A resident in the semi-arid Ciangera village, Mbeere North Sub County fetching water. (File, Standard) Donkeys are facing an existential crisis.…
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From left: HF Group CEO Robert Kibaara, HF Bancassurance Intermediary Principal Officer Maureen Stephyne and HFC Managing Director Peter Mugeni…
Centum Real Estate’s Cascadia luxury apartments at Two Rivers development. [File, Standard] Investment firm Centum has posted a 6.1 per cent…
Australian High Commission Ms. Jenny Da Rin during the Kenyan Australian Alumni Association in Nairobi.[Courtesy] The Kenyan Australian Alumni…
Industry experts warn insurance firms remain unprepared for mandatory cyber breach reporting deadlines.[Courtesy] Insurance companies must strengthen their cybersecurity defences…
Borrowers could see cheaper and more transparent loan costs from next week as major banks, under pressure from the regulator,…
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi. [File, Standard] The Kenyan government has reiterated its commitment to fostering the growth of…
Kakamega Khetias Poa Supermarket attendant Caleb Osiemo arranges edible cooking fat on the shelves at the supermarket on November 5, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]…
Equity Group Holdings, Managing Director and CEO James Mwangi and Deputy Chairman, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, the Lord we…
Close up of the five rows coins. [File] Seven out of 10 Kenyans would rather pay higher taxes than see…
Mrima Hills in Kwale County. The hills is said to contain rich minerals. [FILE/Standard] The Sh8.1 trillion (USD 62.1 billion) rare earth deposits at…
Investment firm Centum has posted a 6.1 per cent rise in half-year after-tax profit, on the back of improved performance…
A bodaboda rider charging his electric motorbike at the need station.[James Wanzala/Standard] An electric mobility company, Roam,has launched Kenya’s first…
National Taxpayers Association(NTA),unveil taxpayers perception survey report and service charter and Monitoring framework.[Edward Kiplimo,Standard] A majority of Kenyans, six in…
President William Ruto addressing Parliament during the State of the Nation Address 2025.[PCS] The government is set to establish a…
AFA Director-General Dr Bruno LinyIru. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has rolled out the Crops (Bixa)…
Eng. Shammah Kiteme (left) the President of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya presenting a gift to Caroline Wanjeri Kihara…
African financial leaders have urged regulators to make it easier for businesses to access capital, warning that strict listing rules…
Dorothy Tarimo- Head of Business Solutions-Pesapal, Agosta Liko-Founder Pesapal, Annastacia Kimtai, KCB Bank Kenya managing director and Euster Seghete, Head…
Absa Head Quarters, Waiyaki Way.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Absa Bank Kenya has become the latest tier-one lender to unveil its new loan pricing…
Dr Ligane Sene, Deputy Representative and Senior Economist for UNDP in South Sudan sign-off the Workplan documents for the $20…
Equity Bank managing director Moses Nyabanda meeting participants at the dinner attended by Chinese investors.[James Wanzala/Standard] Chinese real estate developers…
Pipeline estate in Nairobi.[FILE] For years, Kenya’s booming construction sector was a bellwether for the economy, earning the country a…
Fruits and vegetable seller arranges her goods in Langata estate,Nairobi.[FILE] Esther Njeri walks through her smallholder farm in Karati, Naivasha, the cracked earth crunching…
A section of the The East African Portland Cement Company factory in Athi River.[FILE] Tanzanian tycoon Edha Nahdi, through his company Kalahari Cement, has sealed…
Pension administrators have formed a consortium that will grant them a slice of capital-intensive projects with the aim of providing…
Money laundering, terrorism financing, and the recently highlighted proliferation financing are risks with far-reaching consequences for the global financial system,…
Dr Joshua Oigara Chief Executive Officer Stanbic Bank Kenya & South Sudan speaking during Stanbic bank 2023 H1 results the bank reported a Kshs.7.1…
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Sultan Hajiyev,…
Paramount Bank has raised Sh332 million from existing shareholders in the rights issue, surpassing the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) new…
Smoke exhaust gas emissions from cargo lagre ship ,Marine diesel enginse exhaust gas from combustion.[FILE] Across the world, the economic…
Integrity is not a slogan or an accessory. It determines how an organisation will either resist pressure, adapt or fail.…
