Getting fame and becoming a celebrity isn’t a task,the real task is maintaining the status and creating an impact in the view of many. In the spirit of women empowerment,we have decided to look across the board and come up with the list of the most influential female celebrities who have positively created an impact in the society,these women are a role model to many and have a force to reckon with and have the magnitude to influence the perception and judgement of many. This list is exclusively researched and compiled by Nairobi Exposed team. The list is not in any order,ladies and gentlemen NE presents to you the top ten most influential female celebrities in Kenya.
• Julie Gichuru
She is one of the most respected media personalities in Kenya not to mention the most expensive media figure in the land as of now. She has hosted high profiled individuals in her shows,currently she is back on Sunday live which was according to the latest media survey results is the most watched news programme in Kenya. In her time Julie has established herself as an advocate for social justice and women empowerment. She commands a major fan base which is dynamic in nature. She also boasts of having the biggest following on the social media sites. She also hosts African Leadership Dialogues which is a powerful forum bringing together the best of African brains with motive of discussing development perspectives. This puts her on a higher platform hence giving her more powers in the society. Her fashion is also another thing that can’t be left untouched,she has a great sense of fashion that highly influences the public who watch to catch fashion tips.
• Cecilia Mwangi
When the name is mentioned only one thing instantly hit your thoughts,jigger campaign. The former miss Kenya beauty queen took it upon herself and with the miss Kenya crown on her head to start this worthy course of trying to curb the jiggers menace,this could then see the birth of anti jiggers campaign which has been running for several years now and helped many people. She has inspired many upcoming beauty queens to invest in other worthy courses for the betterment of the society. The notion being,if such a beauty as Cecilia can do it why not me. This campaign has so far been the most effective initiative ever started by a celebrity.
• Wahu Kagwi
Wahu and Nameless goes together like Jay-Z and Beyonce. They are the power couple of the Kenyan music scene,history has been written through our eyes,from when they started as just friends to married couple to making babies. Wahu in this scandal field industry despite her long stay around is one of the rare figures who haven’t had any mentionable scandal to her name. This is not an easy record to keep as you know scandals and entertainment industry go together like Bonnie and Clyde,but despite the trapping environment she has managed to get through. Their marriage has never been marred with negative publicity giving and gaining it admiration from many and a good example to many planning to many. In essence Wahu gives a good family value to look up to,and by balancing her music and maintaining the family is outstanding.
• Getrude Mungai
The most popular sexologist in Kenya as of now,Getrude had and still has articles running in the dailies and magazines. Getrude has through the times established as a sexologist making her the most sought after figure in that field. Sources reveals that she is ever booked giving tutorials to groups and individuals where she gets invited,the fee is high by the way. She took the sexology tutorials to the next level when she hosted for the very first time in the Kenyan TV history a sex tutorial programme dubbed the connect,this programme airing on K24 making it the most watched show by the time it was on, it had so much impact such that signaled terms like Mr victor and miss Victoria denoting male and female genitalia respectively became household name. She has empowered many with her tutorials and saved many dying relationships for this reason she makes it to the Nairobi Exposed’s list of the most influential.
• Rev. Kathy Kiuna
She is a pastor at JCC which is one of the most popular and largest churches in Kenya. Together with her husband Allan they have become more than just shepherds of the people of the Lord. Part of the churches’s service has been dedicated to life teachings,here real life issues are discussed,this is meant to empower and enlighten the congregation. Rev. Kathy as NE finds out,runs a program known as the daughters if zion,it’s meant to empower ladies both married and unmarried. To the unmarried you are equipped with skills on how to carry yourself to attract worthy suitors and what to look out for when looking for one. This program runs in all the branches of the church country wide. Rev. Kathy also hosts a powerful talk show on NTV known as Woman Without Limits a show that is comparable to Oprah Show only that it’s local. The show looks into empowering women to get to greater heights,share out experiences and give empowerment to the women to take part in the development structure. The program is proving to be effective bringing in weekly guests from different sectors of the economy to give more empowerment to women. She also spearheaded the eve gal monthly forum which brings together ladies from various sectors and walks of life in Nairobi and other parts. She makes it to Nairobi Exposed’s list for enriching the souls and at the same time empowering the woman and the endangered girl child.
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