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The Briefing
Kenya’s news, in one calm email. Written by the newsroom, in Nairobi, before the city wakes up.
What you get
A short email, usually under five minutes of reading. Three or four stories that genuinely moved the day, a line of context on each, and a look at what the newsroom is watching next.
When it arrives
Monday to Friday by 6am Nairobi time. When the news is big enough to interrupt a morning — a budget, an election result, a national emergency — we send an extra edition.
What we do with your address
We store it so we can send you the newsletter, and nothing else. We do not sell it, rent it or pass it to advertisers. Every edition has a one-click unsubscribe. Read the full detail in our privacy notice.
Written by people, not a robot
The Briefing is edited by the same desk that edits the site. If a story is wrong, the correction appears both here and in the next email. Our standards are published in full on the about page.