Everything about Daily Nation totally explained
The
Daily Nation, an independent
newspaper, is the most influential newspaper in
Kenya with a daily circulation of about 205,000 copies
(External Link
). The total readership is likely to be higher as each copy is read by a large number of people. It is
East Africa's largest newspaper.
Location
It is headquartered at Nation Centre, a landmark 17-storeyed twin tower building situated in Kimathi Street in the central business district of Kenya's capital city
Nairobi. It is part of the
Nation Media Group. It is a publicly listed company, quoted on the
Nairobi Stock Exchange, and has about 7,500 shareholders. Its principal shareholder is the
Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development an agency of the
Aga Khan Development Network.
History
It was bought up in 1959 by
His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the
Ismaili community worldwide. It started purely as a
Kenyan newspaper publishing company but has expanded to become the Nation Media Group with its operations over the years covering the entire East African region with a diversified product portfolio.
Market Share
The Daily Nation and its sister paper Sunday Nation have grown phenomenally since inception. They command a marketshare of 74 per cent and outsell their nearest competitor by a ratio of more than 3:1.
Apart from Daily Nation, the Nation Media Group owns a television station (
Nation TV), a radio station (
Nation FM) and other newspapers including the weekly
EastAfrican, a daily business paper, 'The Business Daily, '
(External Link) the Swahili language daily
Taifa Leo and the Ugandan daily
Monitor.
Digital versions of the Nation titles and The EastAfrican are sold to subscribers via Newsstand
(External Link).
The newspaper also maintains a website,
(External Link), which hosts online editions of the daily and Sunday Nations with links to its other titles, across the region. Access is free and the site's daily hit rate is more than three million.
A
documentary film (55 minutes, color), released in
2000, directed by
Hillie Molenaar and
Joop van Wijk, gives a closeup view of the newspaper.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Daily Nation'.
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