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View More NewsCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN)There is a moment in every industry when one player stops following the trend and starts setting it. For African fintech, that moment may have just…
According to the hospitality industry expert from Deluxe Holiday Homes, the high theft rate comes from how easy towels are to pack and sneak out. [iStockphoto] Towels rank first among…
Mansa-X Special Funds, managed under the Standard Investment Trust Funds platform, have crossed the $1 billion (Sh129 billion) mark in assets under management (AUM), underscoring a growing investor appetite for…
A bio-fertiliser plant at the Del Monte farm in Thika, Kiambu County. [Courtesy] In the past year, the Kenyan government has championed new legislation in green financing that are set…
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People scamper for safety after suspected plain-clothes police officers lobbed teargas into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya in Othaya, Nyeri County, on January 25, 2026.[Kibata Kihu, Standard] Former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i wears many hats,…
Opposition leaders Eugene Wamalwa and Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka addressing rally at Kimilili market in Bungoma county on July 4, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard] In the high-stakes game of national politics, timing isn’t just a…
Men in a laboratory. [Getty Images] In the villages of Western Kenya, health breakthroughs have slowly but steadily begun making headlines. Parents once watched their children miss school because of relentless intestinal worms. The adults…
I was pleasantly surprised to receive a princely sum of 11k from a phone number I didn’t recognise, so I immediately did what most Kenyans do when they want to establish the true identity of…
Arts & Culture
‘Matatu Musical’ wows audiences in sold-out Kenya National Theatre debut Last week, curtains came down on the first stage theatre production of the year at the historic Kenya National Theatre. Matatu played to sold-out audiences and received widespread…
KTA jury chair Ian Mbugua speaks during the unveiling of nominees for the 2026 Kenya Theatre…
Caroline Ngorobi brings Mombasa’s theatre to life with original plays, festivals Caroline Ngorobi is a prominent…
Art: Muthoni Mwangi recreates Lamu in miniature collage cities “I build cities in boxes,” Muthoni Mwangi…
Sports
National basketball league champions Nairobi City Thunder have made yet another milestone by securing a…
Kenya will be represented by only Issa Laborde Gachiringi at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic…
Kenyan football continued to register growing international interest during the January 2026 transfer window, with…
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Denis Bagaka and Simon Gititu were lured into the war while working in Qatar for private security firms. [ Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence] Two more…
Orange Democratic Movement ODM party leader Oburu Oginga and SG Edwin Sifuna. [File, Standard] Confusion continues to rock the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party.…