The OLX SOMA Awards 2014 Winners gala event went down last night at the Safari Park Hotel. This is the second year of the awards and they were created to appreciate Kenya’s social media users, corporates and individuals, who use social media to influences other positively.
Below are the OLX SOMA Awards 2014 full list of winners:
Most Influential Facebook personality
1. Rita Oyier – Winner
2. Stephen Musyoka
3. Cabu Gah
4. Dennis Maladit
5. XtianDela
Most influential twitter personality
1. Xtiandela – Winner
2. Boniface Mwangi
3. Sitawa Wafula
4. Chief Kariuki
5. Sunny bindra
Most influential Instagram personality
1. ThisIsEss – Winner
2. MutuaMatheka
3. Misskihoro
4. Vera sidika
5. Benkiruthi
Most promising new blogger
1. silvianjoki.com – Winner
2. ernestwamboye.blogspot.com
3. missindependent.co.ke
4. www.magunga.com
5. waruisapix.wordpress.com
Corporation with best customer care
1. Safaricom – Winner
2. Chase Bank
3. Airtel
4. Jambo Jet
5. Orange
Corporation with most creative campaign
1. Aromat Unilever – Winner
2. Open your eyes by Safaricom
3. Tembea Kenya KWS
4. Chasepreneuer Chase Bank
5. Hands off our elephants
Most influential corporate personality
1. Bob Collymore – Winner
2. Ory Okolloh
3. Peter Nduati
4. Gina Din Kariuki
5. Mohammed Hersi
SME of the year
1. Ma3Route – Winner
2. Eat Out Kenya
3. PikaChakula
4. Buy Rent Kenya
5. SandStorm Kenya
Most Influential SME personality
1. Eric Kinoti – Winner
2. Sunny Bindra
3. Aly Khan Satchu
4. Ahmednasir Abdullahi
5. Gatwiri Murungi
Most active State Corporation
1. Kenya Power – Winner
2. Kenya Tourism Board
3. Kenya Airports Authority
4. State House
5. KWS
Most active county government
1. Nairobi – Winner
2. Kiambu
3. Meru
4. Elgeyo Marakwet
5. Mombasa
Most influential government personality
1. Alfred Mutua – Winner
2. Amb. Amina Mohamed
3. Mike Sonko
4. Jane Waikenda
5. Sakaja Johnson
Television show
1. NTV “ The Trend with Larry Madowo – Winner
2. KTN Jeff Koinange Live
3. NTV Tujuane
4. Citizen TV Sunday Live
5. NTV Churchill Show
Radio show
1. Capital FM The Jam – Winner
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 – Winner
2. Capital FM Kenya
3. K24 TV
4. KTN Kenya
5. NTV Kenya
Most influential Media personality
1. Daniel Ndambuki AKA Kingangi – Winner
2. Adelle Onyango
3. Jeff Koinange
4. Julie Gichuru
5. Maina Kageni
Best use of social media for entertainment
1. Sauti Sol – Winner
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. Beyond Zero Campaign – Winner
2. Eddah Hope Cancer Foundation
3. Hands off our elephants
4. Kenya Red Cross
5. Safaricom Foundation
Best use Social media by learning institution
1. Kenyatta University – Winner
2. USIU
3. UON
4. Zetech College
5. Strathmore University
Overall personality of the year
1. Daniel Ndambuki AKA Kingangi – Winner
2. Amb. Amina Mohamed
3. Xtiandela
4. Mike Sonko
5. Paula Kahumbu
Overall organization of the year
1. Safaricom – Winner
2. Chase Bank
3. Eatout Kenya
4. Kenya power
5. Kenya Tourism Board