For Media & Publishers

Websites and hosting for Media & Publishers in Kenya

Publish fast and keep readers coming back to your own site.

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The situation

What do Media & Publishers need from a website?

Readers find stories through search, social media and shared links, but a publisher that relies only on social platforms has little control over reach or revenue. A fast website on your own domain keeps an archive, builds search traffic over time and gives advertisers a place to buy space directly.

Kenya's online audience has roughly doubled in less than a decade. KNBS figures in the Gross County Product 2025 report show internet use among people aged three and over rose from 16.6 per cent in 2015/16 to 35.0 per cent in 2023/24, and in Nairobi it reached 64.7 per cent. Local news and county-level reporting now have a far larger readership online.

We host WordPress news sites, blogs and radio station websites with a free SSL certificate on every plan. A growing publication can move from shared hosting to Corporate Hosting or a VPS as traffic rises, and Corporate Hosting adds daily backups for an archive you cannot afford to lose.

Common problems

What usually goes wrong?

Reach depends on platforms

When a social platform changes what it shows, traffic to stories drops overnight and the publisher has no audience of its own.

Busy news days slow the site

A big story brings a sudden rush of readers, and a site on an undersized plan becomes slow just when attention peaks.

The archive is at risk

Years of stories and photos sit in one place, and a hacked plugin or failed update can wipe them out without a backup.

How we solve it

How does NairoHost help?

Your own domain and archive

Stories live on your site, build search traffic over time and can be shared from social media back to you.

Plans that grow with readership

Start on shared hosting and move to Corporate Hosting or a VPS as daily readers increase.

Backups for the archive

Corporate Hosting backs the site up daily, and other plans can add CodeGuard daily backups.

99.9%

Uptime

Free

SSL on every plan

M-Pesa

Pay yearly in shillings

24/7

Support in English & Swahili

What's included

What should a website for Media & Publishers include?

WordPress-ready hosting

Run a news theme with categories, authors, tags and scheduled publishing.

Free SSL certificate

Every article page loads over HTTPS, which browsers and search engines expect.

Ad space you sell directly

Place banner slots for local advertisers alongside or instead of ad networks.

Radio and podcast pages

Programme schedules, presenter profiles and links to live streams or episodes.

Newsroom email

Addresses for editors, reporters and advertising on your own domain.

Room to scale

Move to Corporate Hosting or a VPS without changing your domain or site.

Getting started

How do you get started?

  • Your own domain for the publication
  • Categories by topic or county
  • Daily backups for the archive
  • Free SSL on every page
  • Advertising and contact pages
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  1. Choose a plan for your traffic

    Start with shared hosting for a new site, or Corporate Hosting if you already have steady daily readers.

  2. Set up categories and authors

    Organise news by county, topic or show so readers and search engines can follow.

  3. Arrange backups

    Use Corporate Hosting's daily backups or add CodeGuard before the archive grows.

  4. Link back from every post

    Share stories on social media with links to your site rather than posting the full text there.

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Which plans suit Media & Publishers?

WordPress Hosting

From KES 15,000/yr

Optimised, managed WordPress hosting built on LiteSpeed with pre-installed WP, automatic updates, staging environments,...

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Corporate Hosting

From KES 10,000/yr

High-performance hosting for established businesses and e-commerce sites that demand reliability, speed, and premium sup...

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VPS Hosting

From KES 2,000/mo

Virtual Private Servers with dedicated resources, full root access, and your choice of Linux or Windows. Deployed in min...

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All 47 counties

Where in Kenya do we host Media & Publishers?

Nairobi

Nairobi

Coast

Kilifi Kwale Lamu Mombasa Taita-Taveta Tana River

North Eastern

Garissa Mandera Wajir

Eastern

Embu Isiolo Kitui Machakos Makueni Marsabit Meru Tharaka-Nithi

Central

Kiambu Kirinyaga Murang'a Nyandarua Nyeri

Rift Valley

Baringo Bomet Elgeyo-Marakwet Kajiado Kericho Laikipia Nakuru Nandi Narok Samburu Trans-Nzoia Turkana Uasin Gishu West Pokot

Western

Bungoma Busia Kakamega Vihiga

Nyanza

Homa Bay Kisii Kisumu Migori Nyamira Siaya
Questions

Media & Publishers: questions answered

Which plan suits a Kenyan news website?
A new blog or small local news site runs well on shared hosting. A publication with thousands of daily readers, many images and several editors publishing at once is better on Corporate Hosting or a VPS. You can start small and move up without changing your domain.
What happens when a story brings a traffic spike?
Caching and optimised images help any site handle busier periods. If spikes become regular, a larger plan or a VPS gives the site more resources. Tell us about your typical and peak traffic and we can suggest a suitable plan.
Are backups included for a news archive?
Corporate Hosting is backed up daily. On other plans you can add CodeGuard for daily backups you can restore yourself. For a publisher, the archive is the business, so backups are worth arranging from the start.
Can a radio station stream from the website?
A website can embed a player that connects to your streaming provider, along with schedules and presenter pages. The live audio stream itself is usually delivered by a dedicated streaming service rather than the web hosting plan.
Can we run ads on our site?
Yes. You can place ad network code or sell banner space directly to local advertisers. If you use ad networks or analytics that set cookies, make sure your privacy policy and consent banner cover them.
How do we pay for hosting?
Plans are priced in Kenyan shillings and can be paid yearly by M-Pesa. Support is available 24/7 in English and Swahili.
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Pick a plan, pay with M-Pesa, and talk to support 24/7 in English or Swahili.

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