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Nairobi

Arcs in and about Nairobi from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 77 stories · 282 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 20, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing.

All arcs0 named arcs in 2024

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every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
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Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

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Oct 16, 20231126
Oct 23, 20230227
Oct 30, 202338123
Nov 13, 202334012
Nov 27, 20231205
Dec 4, 20232318
Jan 15, 20240216
Jan 22, 2024418254
Jan 29, 2024610336
Feb 5, 202437123
Feb 12, 2024520262
Feb 19, 202413314
Feb 26, 2024815475
Mar 18, 20240217
Mar 25, 202418024
Apr 15, 20241509
Apr 22, 202415013
Apr 29, 202458426
May 20, 2024411235
Jun 17, 202428024
Jun 24, 20241518691
Jul 15, 20241114
Aug 19, 202434011
Sep 2, 2024920487
Sep 9, 20240315
Sep 16, 202402111
Nov 18, 20240203
Nov 25, 20242317
Dec 30, 202427258
Apr 14, 20250205
Apr 21, 20250214
May 5, 20251026
May 19, 20251209
Jun 9, 20252205
Jun 23, 20251206
Aug 11, 202522015
Sep 8, 20253006
Oct 13, 20255209
Oct 27, 20252407
Nov 17, 20251102
Nov 24, 2025210536
Dec 29, 20250101
May 25, 2026610749
Jun 1, 20262228
Jun 22, 20260011
Jul 6, 202613222
Jul 13, 2026214253
Jul 20, 20262118
Jul 27, 202627128
Aug 17, 2026320382
Aug 31, 20261406
Sep 14, 20262204
Sep 21, 2026410134
Sep 28, 20261103

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else38 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Nairobi that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jun 25– 26Kenya's parliament burns and police shoot at protesters against new taxes31 articles · 22 independent sources
    10 left, 3 center, 3 right
  2. Feb 2Huge gas explosion and fire kills at least 2, injures hundreds in Kenyan capital42 articles · 27 independent sources
    6 left, 10 center, 3 right

Stories that name Nairobi

  1. Dec 31– Jan 1The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges41 articles · 20 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 30Politician among protesters arrested in Kenya while calling for an end to alleged abductions8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  3. Nov 28Death toll rises to at least 15 after landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda10 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 20Prominent Uganda opposition figure kidnapped and jailed – DW7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 22The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too11 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 11Workers’ protest grounds flights at Kenya’s main international airport8 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Sep 6– 7A fire in a school in Kenya kills 17 students and seriously burns 13 others48 articles · 32 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 3 right
  8. Sep 3– 5Ugandan Olympic runner dies after being burned by her partner38 articles · 22 independent sources
    4 left, 12 center, 1 right
  9. Aug 20Man suspected of murdering 42 women escapes from police custody in Kenya15 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 0 right
  10. Jul 15Suspected serial killer confesses to murdering 42 women, Kenyan police say5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 2Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts for allegedly killing his girlfriend has been extradited to US11 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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