Top comedian Bill Cosby was convicted yesterday by a jury in Pennsylvania on three counts of sexual assault.

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The development has been met by many people across the world with shock and surprise given the tenderness that Mr. Cosby came to symbolise on screen.

Kenyans on social media have not been left behind in weighing in on the high-profile conviction of a once-beloved comedian.

''But also let's keep in mind that the case against Bill Cosby got this far because he harmed white women. If he focused on harming Black women and girls, we would NOT be talking about a guilty verdict today.'' Wanjuki Sara posted.

'50+ women claim Bill Cosby raped them.I am sure the man had affairs with other women too.I have a question, can a man sleep with so many women in his lifetime? Cosby must be the commander in chief of mafisis.'' Mutha Nje posted.

''Boychaid Bill Cosby'' Moturi Tony posted.

''Bill Cosby fall from grace is now complete,'' Dre Baba yao tweeted.

''Men should avoid irresponsible sexual lives. It always comes back to haunt you later in life. See what has happened to Cosby,'' Saida Sumo posted on her Facebook page.

''So Bill Cosby has been convicted of a crime he committed eons ago,'' Ambrose Okumu tweeted.

Kenyans came to know of Bill Cosby in the '90s when mainstream television stations in the country started airing his comedy shows.

On screen, he played the part of an avuncular grandfather whose knack for comedy left many of his adoring fans in stitches.