Daily Nation

The Daily Nation is Kenya's leading daily newspaper, published in English by Nation Media Group, one of East Africa's largest media organizations. It covers Kenyan and regional politics, business, sport, and current affairs through its print and digital platforms. The Nation brand is among the most influential and widely read news sources in East Africa.

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Daily Nation at a glance

Country: Kenya
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1960
Owner: Nation Media Group
Published from: Nairobi
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How Crosswire groups Daily Nation

Crosswire groups Daily Nation as Centrist for comparisons within Kenya's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Daily Nation sits in Kenya's press

Daily Nation was founded in 1960, is published from Nairobi and is owned by Nation Media Group. It is one of 5 outlets tracked in Kenya, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being The Standard and The Star Kenya. By outlets tracked, Kenya ranks fifth of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Daily Nation outside Kenya, starting with East Africa, are The Reporter (Ethiopia), The Citizen (Tanzania), Daily Monitor (Uganda) and The New Times (Rwanda). Opening one of them beside Daily Nation is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.