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5 Popular Kenyans on TikTok and How They Make Money

by Wayuwa Kimathi
August 16, 2023
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TikTok has become the home of entertainment for Kenyans. It not only provides amusement but it’s also a source of livelihood for many.

You will be in the office, at home or walking around smiling broadly unconsciously. All this is because of people who take their time to create fun, informative, educative, and sometimes annoying content, but overall captivating.

In this article we focus on content creators with enviable following and who have bragging rights on the popular social media site. 

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Moya David

Moya David whose is David Muchiri is the most influential Kenyan on TikTok, currently he has 4.2 million followers.

He is famously known as the street King of smiles, who spreads his love to many through dancing in the streets.

Well, are you wondering how he does things?

Moya David appears in people’s birthdays, proposals, weddings, and other remarkable events to present gifts.

He dances and delivers gifts to special people, including flowers and other accompanying gifts. He is hired to do it.

Sometimes, he does for free in the streets to people who have nothing to give back. It’s epic.

But who is Moya David apart from what he shows on TikTok?

The dancer came to the limelight in 2022 after his valentine’s dance video ‘Mi Amor’ song went viral on social media.

Moreover, he pursued a course in journalism and Public Relations. However, he realized that his passion was in dancing.

“I tried to give other professions a chance, but my heart called to dance. There is a point when I vowed not to dance again and instead focus on my budding journalism career,” Moya David said in an interview

Furthermore, he revealed that he makes good money from the dances.

“In time, I however realized that the money to be made was actually in dance. That’s how I stuck to it,” he added.

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Azziad Nasenya, TikTok Queen 

Azziad Nasenya is one of Kenyan social media influencers who rose to fame due to TikTok, with 2.8 million followers.

She joined TikTok at its peak in 2019, dancing to music and became a trend due to her captivating dance moves, lip-sync and acting skills.

Furthermore, she got verified on TikTok in 2020 after doing many challenges. In April 2020, a video of Azziad dancing to Femi One and Mejja’s Utawezana song went viral. She has inspired many young people into dance and TikTok.

Azziad Nasenya hold many titles, a Kenyan actress, content creator, radio host and social media personality. She is popularly known as Kenya’s TikTok Queen.

Currently, Azziad is a brand ambassador for several companies and a radio host at Sound City Radio.


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The Roaming Chef

The Roaming Chef, as his name suggests, sure enough goes beyond the bare minimum, his real name is Dennis Ombachi.

He is not only enjoyable to watch but he will have you trying out his cooking recipes at home.

The Roaming Chef is a self-taught Chef. He creates content preparing meals on TikTok. He has 2.3 million followers.

Apart from that he is a former Rugby star, who played for the Kenya Sevens.

Ombachi started making delicious dishes and sharing recipes online in 2021 and was nominated as Africa’s best content creator on Tik Tok in 2022.

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Swiry Nyar Kano

Swiry Nyar Kano, officially known as Vivian Taabu Okumu, is a lady who wears many hats. She describes herself as an African history and spirituality content creator, a mental health advocate, a Microbiology and Biotechnology Graduate as well as an African fashion designer.

She was featured in Guinness Black Shines Bright series stories.  She has 1.1 million followers on TikTok.

Nyar Kano is one of the most unique content creators on TikTok. Her content is unexplored and uncommon, yet she has managed to attract a large following.

She speaks African Culture and dresses African. Unlike most young people on TikTok she is diverse.


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Brian Chira

Brian Chira is one of the fast-rising TikTokers, he has 169 thousand followers on TikTok. Chira is the new breed of TikTok users, today. What he does on TikTok has no name.

Today he will be trashing celebrities, tomorrow he be spreading his body all over TikTok.

Chira thrives on live videos. He became popular when he appeared intoxicated as a eyewitness on TV and gave an account of what had transpired. 

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