76 of its 202 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).
25 Oct: 38 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (20).
What stood out
The news pointed at Kenya on 1 of the 1 day held.
Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: 76 of its 202 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Kenya: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
KenyaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll 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 mostIn 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 1.4 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about twice the world's rate (0.8 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.
Deaths & injuries, cause not given26%19 stories
Disasters & accidents26%19 stories
Rights & justice21%15 stories
Health18%13 stories
Conflict & violence3%2 stories
Displacement3%2 stories
Shelter & services3%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed38 Stories reporting people affected13 Stories reporting people injured10 Stories reporting arrests9 Stories reporting refugees1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Kenya. Ring: the world. Measured over 75 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout three times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as 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
Kenya38 in 100
of its 202 stories were about people being harmed · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given
Ethiopia38 in 100
of its 26 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Uganda26 in 100
of its 76 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
South Sudan36 in 100
of its 11 stories were about people being harmed · mostly displacement
Tanzania25 in 100
of its 20 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Somalia22 in 100
of its 9 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Accidents & disasters
Kenya (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.