Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi tours his demolished business premises along Douglas Wakihuri Road Nairobi on January 14,2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard] Kiambu…
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A candidate at Riooga SDA Mixed Secondary School meditates a prayer before the start of KCSE examinations. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard] Pressure…
Kenya Airways plane at JKIA in Nairobi. [File, Standard] On clear mornings, a Kenya Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner can be…
Juja MP George Koimburi during an interview on January 14, 2026. [Gitau Wanyoike, Standard] Simmering tension is threatening to tear…
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi tours his demolished business premises along Douglas Wakihuri Road Nairobi on January 14,2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard Kenya…
Members of the Rastafarian led by their prophet Wambua Mwendwa alongside their lawyer Shadrack Wambui at Milimani High Court during…
Workers and business owners try to salvage what they can from the rubble of businesses flattened during a demolition along…
President William Ruto in Laikipia west during his tour of the Mt Kenya region on April 1,2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]…
Millicent Awinja makes school uniforms at Uhuru market Nairobi on January 13, 2026. Many parents are forced to buy school…
Nairobi County’s Chief Officer for Urban Development and Planning Patrick Analo Akivaga. [File, Standard] A petition has been filed at…
Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo and Vice President Mwaura Kabata address the press at their Gitanga Road…
Former Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo. [File, Standard] Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo was the first to publicly play…
Former Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo. [File, Standard] Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo was the first to publicly play…
He began creating content in 2016 and broke into the mainstream around 2020–2021. Kenyan online users have gone into a…
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed when he hosted President William Ruto in his constituency. [File, Standard]] Suna East MP Junet…
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed when he hosted President William Ruto in his constituency. [File, Standard]] Suna East MP Junet…
Commission on Administrative Justice Chairperson Charles Dulo and Vice Chairperson Dorothy Jemator Kimengech, during a media briefing on February 13,…
Allan Wainaina of Nairobi School celebrates with relatives at their home in Kiamunyi, Nakuru County on January 9, 2026. He…
Search and rescue are going on after a building partially collapse in Karen on January 10. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] At…
Teachers and students at Moi High School Kabarak in celebration after the school posted an impressive mean grade of 10.6…
Dear Honourable Musalia Mudavadi, I write this open letter in strong support of your recent call for a constitutional review and a cost-effective referendum…
Education CS Dr Julius Ogamba accompanied by PS Prof Julius Bitok before releasing 2025 KCSE results at AIC Chebisas Boys…
Teachers and students at Moi High School Kabarak in celebration after the school posted an impressive mean grade of 10.6…
Education CS Dr Julius Ogamba accompanied by PS Prof Julius Bitok before releasing 2025 KCSE results at AIC Chebisas Boys…
The ongoing fresh recruitment process for the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) at the University of Nairobi has…
Supreme Court Judge Njoki Ndung’u elected to the Judicial Service Commission. [Courtesy] Supreme Court Judge Njoki Ndungu has been elected…
19-year-old Erick Mbugua had a difficult childhood but beat all odds to score an A- in the 2025 KCSE exam.…
Mama Ngina Girls students and teachers in Mombasa celebrate Yvonne Mona Mruu, who attained a mean grade of A (84…
Education CS Julius Ogamaba (centre), PS Julius Bitok (right) and KNEC CEO David Njengere. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] A total of…
Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba National during the interview in his office in Nairobi, on September 8, 2025. [Jenipher Wachie,…
US President Donald Trump after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on…
The Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs uses a four-tier scale to assess risks for U.S. travelers The U.S.…
President William Ruto has told off his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua, over his remarks that national schools in the central…
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Members led by Secretary General Davji Atellah, addressing press on January 8th 2026,.[Edward…
The hopes of reopening the Nakuru War Memorial Hospital are dwindling, two years after it was shut down by the County Government of…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during an interview at his home. [File, Standard] The operators of Business Bay Square mall…
Rescuers after recovering the second body from the collapsed building in South C, Nairobi, on January 7, 2026. [Elvis Ogina,…
Migori Senator Eddy Oketch. [File, Standard] Migori Senator Eddy Oketch has given the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leadership seven days…
President William Ruto chats with Kisii Governor Simba Arati during a religious function in Kisii County on August 20, 2023.…
Kakamega Primary KJSEA candidates during rehearsals on October 24, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] Parents seeking senior school admission slots continue…
Nairobi County Public Service Board intends to commence comprehensive verification for all academic and professional certificates for staff. [File, Standard]…
Wreckage of a bus and trailer at Tunnel area near Fort Ternan after a crash that left six dead and…
Cyrus Jirongo died on the night of December 13, 2025, at Karai area along the Nakuru–Nairobi Highway. The Directorate of…
A man walks behind a graffiti in support of deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. [Juan Barreto, AFP] The…
Starehe Girls’ Centre Director Jane Soita (centre) with her students hold their Zayed Future Energy Prize(ZFEP) award on July 30, 2022.…
Atheist Society of Kenya president Harrison Mumia has been charged before Milimani Law Courts. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard] Atheist Society of…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja arrives at the site of the collapsed building in South C on January 4, 2025. [Benard…
One body of the two victims of the collapsed building in south C has been retrieved. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] Authorities…
President William Ruto with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Loong at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] One of the most prominent recent…
Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai. [File, Standard] Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai was involved in a gun drama with Embakasi East MP…
Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse addresses a past event in Makueni County. [File, Standard] Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse, who…
Wreckage of the PSV involved in an accident at Kikopey in Gilgil, Nakuru County. [Daniel Chege, Standard] Five people have…
Search efforts at a collapsed building in Nairobi’s South C estate along Muhoho avenue. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] The collapse of…
Search efforts at a collapsed building in Nairobi’s South C estate along Muhoho avenue. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] The collapse of…
Rescue efforts at the collapsed building in South C Nairobi on January 2,2026. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] Authorities have identified Yussuf…
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku arrives at the scene of the collapsed multi-storey building in South C, Nairobi on…
Education CS Julius Ogamba addresses the press in Naivasha on June 6, 2025. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] Parents and guardians of Grade 10…
Education CS Julius Ogamba addresses the press in Naivasha on June 6, 2025. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] Parents and guardians of Grade 10…
An excavator at the scene of the collapsed Multi-storey building in South C, Nairobi on January 2,2026. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]…
Mutahi Ngunyi did not emerge from the wilderness to comment on Uhuru Kenyatta. He was not an outsider. He was…
At least two people who are trapped inside the 16-story building under construction that collapsed in Nairobi’s South C estate…
Pallbearers carry the casket bearing the body of the late former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, during the requiem mass at CITAM,…
The first breath of 2025 carried the scent of innocent blood spilled. It was a year that began not with…
The first breath of 2025 carried the scent of innocent blood spilled. It was a year that began not with…
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya addresses a meeting on December 14, 2025. [Martin Ndiema, Standard] Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya…
Kenya, East Africa’s leading transit and logistics hub, is increasingly grappling with organised transnational crime, an evolution that risks turning…
Kenya, East Africa’s leading transit and logistics hub, is increasingly grappling with organised transnational crime, an evolution that risks turning…
President William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during the New Year’s Eve dinner at Eldoret State Lodge. [PCS] President…
Police IG Douglas Kanja during the official commissioning of boreholes at the National Police Service’s Embakasi on July 24, 2025.…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro addressing the press at his Nairobi office on March 18th 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard] Kiharu MP…
Former IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati died without leaving a will. [File, Standard] By the time Wafula Chebukati left the Independent…
Lancas Tubula, a police officer attached to the Presidential Escort Unit before Senior Resident Magistrate Emmanuel Soita at the Nakuru…
Leaders attending the burial of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo at his Lumakanda home, on December 30, 2025. [Michael Mute,…
The Education Ministry received a total of 355,457 review applications, with each learner allowed to submit up to four requests. …
The Education Ministry received a total of 355,457 review applications, with each learner allowed to submit up to four requests. …
When Suna East MP Junet Mohamed hosted President William Ruto in Suna East. [Junet Mohamed, X] The Orange Democratic Movement…
Pallbearers carry the coffin containing the body of the late Cyrus Jirongo after the memorial service at CITAM,Valley road Nairobi…
A photo collage of (L-R) the late Cyrus Jirongo, Raila Odinga, and Ngugi wa Thiong’o. [File, Standard] In 2025, death…
Pallbearers carry the coffin containing the body of the late Cyrus Jirongo after the memorial service at CITAM,Valley road Nairobi…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi during an interview with The Standard team. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] As Kenya edges closer to…
A learner seeking admission at St Kizito Nyansiongo on Januaray 20, 2024. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard] Thousands of parents are stranded as they…
President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel pay their last respects to Former Prime minister Raila Odinga as his body lay…
President William Ruto.[PCS] The 2025 Kenya has been a choir without an able conductor to generate harmony. The nation has…
Raychelle Dorothy Syamba.[Courtesy] What was meant to be a journey home after a graduation celebration ended in tragedy when 38-year-old…
President William Ruto addressing Parliament.[PCS] I must admit that I sometimes like President William Ruto’s imagination. It is refreshing to…
Wiper Democratic Front party leader Kalonzo Musyoka flanked by other opposition leaders,during a media briefing in Karen on November 20,2025.They…
The Council of Governors Health Committee led by the Committee Chair, AbdullSwamad Shariff Nassir, Kiambu County governor Kimani Wamatangi and KMPDU Secretary…
President William Ruto and US President Donald Trump after the signing of a peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda…
President William Ruto and US President Donald Trump after the signing of a peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda…
A guard of honour mounted by private security guards at Mamboleo Showground in Kisumu.[FILE,Standard] Night after night, Stephen Onyango guarded…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has disclosed the ownership of a white Toyota Probox that was captured on CCTV…
Standard Group senior videographer Rashid Mukoya Idi.[Courtesy] Standard Group senior videographer Rashid Mukoya Idi has died after a short illness,…
Director Homecide Division Martin Nyugoto (in suit) leads detectives in viewing the wreck of the Mercedes which former Lugari MP…
Somalia’s Chairman of the National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC), Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan speaking during the opening of…
President William Ruto during the famed Kimalel Goat Auction.[PCS] A section of Baringo leaders and the county government have been…
The wreckage of a Toyota Probox that was involved in a head-on collision with a trailer near Kedowa Trading Centre…
ODM party leader and Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga. [Photo, Standard] Sharp divisions are emerging in ODM amid accusations that some…
2025 was marked by several political shifts, public protests, leadership transitions and sporting milestones in Kenya and beyond. [File, Standard] …
A section of Migori residents buy books on Christmas eve. They say they’d rather prepare for reopening of schools than…
Grisly accident along Nairobi-Naivasha road in March 2018 [standard, File] Drunk driving and malfunctioning speed limiters emerged as leading violations…