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Daily Nation
The Daily Nation is Kenya's largest and most influential daily newspaper, founded in 1960 and based in Nairobi. Its coverage is heavily focused on domestic affairs, with 125 of 216 headlines about Kenya and 41 about President William Ruto, mostly neutral but with mixed framing.
Editorial stance over time
Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Legend: −2 Adversarial −1 0 +1 +2 PromotionalAwaiting coverageStronger colour = higher coverage volume that month.
Coverage volume by entity
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
KenyaJan 19 · 50iKenya
Peak: week of Jan 19 — 50 titles
Total: 600 · 27 active weeks
By month:
- Jan119
- Feb75
- Mar155
- Apr137
- May70
- Jun38
- Jul6
RUTOMar 16 · 9iRUTO
Peak: week of Mar 16 — 9 titles
Total: 90 · 22 active weeks
By month:
- Jan14
- Feb5
- Mar25
- Apr20
- May16
- Jun9
- Jul1
United StatesJan 5 · 9iUnited States
Peak: week of Jan 5 — 9 titles
Total: 111 · 27 active weeks
By month:
- Jan24
- Feb17
- Mar20
- Apr22
- May16
- Jun9
- Jul3
GACHAGUAMay 11 · 9iGACHAGUA
Peak: week of May 11 — 9 titles
Total: 55 · 21 active weeks
By month:
- Jan10
- Feb7
- Mar10
- Apr7
- May17
- Jun4
Also covered (below stance-analysis threshold)
TRUMP· 62
Uganda· 23
United Nations· 13SAKAJA· 12
France· 10
SO· 10KINDIKI· 9SIFUNA· 8WANDAYI· 8
Sudan· 7
United Arab Emirates· 7MUSEVENI· 7NYORO· 7
Venezuela· 7MADURO· 6MUDAVADI· 6
Tanzania· 6UHURU· 6
South Africa· 6
Iran· 6
China· 6MACRON· 6WINE· 5
Nigeria· 5DUALE· 5EPSTEIN· 5KALONZO· 5
Uganda· 23United Nations· 13SAKAJA· 12France· 10SO· 10KINDIKI· 9SIFUNA· 8WANDAYI· 8Sudan· 7United Arab Emirates· 7MUSEVENI· 7NYORO· 7Venezuela· 7MADURO· 6MUDAVADI· 6Tanzania· 6UHURU· 6South Africa· 6Iran· 6China· 6MACRON· 6WINE· 5Nigeria· 5DUALE· 5EPSTEIN· 5KALONZO· 5Topic mix over time
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
LifetimeSecurity16.6%Politics39.5%Economy22.7%Society21.1%
By month2026-01i2026-02i2026-03i2026-04i
Jan 2026
238 titles
- Security14.7%
- Politics44.1%
- Economy22.7%
- Society18.5%
Feb 2026
227 titles
- Security22.9%
- Politics38.3%
- Economy16.3%
- Society22.5%
Mar 2026
263 titles
- Security14.4%
- Politics39.2%
- Economy27.4%
- Society19.0%
Apr 2026
130 titles
- Security13.8%
- Politics33.8%
- Economy24.6%
- Society27.7%
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
KE EXECUTIVE
18.6%
NONE
17.2%
US EXECUTIVE
8.2%
POPULATION
5.6%
CORPORATION
5.1%
NGO
2.9%
KE JUDICIARY
2.7%
POLITICAL PARTY
2.2%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
GOVERNANCE
29.8%
SOCIETY
22.2%
FOREIGN POLICY
20.2%
ECONOMY
15.3%
SECURITY
10.2%
TECHNOLOGY
1.9%
MEDIA
0.5%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titles
Monday
13.3%
Tuesday
14.3%
Wednesday
17.3%
Thursday
15.7%
Friday
14.5%
Saturday
12.7%
Sunday
12.3%
peak hour: 03:00 UTC