya Red Cross
5. Safaricom Foundation

Best Use Social Media By Learning Institution
1. ZetechCollege
2. USIU
3. UoN
4. Kenyatta University
5. Strathmore University

Best of the Best

Overall Personality of The Year
1. Amb. Amina Mohamed
2. Daniel Ndambuki aka King’ang’i
3. Xtiandela
4. Mike Sonko
5. Paula Kahumbu

Overall Organization of The Year
1. Chase Bank
2. Safaricom
3. Eatout Kenya
4. Kenya power
5. Kenya Tourism Board

The theme for this year’s OLX Social Media Awards is ‘Making Social Media Work For You.’ OLX Kenya has been the title sponsor of the Awards for two consecutive years. To vote for the nominees, social media users will be required to visit the Awards website.

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