Xtian Dela

Xtian Dela
Born Aurther Mandela
(1990-02-18) 18 February 1990
Ngara, Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality Kenyan
Other names Xtian Dela
Occupation
Known for The Detox on Nation FM (formerly Easy FM)
Notable work Head of Social and Digital Media at Jeff Koinange LIVE on KTN Kenya

Aurther Mandela (Born 18 February 1990), better known as Xtian Dela, is a Kenyan YouTuber,[1] blogger, social media personality and a radio presenter. In 2014, he won the Best Personal Blog[2] in the African Bloggers Awards[3] and the Most Influential Twitter Personality[4] in the Kenyan Social Media Awards.[5] In the same year, he was nominated at the Africa Social Media Award[6] for the Social Media Hero in Africa, Twitter Handle of the Year in Africa and Influencer of the Year in Africa[7] Awards. Still in 2014, he started an initiative on Twitter called #BringBackOurKDFSolders[8] to force the Government of Kenya to bring back the Kenya Defence Force (KDF) who had been deployed in Somalia at that time to combat the Al-Shabab. The initiative was picked up by BBC who did a story about it.[9]

In 2015 he won the award of The Best Twitter Personality in Africa[10] in the African Bloggers Awards. In August the same year, he won Kenyan Corporate Social Media Personality of the Year Award at the Jumia Kenya Glamour Awards.[11] In the same year he also won the Kenyan Twitter Personality of the Year in the KenyaBuzz People's Choice Awards.[12] He joined Nation FM (formerly known as Easy FM) in September 2015 as a radio presenter hosting the popular Saturday morning show #TheDetox alongside Deejay Xclusive. In September 2015, he joined Jeff Koinange Live on KTN Kenya as the Head of Social and Digital Media. Jeff Koinange Live is hosted by journalist Jeff Koinange (formerly of CNN).

In 2016 he won the award of the Best Facebook Profile in Africa[13] and the Second Most Influential Twitter Personality in Africa in the Africa Bloggers Awards.The 2016 African Bloggers Awards were sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2016 He also became one of Viber's African partners.[14]

Early life

Xtian Dela was born on 18 February 1990 in Ngara, Nairobi. Xtian went to Likii Hii School for his primary school education and Moi High School Kabarak for his secondary education. He then joined the University of Nairobi, School of Business in 2009.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Xtian Dela TV". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  2. ↑ "25 of the best bloggers operating in Africa today". Memeburn. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  3. ↑ "African Blogger Awards - African Blogger Awards - Hosted by South Africans". African Blogger Awards. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  4. ↑ Akaki, Lulu (2014-10-04). "OLX Social Media Awards 2014 winners". BAKE Blog. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  5. ↑ Gitau, Joseph. "2014 Nominees | Social Media Awards". soma.or.ke. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  6. ↑ "Home - Social Media Awards Africa". Social Media Awards Africa. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  7. ↑ "HERE THEY ARE: 2014 SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS AFRICA FINALISTS ANNOUNCEDhttp://informereastafrica.com/sites/default/files/field/image/smaa_logo.JPG". Retrieved 2016-06-27. External link in |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "#BringBackOurKDFSoldiers hashtag on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  9. ↑ "#BBCtrending: Should Kenya bring back its boys? - BBC News". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  10. ↑ "Africa's bloggers set own agenda". www.southafrica.info. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  11. 1 2 "Jumia Kenya Glamour Awards: Full List of Winners". Jumia. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Unveiled! The KenyaBuzz People's Choice Awards 2015 Winners". KenyaBuzz. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "2016 Winners". African Blogger Awards. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  14. ↑ "Viber Spreads Good Vibes in Africa with the Introduction of Public Chats | The Times of Africa". www.thetimesofafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  15. ↑ "African Blogger Awards 2014". Africa Business. 6 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "2015 Winners". African Blogger Awards. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  17. ↑ Otieno, Kwarula (2014-10-06). "Mpasho News". Mpasho News. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  18. 1 2 Akaki, Lulu (2014-11-20). "Vote for Kenyan nominees in the Social Media Africa Awards". BAKE Blog. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
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