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Somaliland Mission premises at Runda, Nairobi on May 29, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Some political questions refuse to go away,…
A man holds a flag of Somaliland in front of the Hargeisa War Memorial monument in Hargeisa on November 7,…
At COP30, leaders spoke boldly about ambition, responsibility, and urgency. Yet their declarations revealed a familiar gap, one where strong…
Catholic faithfuls during the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession in Nakuru City on April 18, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph,…
Stylish Christmas street decor. [iStockphoto] Is it just me, or does the meaning we attach to holidays metamorphose as the…
ODM acting party leader Oburu Odinga attends former Prime Minsiter Raila Odinga’s memorial service at Sony Sugar Green Stadium in Awendo Sub-County,…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki distributing Christmas handouts to Irunduni residents in Tharaka Nithi County. [DPCS] I first heard the word…
President William Ruto at the Baringo cultural festival and Kimalel goat Auctionin Baringo County.[PCS] Nations do not collapse in a…
President William Ruto viewing the body of the late Prime Minister Raila Odinga.[PCS] In William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Octavius…
President William Ruto viewing the body of the late Prime Minister Raila Odinga.[PCS] In William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Octavius…
The requiem mass of the former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo is underway at Christ is the Answer Ministry, Valley road…
President William Ruto at the Baringo cultural festival and Kimalel goat Auctionin Baringo County.[PCS] Nations do not collapse in a…
Faithfuls at the Holy Basilica on Christmas Day.[Collins Oduor,Standard] Kenya closes the year stranded at a crossroads—hungry for change, yet…
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…
Dr Isaac Kalua Green, the Chief Steward of Green Africa Foundation and a reknown environmentalist helps a small boy plant…
President William Ruto, Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki, KNUT Chairman Patrick Karinga (right) and KUPPET Chairman Omboko Milemba during a…
A group of Women attack by hired goon on 6th July 2025 at Human Right commission office located along Amboseli road,Lavington in Nairobi.[Edward…
President William Ruto chairs Cabinet meeting at Statehouse.[PCS] In the ever-shifting sands of Kenyan politics, one constitutional provision stands out…
Turkana Governor DR Jeremiah Lomorkai Napotikan.[Bakari Ang`ella,Standard] Imagine transforming Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) into thriving hubs of growth,…
Novelist Meja Mwangi.[Courtesy] The year 2025 has been a tough one for the literary community in Kenya and Africa. It was…
Some of the wreckage from six vehicles lies at Sachangwan Police Post after being towed from the Migaa stretch along…
The Late Raila Odinga.[FILE,Standard] Following Raila Odinga’s death on October 15, tribute songs flew in from Kenya and Tanzania. Musician and…
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud casts his ballot during local council elections in Mogadishu on December 25, 2025. [AFP] Mogadishu…
Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka view the body of the Former Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga during the State Funeral Service at the…
Mother comforting her 3 month old crying baby.[Getty Images] Even in slums, deep rural areas and in situations of great social…
President William Ruto.[FILE,Standard] The “one-term” campaign against President William Ruto represents an unprecedented phenomenon in Kenya’s political evolution. Understanding this…
Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka view the body of the Former Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga during the State Funeral Service at the…
Agriculture CS Mutai Kagwe during the 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance held in Mombasa where African Rural…
Ballot boxes. [Daniel Chege, Standard] For far too long, Kenyan politics has been weighed down by empty rhetoric, endless name-calling,…
A group of children inside of a destroyed school. [GettyImages] In Kenya, children make up 41.3 per cent of the…
Travellers at Kisumu Bus Park wait for matatus to ferry them home ahead of the festive season, with some stranded…
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] For Kenya to transition from its current status as a developing…
A young farmer. [Courtesy/GettyImages] When elections end, expectations begin and they begin fast. Life does not come with a pause…
Woman crying in the dark. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Across Africa, technology has become one of the most powerful equalisers of our time.…
President William Ruto joins senior government officers during the ground breaking for the 1B Kaishan fertilizer power plant in Olkaria,…
Woman placing voting slip into a ballot box. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Somalia is entering one of the most politically volatile periods in…
The late former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo addresses a past political rally. [File, Standard] Like all historical personalities, the late…
President William Ruto launches construction of the Rironi-Mau Summit Road in Gilgil, Nakuru County, on November 28, 2025. [PCS] During…
Electricity is often spoken about in terms of megawatts, power lines and sub-stations. Yet for millions of Kenyans, its true…
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti hosts a special Christmas party for children on December 16, 2025. [John Muia, Standard] The festive…
Kakamega chicken traders wait for customers on December 18, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] The festive season is a time when…
Family having Christmas dinner. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Can we all agree that there are extremely dark forces and witchcraft at play, the kind that…
Kenyan Citizens demonstrate and Protest against over Taxation bill along Nairobi streets. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] What exactly is Kenya’s demographic…
A girl in an orphanage. [Courtesy/GettyImages] During the holidays, organised groups and tourists visit orphanages in Kenya, bringing gifts and foodstuffs. At first…
A stature at the newly build Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple at Mountain View Estate along Waiyaki…
Former CS Fred Matiang’i during an interview at the Standard Media Group. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Although it has not been…
President William Ruto.[PCS] This Singapore thing: I think (and I hope I am wrong) we are over-reaching ourselves. Not to…
President William Ruto.[PCS] For the past few months, President William Ruto has been explaining his vision to resolutely march his…
