Social media comedy sensation Elsa Majimbo and sportswoman Hellen Obiri (Courtesy)Kenya’s social media comedy sensation Elsa Majimbo has won the 2021 Forbes Woman Africa Award alongside sportswoman Hellen Obiri, the world 5000 meters champion. Majimbo bagged the entertainer award while Obiri won the sports award. I am over the moon,” Majimbo wrote on Twitter moments after she was awarded digitally, adding heart emojis on her tweet. “The selection process for the annual Forbes Woman Africa Awards is always a rigorous undertaking that considers the individual's body of work and her impact and influence within a particular field," said Renuka Methil, the managing editor of Forbes Africa and Forbes Woman Africa. Notably, other winners of the 2021 Forbes Woman Africa Award included former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who got the lifetime achievement award and Temle Tubosun, the founder of Life Bank, who won the technology and innovation award.

Source: Standard Digital March 10, 2021 18:31 UTC