Who owns Taifa Leo?
Taifa Leo is owned by Nation Media Group (Kenya, NSE: NMG).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nation Media Group PLC — 2025 Integrated Report and Financial Statements. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nation Media Group PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Origin
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Publishing › Newspapers & magazines
- Parent ticker
- NSE: NMG
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Taifa Leo
Taifa Leo is a Kiswahili-language newspaper published in Kenya by Nation Media Group. It is where the group began: the Aga Khan's East African Newspapers (Nation Series) acquired the weekly in 1959, and NMG's own history says Taifa reached newsstands on 28 April 1959 and that a daily edition, launched in January 1960, was East Africa's first Kiswahili daily. NMG now uses it for Kiswahili education products such as Elimu Msingi and Lugha na Fasihi, and for health pull-outs.
Ownership timeline of Taifa Leo
- Current owner Nation Media Group [1] reported
Where Taifa Leo sits in Nation Media Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nation Media Group
Nation Media Group controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Business Daily (2007)
- Daily Monitor (1992)
- Daily Nation (1960)
- Mwananchi
- Nation FM
- NTV (1999)
- NTV Uganda (2006)
- The Citizen (2004)
- The EastAfrican (1994)
Other brands in newspapers & magazines, and who owns them
The 77 brands in newspapers & magazines on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Reach, with 9; Nation Media Group has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BelfastLive | Reach | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Beobachter | Ringier | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Aftenposten | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Condé Nast | Advance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Country Life | Future | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Car and Driver | Hearst | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Brisbane Times | Nine | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| ARQ | Grupo Clarín | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Nation Media Group
Nation Media Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 1959. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: NMG.
Nation Media Group PLC is a Kenyan newspaper, broadcasting and digital media company based at Nation Centre in Nairobi, with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The Aga Khan founded it in 1959; its shares have traded in Nairobi since 1973 and are also listed in Kampala, Dar es Salaam and Kigali. Revenue for 2025 was KSh 6.04 billion, 3.1% lower than in 2024, mostly because print sales fell. In March 2026 the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development agreed to sell NPRT Holdings Africa, which held 54.08% of NMG, to Taarifa Ltd.
Nation Media Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇪 Taifa Leo and other Kenyan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 59 brands that began in Kenya. 3 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Taifa Leo is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Taifa Leo?
The parent company of Taifa Leo is Nation Media Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Kenya.
Is Taifa Leo Kenyan?
Yes. Taifa Leo originated in Kenya and its owner, Nation Media Group, is also headquartered in Kenya.
Is Taifa Leo still owned by Nation Media Group?
Yes. As of 23 October 2026, Taifa Leo is still owned by Nation Media Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nation Media Group PLC — 2025 Integrated Report and Financial Statements — Nation Media Group PLC, Annual report; retrieved 23 October 2026.
- [2] Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development announces sale of shareholding in Nation Media Group — Aga Khan Development Network, Official press release, published 10 March 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026.
- [3] How His Highness the Aga Khan established the Nation — Nation Media Group, Official document, published 6 February 2025; retrieved 23 October 2026.
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