Kenyan Facebook has come a long way. And has stood the test of time,time and again,rivaling Twitter and Instagram as the more preferred medium of social media connection only rivaled by WhatsApp which even your grandmother and your whole extended clan in Vihiga uses.
Facebook bigwigs come and go. And then come again and then go again. Case in point,yours truly. And Facebook can also be a very tricky game of numbers and treachery,with many IT-savvy Kenyans amassing a huge number of ‘followers’ on the site most of whom are dead followers – or bots – created through a skillful, dishonest manipulation of the Internet codes for one’s personal satiation.
Some Facebook bigwigs have rose to the top through virtually bullying other users and through hacking of other’s users Facebook pages and converting them into their own,a very disgusting and deplorable method employed by some thick,brainless twats I won’t bother mentioning here.
But most of them are sincere big shots who command a huge following owing to the manner of content they tirelessly upload for their religious audience.
Sex and jokes are the spine of the Internet. And the good old Internet cannot do without a daily dose of either of the two. Or both.
Some comics have made it on TV and found fortunes for their hilarity and skill. Some comics,however,have remained on the Internet – to feed us daily with their special selection of genius comedy drawn from everyday occurrences and experiences of a regular Kenyan.
And they’ve become a big hit across Facebook.
By uploading their jokes primarily in Sheng,and assuming a persona of an everyday Kenyan with a meagre salary and no luck with the ladies,these hilarious Kenyans have found a huge audience on Facebook – and are amassing tens of thousands of loyal followers through their brilliant,street humor.
Let’s sample some of these Facebook celebrities who are keeping a nation laughing from Nairobi to Marakwet.
Steve Muriuki
Steve is a young college-going dude in his early twenties who has roughly 20,000 followers on Facebook.
Steve’s popularity started some two years ago and today,he commands one of the biggest Facebook audiences with his witty jokes most of which are delivered in Sheng and meant for the 18-26 age demographic.
Steve’s jokes are mostly funny one-liners and punchlines drawn from everyday Kenyan life and told from the perspective of a lay Kenyan man struggling between measly finances,lack of women (and of sex),poor housing and a general cheap life.
Everyday,Steve feeds his audience with his brilliant one-liners that will most definitely knock you off your chair or make you laugh out super loud in a hushed serious office meeting.
Speaking to Ghafla,Steve says that he creates most of his jokes while most are also sent over to him and he does little modifications on them. Some of his posts are also copied from other Facebook users and shared to a wider Facebook audience.
Steve also has indulged deeply into the meme world and he regularly shares his memes – most of which have an inherently Kenyan theme – with his legions of fans.
”Facebook has benefited me financially. I have been paid severally to post stories and ads for people… But sometimes,I might do publicity for someone and then they renege on their promise to pay me… ” Steve says.
Steve,who is also a student at JKUAT,also works part time as a Shisha trader at Club 1824,one of the city’s hippiest party locations along Lang’ata Road.
On the issue of his Facebook popularity netting him girls,Steve laughs off and says that he’s been fortunate to land a girl or two. But doesn’t divulge further.
He’s the official 1824 Shisha guy. And also one of Facebook’s most famous comics.
You can follow this beautiful clown by clicking on his profile HERE.
Kelvin Gikonyo
Gikonyo and Muriuki are buddies. Not just on Facebook… But also beyond Facebook. And that pretty much explains why he’s in the same trade as his boy.
Gikonyo,just like Steve Muriuki, is a young man in his early twenties who also has found huge success on Facebook due to his unique hilarious ramblings that he regularly posts on Facebook.
Boasting a Facebook following that is in the excess of tens of thousands,Gikonyo is no pushover.
He,just Like Steve,trades a special kind of comedy that is easily relatable with everyday folks – construction workers,manual laborers,students,matatu touts,the jobless,loveless blokes.
A single Gikonyo joke on Facebook can garner an upwards of 1,000 LIKES. And hundreds of comments most of which are laughter emojis or just girls trying to catch the young man’s attention.
Gikonyo has some side hustles too,besides being a student and also making a tidy sum through using his Facebook account to publicize client’s stuff.
Funny to the bone,a day in the timeline of Kelvin Gikonyo is a day well spent.
Methu Muthee
Muthee is yet another one. Witty,crazy,wild,dangerously hilarious and super stupid.
