Voting in the 2014 OLX Social Media Awards is now open. This comes after the unveiling of nominees by the organizers. There are 5 nominees in each category as picked by the judges. Deloitte East Africa will audit this year’s OLX Social Media Awards to ensure the process is clear and transparent.
Deloitte Partner, Dr. Martin Oduor-Otieno says auditing will ensure eventual winners reflect the true picture of the development witnessed in the social media and the impact it has had on Kenyans. He says the list of nominees reflects who is 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 partnership between the Kenya Social Media Awards and Hootsuite University will help nominees build on their social media skills through webinars featuring best practices and tips from industry-leading brands, platforms and educators,†says Director of Kenya Social Media Awards, Mr. Martin Muli.
You can vote for your favorite personalities by going to vote.soma.or.ke
Below is a list of the 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. ernestwamboye.blogspot.com
3. missindependent.co.ke
4. silvianjoki.com
5. 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. Ory Okolloh
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. Ahmednasir Abdullahi
5. Gatwiri Murungi
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. Elgeyo Marakwet
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. AdelleAnyango
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. Zetech College
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