The Star Kenya

The Star is a Kenyan daily newspaper and news website published in English from Nairobi. It covers national and county-level politics, business, sport, and entertainment for a general audience. The Star is one of the country's established daily titles with a notable digital presence.

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The Star Kenya at a glance

Country: Kenya
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Star Kenya

Crosswire groups The Star Kenya 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 The Star Kenya sits in Kenya's press

The Star Kenya is one of 5 outlets tracked in Kenya, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being Daily Nation and The Standard. 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 The Star Kenya outside Kenya, starting with East Africa, are Daily Monitor (Uganda), The New Times (Rwanda), La Nation (Djibouti) and The City Review (South Sudan). Opening one of them beside The Star Kenya is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.