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Recycled tax relief and politics of pretence to hoodwink voters. [File, Standard] The government is selling Kenyans a lie, sugarcoated…
Workiers at Lumumba Estate Affordable Housing Project in Kisumu. [Michael Mute, Standard] Laikipia County was in the news the other…
Kenyans in Russian Millitary. [File, Standard] The Kenyan government must urgently engage the Russian Ambassador following disturbing and credible reports that Kenyans have been subjected to…
Presidents William Ruto, Samia Suluhu and Yoweri Museveni. [File, Courtesy] “Would you trade your freedom for speed and efficiency?” Last…
Journalists with cameras on the ground. [File, Standard] A letter sent by the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI) to the Media Council of…
Pupils admiring textbooks during the Nakuru regional book fair in Nakuru city on June 2,2022. [Kipsang Joseph,Standard] Fact‑first reporting…
In a nation where the median age hovers around 20 years, Kenya’s youth are the real owners of the country.…
In a nation where the median age hovers around 20 years, Kenya’s youth are the real owners of the country.…
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel at dusk. [iStockphoto] President William Ruto has recently revealed a strategic process of getting Kenya…
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel at dusk. [iStockphoto] President William Ruto has recently revealed a strategic process of getting Kenya…
As the world marks Black History Month, perhaps it is time to reflect afresh on identity and freedom. [iStockphoto] On…
As the world marks Black History Month, perhaps it is time to reflect afresh on identity and freedom. [iStockphoto] On…
Education PS Julius Bitok issues KCSE Chemistry Paper 1 to candidates at Kapkondot Secondary School, Kerio Valley, on November 3,…
Education PS Julius Bitok issues KCSE Chemistry Paper 1 to candidates at Kapkondot Secondary School, Kerio Valley, on November 3,…
Enforcement of MoUs under the Copyright Act is weak. Most authors receive royalty statements on request. [iStockphoto] “Who killed Meja…
Enforcement of MoUs under the Copyright Act is weak. Most authors receive royalty statements on request. [iStockphoto] “Who killed Meja…
People scamper for safety after suspected plain-clothes police officers lobbed teargas into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya in Othaya, Nyeri…
Opposition leaders Eugene Wamalwa and Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka addressing rally at Kimilili market in Bungoma county on July…
People scamper for safety after suspected plain-clothes police officers lobbed teargas into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya in Othaya, Nyeri…
The judge hammer a judge in court located on a desk. The standard by which a judiciary is judged is…
Men in a laboratory. [Getty Images] In the villages of Western Kenya, health breakthroughs have slowly but steadily begun making…
The judge hammer a judge in court located on a desk. The standard by which a judiciary is judged is…
Men in a laboratory. [Getty Images] In the villages of Western Kenya, health breakthroughs have slowly but steadily begun making…
I was pleasantly surprised to receive a princely sum of 11k from a phone number I didn’t recognise, so I…
A man inspects the wreck of a matatu that was involved in an accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway on April…
Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi during a Council of Governors meeting in Nairobi on December 20, 2021. [File, Standard] Politician Kiraitu…
A man inspects the wreck of a matatu that was involved in an accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway on April…
Ndung’u Wainaina Kenya is at a turning point. Our political freedoms have proved inadequate without our economic freedom. We can’t…
One of the crude blades used in mutilating female genitalia in Uganda.[File, Standard] Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been illegal…
Much has been said about artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa. But the dominant questions are: Will Africa be left behind…
One of the crude blades used in mutilating female genitalia in Uganda.[File, Standard] Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been illegal…
President William Ruto during the disbursement of Sh220 million to beneficiaries of Nyota business start-up from Siaya, Kisumu and Homa…
Ndung’u Wainaina Kenya is at a turning point. Our political freedoms have proved inadequate without our economic freedom. We can’t…
A student studying from home during the Covid-19 lockdowns. [File, Standard] As digital tools become increasingly embedded in everyday life,…
President William Ruto meets with UDA aspirants at State House Nairobi on Feb 4, 2024. [PCS] The Singapore dream notwithstanding,…
President William Ruto meets with UDA aspirants at State House Nairobi on Feb 4, 2024. [PCS] The Singapore dream notwithstanding,…
National Assembly PHOTO:COURTESY The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National…
Burial of street children at Lang’ata Cemetery in Nairobi, on January 29, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] A sombre mood gripped…
National Assembly PHOTO:COURTESY The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National…
IEBC Chairperson, Erastus Ethekon and commissions address a media briefing on the delimitation of electoral boundaries, at Anniversary Towers in…
President William Ruto. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard] The Singapore dream notwithstanding, Kenya’s President William Ruto has no shortage of big ideas about…
IEBC Chairperson, Erastus Ethekon and commissions address a media briefing on the delimitation of electoral boundaries, at Anniversary Towers in…
President William Ruto and Chinese President Xi Jinping during bilateral talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,…
President William Ruto breaks ground for the construction of Susan Kihika Primary and Junior School in Kiratina, Nakuru County on…
Last season’s drought did not wait for a policy paper. Neither did the floods that swept through towns and farms…
People scamper for safety after suspected plain-clothes police officers lobbed teargas into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya in Othaya, Nyeri…
