waltham
JF-Expert Member
- Jan 23, 2014
- 2,522
- 1,045
Twitter Goes Mushy Over Kenya’s National Anthem
How cool is this!By Kiruti Itimu -
August 23, 2016
The Olympics are usually one of those few events that draw a lot of viewership since athletes from around the world compete in the myriad of sporting events. This iteration of the Olympics was held in Rio during a time where social media use has become part and parcel of our lives and hence people watched the events on the TV while commenting about them on social media.
One of the more notable events when they present the medals to the winners is the part where the national anthem of the gold medallist ‘s country of origin is usually played. Well, Kenya bagged a gold in the men’s marathon in the last day of the Olympics which meant that the national anthem was the last one to be played. Interesting enough, people from around the world posted about their praise over the Kenya national anthem on Twitter when it was played before the closing ceremony.
It was majestic
Follow
Meredith Minnick @RunMereRun#Kenya national anthem is MAJESTIC #ClosingCeremony
9:15 PM - 21 Aug 2016
It was beautiful
Follow
lindsayince @lindsayinceWow, Kenya has a beautiful national anthem! What a tune! You learn something new every day! #ClosingCeremony
8:37 PM - 21 Aug 2016
It was classy
Follow
James @jaygee72Kenya has a very classy national anthem, who knew!#ClosingCeremony
8:35 PM - 21 Aug 2016
My favourite: It’s like a movie score
Follow
Jollof Papi @yawthoYo, Kenya's national anthem sounds like a movie score! That song is insanely epic!!
9:32 AM - 22 Aug 2016
Our national anthem made some emotional (which is a good thing)
Follow
Thrilla 'n' Manila @prettysince86I just got emotional as Kenya's national anthem played for the world to hear at the closing ceremonies of the Olympics
12:17 AM - 22 Aug 2016
Gave me goosebumps
Follow
shila sarangeh @sarangeh_shilaKenya's national anthem gave everyone goosebumps when it was played at the #ClosingCeremony I mean it's so beautiful!
5:25 AM - 23 Aug 2016
It was moving
Follow
Garrett @SpottschriftFrom a musical perspective; the Kenya national anthem is a beautifully moving piece. #ClosingCeremony #Rio2016
12:49 PM - 22 Aug 2016
Others wished to hear its vocals
Follow
12NeeNee @12NeeNeeThe National Anthem of Kenya is beautiful. I'd love to hear the vocals. #ClosingCeremony #Rio2016 #Olympics
12:20 AM - 22 Aug 2016
It is soo cool
Follow
adriana @stylespresenceKenya's national anthem is so cool #ClosingCeremony
12:15 AM - 22 Aug 2016
Stirringly beautiful. Interesting adverb choice there
Follow
Iris @Free_Spirit2972Kenya's national anthem is stirringly beautiful. #ClosingCeremony
9:34 PM - 21 Aug 2016
As you can see, people love our anthem and it is not the first time it has been played before the closing ceremony. We have been fortunate enough to win the the gold medal in the last day too at previous tournaments where our national anthem was proudly played and it has the potential of being one of our top pop culture references.
