Raila Odinga ranked most-searched loss on Google in 2025 (LIST)
Raila Odinga ranked most-searched loss on Google in 2025
Google’s 2025 search statistics show that the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga generated the highest online interest in Kenya, topping the list of the most-searched losses in the country.
Raila, who served as the ODM Party Leader for decades, died on October 15, 2025, at the age of 80 after suffering a cardiac arrest in Kerala, India.
Second on Kenya’s most-searched list was Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash in Zamora province in northwestern Spain on July 3, 2025.
The accident happened around 12:30 a.m local time near Cernadilla on the A-52 motorway when the Lamborghini he was travelling in veered off the road, reportedly after a suspected tire blowout during an overtaking attempt.
American conservative activist Charlie Kirk ranked third after he died from a gunshot wound during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on September 10, 2025.
The shooting occurred at about 12:23 p.m. local time as he began a speech on mass shootings, when a single bullet struck him in the neck from approximately 142 yards away, fired from the roof of the nearby Losee Center.
Pope Francis placed fourth in Kenya’s search trends following his death on April 21, 2025, at age 88.
He died at his Vatican residence, Casa Santa Marta, after a stroke that led to a coma and irreversible cardiac arrest.
Former IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati ranked fifth after dying on February 20, 2025, at age 64 from cardiac arrest while in intensive care at a Nairobi hospital.
He had battled a cancerous brain tumor diagnosed in April 2023, undergoing two successful surgeries in Germany before a recurrence in December 2024.
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Sixth on the list was Kenyan teacher, blogger and social media influencer Albert Ojwang, who died on June 8, 2025, while in police custody at Central Police Station in Nairobi.
Former journalist Kimani Mbugua ranked seventh.
The 29-year-old died by suicide on October 14, 2025, at a rehabilitation centre in Mombasa, where he was receiving treatment for bipolar disorder and substance abuse.
Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan ranked eighth following his death on July 24, 2025, at age 71 from cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
Kenyan literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ranked ninth after his death on May 28, 2025, at age 87 in Buford, Georgia, in the United States.
He had been undergoing kidney dialysis due to kidney failure and had faced longstanding health challenges, including prostate cancer diagnosed in 1995 and triple bypass heart surgery in 2019.
The tenth most-searched loss in Kenya was that of Nairobi lawyer Kyalo Mbobu, who was killed on September 9, 2025, in a drive-by shooting along Magadi Road.
He was shot eight times by assailants on motorcycles who opened fire on his vehicle before fleeing.
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