Kenya Minute.
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Kenya’s news, on the hour · Est. 2026
Saturday, 1 August 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 Ruto27.0 /day
  2. 02Rigathi Gachagua9.1 /day
  3. 03Edwin Sifuna7.9 /day
  4. 04Aden Duale4.9 /day
  5. 05Kithure Kindiki4.6 /day
  6. 06Musalia Mudavadi3.1 /day
  7. 07Raila Odinga2.9 /day
  8. 08Kalonzo Musyoka2.7 /day
  9. 09Johnson Sakaja2.7 /day
  10. 10Gianni Infantino2.6 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01The Standard9.4 /day
  2. 02Orange Democratic Movement6.0 /day
  3. 03Kenya Kwanza5.7 /day
  4. 04Directorate of Criminal Investigations5.0 /day
  5. 05UDA5.0 /day
  6. 06Linda Mwananchi4.6 /day
  7. 07High Court4.6 /day
  8. 08Democracy for Citizens Party4.4 /day
  9. 09Director of Public Prosecutions4.3 /day
  10. 10National Assembly4.0 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Kenya48.4 /day
  2. 02Nairobi28.0 /day
  3. 03Mombasa6.1 /day
  4. 04Mt. Kenya4.4 /day
  5. 05Morocco4.4 /day
  6. 06Kisumu4.1 /day
  7. 07Uganda3.7 /day
  8. 08Tanzania3.4 /day
  9. 09Nakuru2.9 /day
  10. 10Rwanda2.9 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 012027 General Election11.1 /day
  2. 02World Cup3.7 /day
  3. 03Vision 20302.9 /day
  4. 04Commonwealth Games2.4 /day
  5. 05Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election1.9 /day
  6. 062026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations1.4 /day
  7. 07Women's Africa Cup of Nations1.0 /day
  8. 08National Sevens Circuit1.0 /day
  9. 09Prinsloo Sevens1.0 /day
  10. 10Kenya Cup0.9 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 1131 stories this week.

  1. 01Politics366 stories
  2. 02Society208 stories
  3. 03Sport204 stories
  4. 04World & Region126 stories
  5. 05Business94 stories
  6. 06Opinion50 stories
  7. 07Agriculture & Land38 stories
  8. 08Tourism & Environment24 stories
  9. 09Culture12 stories
  10. 10Mining & Energy9 stories
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