IEBC Chairperson, Erastus Ethekon and commissions address a media briefing on the delimitation of electoral boundaries, at Anniversary Towers in Nairobi, on January 27, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Every five years, Kenya’s democracy undergoes a defining moment. While Kenya has made commendable strides in electoral management, one recurring lesson stands out with unmistakable clarity: Electoral reforms are most effective when they are undertaken early, deliberately and transparently, not hurried through on the eve of an election. Unresolved legal gaps in electoral management will not disappear on their own. They resurface during election seasons as disputes, litigation and public mistrust. Fast-tracking…
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IEBC Chairperson, Erastus Ethekon and commissions address a media briefing on the delimitation of electoral boundaries, at Anniversary Towers in Nairobi, on January 27, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Every five years, Kenya’s democracy undergoes a defining moment. While Kenya has made commendable strides in electoral management, one recurring lesson stands out with unmistakable clarity: Electoral reforms are most effective when they are undertaken early, deliberately and transparently, not hurried through on the eve of an election. Unresolved legal gaps in electoral management will not disappear on their own. They resurface during election seasons as disputes, litigation and public mistrust. Fast-tracking…
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti hosts a special Christmas party for children on December 16, 2025. [John Muia, Standard] The festive season in Kenya has a rhythm of its own. Roads hum with the roll of rubber on tarmac and roaring of engines as Kenyans cruise upcountry or favourite holiday destinations, homes swell with returning family members and visitors, churches echo with thanksgiving, and marketplaces glow with the promise of celebration. December is when we slow down, reflect, reconnect, give generously, and – true to our nature – look out for one another. Yet it is also a season that quietly…
Talanta Sports City stadium when President William Ruto accompanied by Sports CS Salim Mvurya visited the facility on April 11, 2025. [Ministry of Sports, Standard] President William Ruto’s 2025 Jamhuri Day declaration that Talanta Stadium will be named after Raila Odinga was an acknowledgement that Kenya’s democratic gains are inseparable from the sacrifices of reformists who dared to confront authoritarianism and injustice. Raila stands as one of the most enduring of those reformists. Naming a signature national sports facility after him is therefore not only appropriate; it is historically sound. And yet, in true Kenyan fashion, reverence need not come…
Ongoing construction of Talanta Sports Stadium in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The aspirations of a country are often expressed through the scale and ambition of its infrastructure, and in Kenya, few projects embody this national vision as boldly as the Talanta Sports City. Rising prominently at Nairobi’s Jamhuri Grounds, the Sh45.3 billion development is far more than a stadium. It represents a transformative reimagining of Kenya’s sports ecosystem, cultural identity and infrastructural future. Conceived in the wake of Kenya jointly winning the bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) alongside Uganda and Tanzania, the Talanta Sports City serves…
President William Ruto during the launch of the Rironi-Mau Summit road project, on November 28, 2025. [PCS] Politics aside, Friday, November 28, 2025, was not just the ceremonial start of a construction project, but the physical manifestation of Kenya’s ambition. The dualling of the approximately 170-kilometre Rironi-Naivasha-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway, is more than an upgrade to asphalt and concrete; it is the construction of a new economic destiny for the nation. The Mau Summit-Rironi expansion, a core artery of the Northern Corridor, stands as the most critical infrastructure pivot point in the country’s journey towards achieving the aspirations of Vision 2030…