A simmering feud between Kenyan influencers Khalif Kairo and Maureen Bandari has drawn in their respective fans.
Kenyans are engaged in a heated argument over who among the two is the best contender in the Pulse LiveKenya Awards 2023.
According to a screenshot of the voting process, Maureen and Kairo are neck and neck and this may be raising temperatures.
The pair are nominated in the same category - Business Influencer 2023- in the much anticipated Pulse Awards 2023.
This has not escaped the notice of Kenyans and the competition over who is likely to carry the award drawing in fans.
Maureen is trending on Twitter (Now X.com) for her comments.
"I would rather lose an award honorably than buy a win 🙏," she informed KOT.
Kairo on his part has also been throwing shade at his competitor with comments about the voting.
"Voting ends on 21st September. So let's keep voting. To our rivals, it is nothing pasono but business requires shrewdness sometimes😉💀"
The drama surrounding their nomination in the same category revolves around what they each do in their respective careers.
Khalif Kairo is a car trader, and she is a beauty influencer.
@gwennzula...😂😂😂😂😂😂 Nothing is fair in this life, it's survival for the fittest. The one that buys and wins is the fittest.
@Bossyator....Kairo is winning. He's the Goat.
@AmakanjiThomas...Maureen is the Raila Odinga of elections who wants free and fair competition and Kairo is kibaki who is determined to be sworn in at night no matter what! This thing is a sham😃 @PulseLiveKenya @maureenbandari
@nkobur....There’s no honour in losing, neither is there honour in a dirty win
@JohnEm_En...It’s a win no matter the outcome.- Kairo with 85K followers has 34k votes- Maureen with 2K followers has 34k votes
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