Members of the public view the wreck of a mercedes car which former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo was driving before it was involved in…
Governor Anne Waiguru addressing residents of Baragwi after opening Kiandai dispensary. [File, Standard] Governor Anne Waiguru’s speech during Jamhuri Day celebrations in Kirinyaga…
Somalia on April 15, 2025 launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50…
Ol Kalau Affordable Houses where public since Tuesday have visited since Tuesday for open day that ends of Friday.[Boniface Gikandi,Standard]…
Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru acknowledges greetings from Kirinyaga people that had turned up for Jamhuri day celebrations at the Kamiigua polytechnic grounds on Monday,12/12/2022. [File, Standard]…
Makini Junior School learning in a cartoon class at Sarit Centre Nairobi during the 24th Nairobi International Book fair on…
Employees carry on their work of slaughtering and preparing chicken meat for customers in Chwele chicken factory in Bungoma County.…
Members of public walk pas the huge Christmas tree at KICC,Nairobi . December 23rd,2024.[FILE,Standard] Christmas is upon us, a season for reuniting…
It is that time of the year when many people in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa travel upcountry to commune…
Ol Kalau Affordable Houses where public since Tuesday have visited since Tuesday for open day that ends of Friday.[Boniface Gikandi,Standard]…
Opposition bigwigs Kalonzo Musyoka flanked by Rigathi Gachagua, Fred Matiang’i, Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa dance to a Maasai tune during…
This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2023 shows a Maasai trader gazing at emaciated livestock at a livestock market in…
Novelist Meja Mwangi.[Courtesy] Meja Mwangi (real name David Dominic Mwangi), who died last Thursday aged 78, was no ordinary writer. He shunned…
Former Cabinet Secretary and Presidential Aspirant Dr. Fred Matiang’i during an interview at the Standard Media Group Headquarters along Mombasa road on…
Supporters of National Unity Platform (NPU) presidential candidate and opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, run…
In the emotive abortion debates, people rarely discuss the trauma suffered by millions of post-abortive mothers and their families, worldwide.…
ODM leader Oburu Oginga addresses party delegates at his home in Bondo, Siaya. [Michael Mute, Standard] The demise of former…
The late Supreme Court Judge Mohammed Ibrahim. [File, Standard] In the annals of Kenya’s constitutional jurisprudence, few names evoke the…
Somalia presidential candidate, Nasa Ige. Somalia presidential candidate Nasa Ige is vowing to tackle terrorism if elected, positioning security as…
A section of the religious sector has raised concern over the Religious Organisations Bill, 2024, and Parliament to either delete…
Imported tuk tuks being transported from Mombasa to upcountry, on March 21, 2024. [File, Standard] Each night, wind turbines spin…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja before the Administration and Internal Security Committee at Mini Chambers, County Hall, Nairobi. [File, Standard] If you…
Kilifi residents march during a community sensitisation campaign against GBV and femicide at Bofa youths’ grounds. [File, Standard] One of…
Chairperson of Technical working group on Gender Based Violence including Femicide Nancy Barasa during a stakeholder engagement at KICC , Nairobi on April 9th…
What did you do with the optimism and exuberance of independence? Two young men in their early 20s, wasted no…
IEBC chairman Erustus Ethekon with commissioner Anne Nderitu at JKIA Nairobi after receiving first batch of ballot papers for the 27th…
President William Ruto chairs Cabinet meeting at State House on 15/12/2025.[PCS] Ordinarily, governments finance development in one of these two…
Former Cabinet Minister and Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo died in a fatal road crash last week. The death of former…
President William Ruto and Deputy President Prof Kindiki Kithure arrive for a Cabinet Meeting at State House, Nairobi on 29/4/2025.…
Talanta Sports City stadium when President William Ruto accompanied by Sports CS Salim Mvurya visited the facility on April 11,…
A woman holding soil. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Many years ago, a small boy accompanied his mother to a women’s group meeting near…
The annual Great Migration of wildebeest. [Courtesy/GettyImages] With a hearing now anticipated on December 19th, the dispute over the Ritz…
The late former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo. [File, Standard] Hon. Cyrus Jirongo was a gem. The earliest time I interacted…
Nakuru residents at Sarova Woodlands Hotel during the traditional cake mixing ceremony that dates back to the 17th century. [Kipsang…
Residents during a rally in support of the Sudanese regular army in their battle against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
Kenya Pipeline Company storage facility in Nairobi. [File, Standard] I was thinking about this privatisation bug that seems to have…
Youth during a past Gen Z protest in Mombasa. To transform Kenya’s youth bulge into a national asset, we must…
The church in Kenya stands again at a moral crossroads. In the last election, it did not merely pray; it…
Environmental activist Truphena Muthoni hugs an indigenous tree in Nyeri. [Courtesy] On a cold night in Nyeri County, long after…
President William Ruto during Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, on December 12, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Watching…
Ever visited a household and got served a meal so crappy you felt like dragging the family to the nearest…
Kenya Police Officers after arriving from Haiti at the Embakasi Air Base in Nairobi on December 9, 2025. [Boniface Okendo,…
I used to wonder what was special about the late Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the retired and founding bishop of the…
If there is one thing that amazes keen readers about Meja Mwangi writing, it was his ability to immerse his…
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in…
President William Ruto is welcomed to the opening of the EAC Heads of State and Government Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[FILE,Standard]…
President William Ruto during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium on Friday. [PCS] It was Mozambique’s Moisés Samora…
Safaricom headquaters, Nairobi.[FILE,Standard] The proposed sale of 15 per cent of the government’s shares in telecom giant Safaricom has sparked…
Kenya stands at a critical moment in its mental-health journey. As the country takes steps toward recognising suicide as a…
Across the country, women-led organisations and community groups remain the backbone of local mobilization, particularly in driving change around nutrition…