The Standard

Kenyaenstandardmedia.co.ke

The Standard is a Kenyan daily newspaper based in Nairobi, founded in 1902, making it one of the oldest media outlets in East Africa. Its coverage is heavily focused on Kenya (125 of 171 headlines), with a notably critical stance toward President William Ruto (46 headlines, skeptical 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.

Entity	Jan2026	Feb2026	Mar2026	Apr2026	May2026	Jun2026	Jul

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.

Topic mix over time

Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.

LifetimeSecurity20.0%Politics37.5%Economy24.5%Society18.0%

By month2026-01i

Lifetime overview

1,155

Total articlesiTotal titles ingested from this outlet

Months tracked

RegionsiDistinct geographic centroids covered

0.21

Geo focusiHHI: 0 = spread evenly, 1 = single region. Measures concentration.

Moderate

1.3

Signal richnessiAvg named entities (persons, orgs, places) per title

Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories

KE EXECUTIVE

21.0%

NONE

14.3%

US EXECUTIVE

7.4%

CORPORATION

6.6%

POPULATION

3.7%

KE JUDICIARY

Kenya	0	0	0	-1	0								125
RUTO	·	-1	-1	·	-1