Nairobi's Evans Kidero tops list of most tech-savvy governors on Twitter
What you need to know:
- The two top governors have been taking to the micro blogging site to post updates and photos on their flagship development projects, day-to-day engagements with relevant stakeholders and their plans.
Nairobi City governor Evans Kidero is Kenya’s most active county chief executive on Twitter even as nearly a third of governors lack presence on the social media platform.
Mr Kidero has 208,841 followers on Twitter and has so far posted 2,626 tweets to emerge Kenya’s top governor ‘tweep’ followed by his Machakos counterpart Alfred Mutua.
The two top governors have been taking to the micro blogging site to post updates and photos on their flagship development projects, day-to-day engagements with relevant stakeholders and their plans.
@KideroEvans has the distinct feature of being the only governor to have a verified Twitter account among his 47 colleagues.
GRADED FIFTH
His Twitter bio reads: “Governor, Nairobi City County. Better City, Better Life.”
Mr Mutua has 89,050 followers on Twitter and has made 1,417 posts mostly informing the people of Machakos County about the governor’s daily schedule, speeches made at public functions and updates on devolved projects.
The bio of @DrAlfredMutua reads: The Official twitter handle for Dr Alfred Mutua, Machakos County Governor.
Mombasa governor @HassanAliJoho ranks third with 37,945 fans followed by Bomet’s @IsaacRutoGov (33,992) and Makueni county boss @governorkibwana is graded fifth with 9,895 followers.