The HP logo is seen on a sign at Hewlett Packard’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California on November 4, 2016.…
Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs during inauguration of the new KUSCCO board on 12st May 2025.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Cabinet…
A group of Daasanach women make their beadwork at the Homo erectus footprint site, located in Ileret area in Marsabit…
Family Bank CEO and MD Nancy Njau (centre) during a breakfast meeting at a Nairobi Hotel on November 25, 2025.…
A delegate is served with a traditional drink at a farm in Jinja, Uganda. [Rachel Kibui, Standard] Delegates from seven…
CS Rebecca Miano with Ambassador-designate of Italy Vincenzo Del Monaco [Courtesy] The Embassy of Italy in Nairobi and the Italian…
DIB Bank Kenya Head of Treasury and Representing the CEO’s Office Ms Mary Kanuku (Center), DIB Bank Kenya Banda Street Branch Manager Mohamud Maalim Adan (Left) and…
Energy CS Charles Keter receives a report from Prof Izael Pereira Da Silva, flanked by Energy PS Joseph Njoroge, on…
Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi during a media briefing to announce the Government’s approval of the South Lokichar Field…
President William Ruto inspects some of the 4,566-unit Shauri Moyo B Affordable Housing Project in Nairobi. A notable surprise was…
Paul Russo KCB Group CEO speaking during 2024 full year financial results on March 12, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] KCB Group…
Argentina’s Mining Minister, Jimena Latorre, greets Maser Group CEO, Prateek Suri during their recent meeting in Abu Dhabi.[Courtesy] In a…
A section of Pipeline Estate, Nairobi with raw sewage water that has created a swamp in between apartments. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] Within…
Places you should visit this holiday season Whether your heart longs for the coast, the wild savannah, or the quiet…
Kenya’s largest banks have fortified their financial defences, setting aside a massive Sh298.1 billion to cover potential loan losses in…
Patrick Tanui key account manager at Kenya Airways,Hitesh Mulchandani Country Manager at Blueberry Travel Kenya during a tree planting exercise at…
A humanoid robot now walks the corridors of a Kenyan university, marking what educators say is the first deployment of…
Standard Group journalist Agutu Rosa has won the television category at the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB)…
Labourers pluck tea at Bobaracho, Nyaribari Chache in Kisii County. [File, Standard] Smallholder tea factories have collectively earned Sh1.3 billion…
Sick chicken or Sad chicken in farm,Epidemic, bird flu, health problems.[FILE/Standard] Globally, the poultry industry has remained buoyant amid increased…
This picture taken early on December 8, 2018 shows a Long March 3B rocket, transporting the Chang’e-4 lunar rover, lifting…
The Apache line, which enjoys a cult following globally for its racing DNA, now joins Kenya’s increasingly competitive performance bike…
Shana Rita, 15, owns a phone that she uses to access social media, where she runs three accounts, including Instagram,…
Retail traders in emerging markets can now wager on US equities through cryptocurrency exchanges offering up to 25 times leverage…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.[File, Standard] Kenya’s macadamia industry is in crisis, with pests destroying 40 per cent of the…
Deputy Secretary-General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social, and Political Sectors, Hon. Andrea Ariik, during a side event at the…
John Gachora (2nd right), NCBA Group Managing Director, with David Abwoga, Louisa Wandabwa and Raphael Ag’ung during the release of…
President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour when he arrived for the State of The Nation Address in Parlaiment…
Benjamin Thiong’o celebrates after winning the Procera cocktails competition [Raymond Muthee/Standard] Mixologist Benjamin Thiong’o has been crowned the winner of…
The deployment of AI and ML tools presents a growing opportunity to improve customer engagement and boost revenues for financial…
Opera, a leading software innovator, has renewed its partnership with Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) to offer free sponsored data through the…
Co-operatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya. [File, Standard] The government has announced plans to privatise struggling Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) as part…
President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at State House, Nairobi, during an official visit to Kenya in…
