About Nairobi Lens
We are a digital-first, video-integrated Kenyan news platform based in Nairobi — reporting for young, urban, democracy-conscious readers across Kenya and the diaspora.
Our Mission
Nairobi Lens exists to publish fast, credible breaking news and explainers, with video discoverable through our dedicated Video hub and embedded where stories need it. We prioritise clarity, context, and mobile performance so readers on mid-range devices get the full picture without the noise.
Our editorial scope spans politics and governance, business and the economy, life and culture, opinion, and special reports — always with an eye on what matters to Kenyans today and the institutions that shape their lives.
~80%
Mobile-first audience
Video+
Integrated storytelling
Nairobi
Editorial home