KBC

The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) is Kenya's state-owned public broadcaster, tracing its origins to 1928. Its digital arm publishes national, county, business, sport and international news online.

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KBC at a glance

Country: Kenya
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Public broadcaster
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups KBC

Crosswire groups KBC as Centrist for comparisons within Kenya's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where KBC sits in Kenya's press

KBC is one of 5 outlets tracked in Kenya and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Kenya ranks fifth of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 9 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to KBC outside Kenya, starting with East Africa, are Radio Okapi (DR Congo), Radio Ndeke Luka (Central African Republic), CRTV (Cameroon) and RTNB (Burundi). Opening one of them beside KBC is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.