Former Chase Bank Chairman Mohaamed Zafrullah Khan in the dock at a milimani court where he was charge with conspiracy…
Gichugu Affordable Housing Programme, in Kirinyaga County which civil works were completed in May but Kenya Power expected to connect…
President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at State House, Nairobi, during an official visit to Kenya in…
Acorn Holding Limited Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Edward Kirathe (front left) and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) CEO Scott…
Export Processing Zone (EPZ)workers resume work after a two-week strike. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] It’s a reprieve as striking workers of…
Home appliances are now protected against power surges and accidental damage as Kenya faces rising grid instability. As Kenya’s household…
Kenya and 18 other countries in Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa have intensified efforts to establish a joint regional shipping…
Francis Nasyomba, President of CFA Society East Africa. [Courtesy] Africa, the world’s second most populated continent, according to World Map,…
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning chaired…
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) is strongly advocating for improved data utilisation as the country prepares to host the Global Data Festival in June 2026. Speaking on Tuesday,…
In Nairobi’s bustling central business district (CBD), it isn’t unusual to see parents juggling their daily hustles while worrying whether their children…
When a section of digital taxi drivers held demonstrations over low rates. [File, Standard] Unlock the Full Story —…
Differences in perspectives across generations are among the key causes of conflicts in families when it comes to passing down family wealth in the modern business world.…
When you think of a doughnut, the first thing that likely comes to mind is its shape: round, with a hole…
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning chaired…
Pesapal, a financial services and business solutions provider has partnered with KCB Bank Kenya to transform fuel station operations across…
Absa Bank Kenya CEO and Managing Director Abdi Mohamed. February 10, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Absa Bank Kenya weathered a…
UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, Ahunna Eziakonwa, and Equity Group Foundation Executive Chairman, Dr. James Mwangi,…
Artificial Intelligence can help streamline asylum processes, reduce backlogs and improve access to justice. [iStockphoto] The plight of refugees moving…
Rukuriri tea factory in Embu county. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] A parliamentary inquiry committee on tea pricing today started its public…
KRA Chairperson Ndiritu Muriithi addresses traders during a citizen assembly forum in Nakuru on September 17, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]…
A rich businessman holding a wad of money. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Wealthy individuals are considering relocating their family offices to new jurisdictions…
President William Ruto with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. [PSC]…
China’s Charge d’Affaires in Nairobi Zhang Zhizhong moderates a conference. [Brian Ngugi, Standard] Several United Nations (UN) agencies are courting…
This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app on a mobile phone on January 27, 2025. [AFP] Concerns about bias in…
Traffic police officers during a crackdown on road unworthy vehicles. [File, Standard] Last week, New Zealand’s Inspector General of…
A worker from Naivasha based Maridadi flower farm works on roses for exports to the European Market which has opened…
Kenya has been urged to broaden its IT training and focus beyond the entry-level roles to reap more from the blooming global demand for professionals…
Some of the youth teams that were feted at the end of Software and AI Summit in Eldoret. [Courtesy, X]…
Naivas CEO Andreas Von Paleske and UBER Eats Kenya General Manager Wangui Mbugua Macharia during the signing and launch of…
The energy regulator announced on Friday that pump prices for super petrol, diesel, and kerosene will remain unchanged for the…
Kenya’s long-entrenched dependence on collateral and guarantors in its credit markets is facing new criticism as lenders re-examine what truly…
Principle Secretary State Department for Trade Regina Ombam during a the presidents breakfast 2025 with the theame Innovation & Influence…
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe join other leaders as they inspect a maize variety at the Kenya Seed stand…
In Africa, a house is more than a roof over one’s head. It is a symbol of dignity, a vessel…