Kenya Minute.
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Kenya’s news, on the hour · Est. 2026
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
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Data from the week

Who has been in the news, which topics dominated, and how coverage differs across publishers. Drawn from our last seven days of approved summaries.

People in the news

Top named individuals by article mentions.

  1. 01William Ruto33.4 /day
  2. 02Edwin Sifuna5.9 /day
  3. 03Rigathi Gachagua5.0 /day
  4. 04Kithure Kindiki4.4 /day
  5. 05Raila Odinga4.3 /day
  6. 06Kalonzo Musyoka3.7 /day
  7. 07Babu Owino3.3 /day
  8. 08Johnson Sakaja2.9 /day
  9. 09Uhuru Kenyatta2.4 /day
  10. 10Michael Carrick1.7 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01The Standard9.6 /day
  2. 02Orange Democratic Movement6.4 /day
  3. 03UDA6.4 /day
  4. 04Directorate of Criminal Investigations5.6 /day
  5. 05Linda Mwananchi4.3 /day
  6. 06East African Community4.3 /day
  7. 07National Police Service3.7 /day
  8. 08High Court3.7 /day
  9. 09Kenya Kwanza3.6 /day
  10. 10Manchester City3.4 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Kenya44.6 /day
  2. 02Nairobi30.7 /day
  3. 03Mombasa7.6 /day
  4. 04Kisumu7.0 /day
  5. 05Uganda4.3 /day
  6. 06Siaya3.7 /day
  7. 07Tanzania3.7 /day
  8. 08Homa Bay3.7 /day
  9. 09Embu3.6 /day
  10. 10Africa3.3 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 012027 General Election10.1 /day
  2. 02Champions League2.7 /day
  3. 03El Nino2.6 /day
  4. 04CAF Champions League1.3 /day
  5. 05US Open1.1 /day
  6. 06CAF Confederation Cup1.0 /day
  7. 07La Liga0.7 /day
  8. 08World Cup0.7 /day
  9. 09Presidential Retirement Benefits Act0.7 /day
  10. 10Christie Sevens0.7 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 1091 stories this week.

  1. 01Politics350 stories
  2. 02Society232 stories
  3. 03Sport154 stories
  4. 04World & Region120 stories
  5. 05Business113 stories
  6. 06Opinion54 stories
  7. 07Agriculture & Land34 stories
  8. 08Tourism & Environment18 stories
  9. 09Culture9 stories
  10. 10Mining & Energy7 stories
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