Mark Kaigwa speaking at the OLX SOMA Awards 2015 launch
The nomination phase of the OLX SOMA Awards 2015 is now open. This was announced at a launch event last night at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi Norfolk Hotel. The SOMA awards, which is in its third year, recognizes Kenyan companies and individuals who use social media positively to impact lives.
The theme for this year’s competition is Social Media for Economic Empowerment. SOMA has 6 broad categories namely Social Network, Social Corporate , Geovernment, Media, Educational Institutions and Best Use of Social Media which then have specific sub-categories under them.
OLX Kenya country manager Peter Ndiangu’i, SOMA director Martin Muli and and Thomas Plantenga
The sponsors for this year’s SOMA awards include: OLX Kenya (Title Sponsor), Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), Safaricom, XPOSE and Trinc Media.
To nominate individuals or companies in the OLX SOMA Awards 2015, just go to soma.or.ke/nominate. Submissions close on 1st August 2015.
[Read: OLX SOMA Awards 2014 Full List Of Winners]
The OLX SOMA Awards categories and sub-categories are listed below.
1. Social Network
- The Facebook Personality award
- The Facebook Group award
- The Twitter personality award
- The Instagram personality award
- The Google+ Profile or Page award
- The YouTube Channel award
- The New Blogger award
2. Social Corporate
- The Financial Services award
- The Retail Services award
- The Consumer Product award
- The Tech-Telecom award
- The Hospitality Service award
- The Event-Entertainment award
3. Government
- The Social Legislator award
- The Social Governor award
- The Most Social County Government
- The Most Social State Corporation
4. Media
- The Most Social Television Show award
- The Most Social Radio Show award
- The News Channel award
- The Most Influential Media Personality
5. Educational Institutions
- The Most Social Learning Institution
- The Most Influential Student Leader
- The Most Social Student Organization
6. Best Use of Social Media
- Sports
- Bizyangu
- Activism