77 of its 227 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nairobi accounted for 50 of Kenya's 77 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 27 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Kenya on 10 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: 77 of its 227 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
People killedPeople affectedArrestsPeople injuredPeople displacedRefugeesEvacuationsAbductionsPeople falling ill
Kenya: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
KenyaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
28 Sep
Nairobiaccidents & disasters
14 stories, 10 outlets
October 2026
3 Oct
Nairobideaths, cause not given
33 stories, 47 outlets
4 Oct
Subukiadeaths, cause not given
5 stories, 5 outlets
6 Oct
Nairobidisease & outbreaks
124 stories, 265 outlets
7 Oct
Kivudisease & outbreaks
8 stories, 23 outlets
7 Oct
Nairobidisease & outbreaks
95 stories, 62 outlets
12 Oct
Kakamegaprotests & strikes
5 stories, 5 outlets
15 Oct
Bondodeaths, cause not given
6 stories, 3 outlets
19 Oct
Nairobidisease & outbreaks
62 stories, 72 outlets
19 Oct
Kilifiattacks & violence
21 stories, 159 outlets
20 Oct
Nairobidisease & outbreaks
38 stories, 32 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Kenya most115 of its 268 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories).
161 of its 378 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories).
152 of its 358 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Nairobi accounted for 95 of Kenya's 152 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets.
176 of its 379 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nairobi accounted for 124 of Kenya's 176 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets.
56 of its 192 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
4 more days the news pointed at Kenya
92 of its 350 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
63 of its 197 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
93 of its 310 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
117 of its 342 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 55 million people live in Kenya. Over these days its news carried 39 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health45%949 stories
Rights & justice21%444 stories
Disasters & accidents11%240 stories
Conflict & violence7%146 stories
Food & livelihood4%92 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%91 stories
Shelter & services4%90 stories
Displacement2%49 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed670 Stories reporting people affected247 Stories reporting arrests207 Stories reporting people injured61 Stories reporting people displaced23 Stories reporting refugees14 Stories reporting evacuations14 Stories reporting abductions14 Stories reporting people falling ill3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Kenya. Ring: the world. Measured over 2,124 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about twice usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Kenya in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Kenya's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Ethiopia44 in 100 of its 1,671 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Somalia40 in 100 of its 895 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan39 in 100 of its 703 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Uganda28 in 100 of its 3,190 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Kenya27 in 100
of its 7,973 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Tanzania17 in 100
of its 1,032 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
Kenya (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
building collapse24 Oct14 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usualhunger20 Oct28 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usual · also 19 OctEbola7 Oct107 of its stories that day, about 9 times its usual · also 6 OctCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.