Muthee won’t miss an opportunity to turn every little event into a laugh fest.
From Arsenal to the Jubilee Government to Museveni to Githurai 45,Muthee always finds a way to twist the smallest of instances into a huge ball of hilarity.
Preferring to deliver his jokes mainly in Sheng,Muthee boasts over 4,000 Facebook followers most of whom strictly follow him just for that one dose of laughter per day.
Muthee seems to have a slight issue with his Bae. Or his crush. Or his Ex. Or the single dudes he prefers to call the Vaseline Battalion.
And just like his peers,Muthee’s jokes will make you burst out loud at a funeral. Or a serious family gathering with your in laws.
Follow him at your own risk.
Ole Weru
He sits pretty after amassing a staggering 25,000+ followers on Facebook. And not for no reason at all. He can be quite the funny man,quite the storyteller and quite the witty comical,lyricist.
Ole Weru differs a little from the others – He doesn’t throw around one-liners, doesn’t copy and paste random Sheng musings and definitely doesn’t rely on your everyday experiences to derive a joke.
He’s more of a through storyteller who prefers to deliver his jokes in a more detailed way- a rather long,drawn-out piece that leads you to the ultimate climax where thrill and suspense and humor is all found,rolled into one.
He writes. And writes pretty well.. And pretty hilariously.
On an average day,Ole Weru garners as many as over 5,000+ LIKES on a single post. And they’re all justified.
He has a solid fan base that just can’t have enough of his brilliance mixed with humor.
And he’s doing amazing while at it.
Phixx Tonito
One of the oldest Facebook Comics,Tonito didn’t start yesterday. He’s been funny for over five years now – and still,to this day,he is.
He’s one of the pioneers of Facebook humor club and he’s still going strong,still driving audiences crazy and still sending masses in hilarious hysterics years down the line.
He,just like Gikonyo and Muriuki, loves to deliver his punchlines in Sheng. And loves to draw mostly from an everyday Kenyan’s struggles and tribulations and turn it into a joke.
Known as Laptops Doc by many who’ve followed him for years,Phixx Tonito hails from Embu and boasts around 4,000+ followers on Facebook.
Unlike his peers,Tonito doesn’t update his wall daily and neither does he garner as many likes as some of his peers but still,his humor is not missing. Even with less than 100 LIKES.
There’s always something to laugh about on Tonito’s timeline. And you don’t have to search too much.
Dagitari Wanjohi wa Kigogoine
He’s probably the most known of all these comics. He’s been in the trade longer. And no,he’s not in his early twenties (or even twenties) and still in college.
Wanjohi is an old cat. He’s been cracking us up for as long as we can remember – and he still does,almost a decade after he launched his brand and modeled himself as one of the funniest men we have on the Internet.
Wanjohi has even run an eponymous blog for the longest time,writing down his hilarious musings for his readers on a weekly basis.
There’s something special about Wanjohi – He doesn’t use much Sheng – or any Sheng – on his posts. Heck,he doesn’t even care for proper English.
Wanjohi has invented his own language – a messy mix of broken English and Kikuyu meshed into funny paragraphs that resonate best with Kikuyu readers.
He intentionally butchers the English language and spices it up with select Kikuyu words that send you flying to the floor in laughter.
Also,not a cosmetic lover of one liners, Wanjohi prefers to write out his jokes… Not just scream them,in a word-by-word direct Kikuyu translation.
With words and names like ‘Theuri’, ‘Nairobi of Up’, ‘Persons’, ‘Dogogio ‘ and’ small small ‘ you can be assured of a wholesome laughter-filled marathon.
Dagitari, as many of his followers love to call him,reminds you of the late Whispers Wahome Mutahi – Witty, observant,funny and with his own brand of language.
Oh,and just so you know,the man has amassed over 60,000 Facebook followers. Try topping that.
Obviously,there are even more funnymen -and women- across Facebook still doing their thing. From Tonny Ndung’u to Kevatin Muthaka to Anthony Muriuki to Wandia Wadear to name just afew.
And with these young men and women,you can be assured of having nothing but 101% entertainment on Facebook. Every. Single. Day.
PS: Wanjohi wa Kigogoine has the UGLIEST photos across the entire global internet. Dude,grab a smartphone and head outside. Your photos are terrifying. And horrific.
