Top Most Bullied Kenyan Celebrities on Social Media Platforms

Kenya is one of the leading users of the internet in the Globe, this notwithstanding, authorities have done very little, if anything, to create awareness on cyberbullying and holding those behind the crimes culpable.

Internet comes with access to numerous social media platforms whose doors are open to both respectable and not-so-respectable people in the country. Social media users, in general, are exposed to bullying from a select few who most likely are too bitter to contain themselves.

Celebrities in Kenya are the most exposed given their huge following as some of the bullies through jabs at them as publicity stunts. Celebrities who have on numerous occasions been on the receiving end from bullies, who are loudest and most ruthless behind their keyboards and screens, have either succumbed to the pressure emotionally, ignored it, deleted their pages or simply pretended to have heard or seen the jabs.

Jimmy Gait

Jimmy Gait is one celebrity who has faced the wrath and mockery of Kenyans online following his release of the song titled ‘Yesu ndiye Sponsor’ in June 2016.

The term sponsor had been twisted by Kenyans to mean a man or woman, especially the aged ones, who finance the lifestyles of younger men or women for sexual favors.

Kenyans on social media platforms criticized Jimmy Gait on the song terming it disrespectful to God. An emotional soft-spoken Jimmy Gait shed tears on a live television interview as he narrated how affected he’d gotten with the bashing.

“People forgot about all the good songs I had done for close to nine years and started insulting me saying all sort of things. It was difficult for me because I am human. Just one song made Kenyans think that I am trash,” Jimmy Gait argued as he yielded to emotions.

The situation was to worsen when the gospel artiste released a mash-up of ‘Hello’ by Adelle. Much is no longer heard of his music which raises concern on did Kenyan bullies online shutter Jimmy Gaits music star?

Kobi Kihara

Former NTV presenter, Kobi Kihara, had it rough with Kenyans online who literally roasted her for what they termed as Plagiarism.

Kobi, who was in the United States at the time to pursue a design course at the prestigious design school in New York, mocked after an observant fan noted that a photo of a plate of salad she had claimed to have prepared was actually from getting from the internet.

Kenyans even came up with a #KobiKiharaChallenge and #KobiWithAnEye, which she had used when sharing photos on Instagram.

Kobi was mocked for faking her lifestyle where she had even posted a photo of a baby; she had pulled from another user and pretended to be the Aunty. Kobi Kihara’s actions revealed a desperate situation where Kenyan celebrities are going through unimaginable heights to get validated.

Kobi Kihara ended the whole drama by deleting all her social media accounts, a sign she was really troubled by the trolls.

Adelle Onyango

Adelle Onyango, Kiss FM Presenter, had a nasty interaction with one, obviously, mentally disturbed Facebook user in October 2014.

A social media bully compared the presenter to a monkey. The bully posted a photoshopped meme with an insulting comparison of a monkey next to Adelle.

The post was followed by a comment from another Facebook bully reading “You are pretty, very pretty, just fix your teeth. I am sure you can more than afford it. Plus your smile is pretty just the teeth.”

Adelle did not take it lying down and hit back with the following reply, “I don’t describe to your definition of beauty or perfection. How sad must your life be to go around pointing out at what people have to ch