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Saturday, 31 October 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 Ruto22.1 /day
  2. 02Kalonzo Musyoka7.3 /day
  3. 03Edwin Sifuna6.1 /day
  4. 04Rigathi Gachagua6.1 /day
  5. 05Raila Odinga4.1 /day
  6. 06Johnson Sakaja3.7 /day
  7. 07Kithure Kindiki3.4 /day
  8. 08Eugene Wamalwa2.1 /day
  9. 09Kylian Mbappe2.1 /day
  10. 10Harry Kane2.0 /day

Organizations in the news

Companies, government bodies, parties, institutions.

  1. 01The Standard8.0 /day
  2. 02Directorate of Criminal Investigations5.6 /day
  3. 03National Police Service4.7 /day
  4. 04Ministry of Health4.4 /day
  5. 05Director of Public Prosecutions4.4 /day
  6. 06Linda Mwananchi4.3 /day
  7. 07High Court4.0 /day
  8. 08Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission3.9 /day
  9. 09Arsenal3.9 /day
  10. 10National Assembly3.6 /day

Places in the news

Topical places — cities, regions, landmarks that featured.

  1. 01Kenya39.0 /day
  2. 02Nairobi30.4 /day
  3. 03Eastleigh6.7 /day
  4. 04Africa4.0 /day
  5. 05Mombasa3.9 /day
  6. 06Tanzania3.7 /day
  7. 07Uganda3.6 /day
  8. 08Kisumu3.3 /day
  9. 09China2.6 /day
  10. 10Kitui County2.3 /day

Events

Named scandals, crises, elections, operations.

  1. 012027 General Election13.3 /day
  2. 02Champions League2.6 /day
  3. 03Ballon d'Or2.0 /day
  4. 04World Cup1.9 /day
  5. 05League Cup1.7 /day
  6. 06Kenya Primary School Education Assessment1.7 /day
  7. 07Kenya Junior School Education Assessment1.7 /day
  8. 08Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 20241.3 /day
  9. 09Premier League1.1 /day
  10. 10Eastleigh building collapse1.1 /day

Topic mix

Share of coverage across the ten categories — 1054 stories this week.

  1. 01Politics286 stories
  2. 02Society262 stories
  3. 03Sport167 stories
  4. 04World & Region145 stories
  5. 05Business78 stories
  6. 06Opinion39 stories
  7. 07Agriculture & Land34 stories
  8. 08Tourism & Environment22 stories
  9. 09Mining & Energy11 stories
  10. 10Culture10 stories
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