Last season’s drought did not wait for a policy paper. Neither did the floods that swept through towns and farms…
A teacher takes pupils through a lesson under a makeshift classroom under a tree in Turkana county. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]…
Parents and learners during Grade 10 admission at Nyambaria High School in Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Usually, parents and…
Mzee Abdulahi Tadicha and Kenya Red Cross staff lift the carcass of livestock in Korbesa Village, Isiolo North Sub-County, on…
Parents and learners during Grade 10 admission at Nyambaria High School in Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Usually, parents and…
Lake Ol Bolossat in Nyandarua. [File, Standard] Rainy seasons in Kenya have become synonymous with flooding, displacement, damaged roads, and…
Lake Ol Bolossat in Nyandarua. [File, Standard] Rainy seasons in Kenya have become synonymous with flooding, displacement, damaged roads, and…
State House Nairobi Photo:Courtesy Is the State House under President William Ruto beginning to lose its character as a non-partisan…
State House Nairobi Photo:Courtesy Is the State House under President William Ruto beginning to lose its character as a non-partisan…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki when he hosted a section of Maasai leaders from Kajiado County. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] Deputy President Kithure Kindiki deserves…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki when he hosted a section of Maasai leaders from Kajiado County. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] Deputy President Kithure Kindiki deserves…
Traders display school items in Kisii town, on August 25, 2025. Most traders have decried low sales as schools reopen…
Traders display school items in Kisii town, on August 25, 2025. Most traders have decried low sales as schools reopen…
Group of people raising ballot box. [GettyImages] What if the success of our democracy depended as much on voters as on leaders? The Parable of…
Group of people raising ballot box. [GettyImages] What if the success of our democracy depended as much on voters as on leaders? The Parable of…
The boda boda sector was born out of necessity to fill gaps left by a poor public transport system.…
Fraud is a global problem, affecting organisations across every region and industry worldwide. Governments lose hundreds of billions of…
Fraud is a global problem, affecting organisations across every region and industry worldwide. Governments lose hundreds of billions of…
ida Odinga. [[Boniface Okendo, Standard] Way back in the 1990s before Jaramogi Oginga Odinga died, one of the heroes of…
ida Odinga. [[Boniface Okendo, Standard] Way back in the 1990s before Jaramogi Oginga Odinga died, one of the heroes of…
East African Educational Publishers staff display books Authored by he late Proffesor Ngugi Wa Thiongo at the taifa hall ,…
East African Educational Publishers staff display books Authored by he late Proffesor Ngugi Wa Thiongo at the taifa hall ,…
Electoral officials assist a voter at a polling station during local council elections in Mogadishu on December 25, 2025.…
Electoral officials assist a voter at a polling station during local council elections in Mogadishu on December 25, 2025.…
Truck ferrying the first crude oil consignment from Lokichar, Turkana, arrives at the Changamwe KPRL storage facility in Mombasa, on…
President William Ruto addresses residents after the launch of the Sogoo-Melelo-Ololung’a Road on the second day of his tour of…
[Photo: Courtesy] This is a quick follow-up to my malfunctioning phone. There was a time, I wrote early in the…
A section of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train at Syokimau in Nairobi.[David Njaaga, Standard] I took the SGR to the Coast last…
A section of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train at Syokimau in Nairobi.[David Njaaga, Standard] I took the SGR to the Coast last…
Truck ferrying the first crude oil consignment from Lokichar, Turkana, arrives at the Changamwe KPRL storage facility in Mombasa, on…
[Photo: Courtesy] This is a quick follow-up to my malfunctioning phone. There was a time, I wrote early in the…
Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have thrust humanity into what is being hailed as the most consequential era in…
President William Ruto addresses residents after the launch of the Sogoo-Melelo-Ololung’a Road on the second day of his tour of…
Protesters demonstrate in support of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at the Cinelandia square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January…
President William Ruto presided over the swearing-in of the 15 newly-appointed judges of the Court of Appeal at State House…
President William Ruto presided over the swearing-in of the 15 newly-appointed judges of the Court of Appeal at State House…
Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have thrust humanity into what is being hailed as the most consequential era in…
Protesters demonstrate in support of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at the Cinelandia square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January…
Chief Administrative Secretary Interior Ministry Winnie Guchu when she officially opened a daycare center at the Lang’ata Women’s Prison.[Muriithi Mugo,Standard]…
Uganda opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine. [AFP] In 1711, in…
People scamper for safety after suspected plain-clothes police officers lobbed teargas into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya in Othaya, Nyeri…
People scamper for safety after suspected plain-clothes police officers lobbed teargas into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya in Othaya, Nyeri…
Chief Administrative Secretary Interior Ministry Winnie Guchu when she officially opened a daycare center at the Lang’ata Women’s Prison.[Muriithi Mugo,Standard]…
The National Assembly during an afternoon session.[Elvis Ogina, Standard] I am not sure what national contribution the 13th Parliament will…
First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto during a tree planting exercise at Shikuse prison in Kakamega County on June 8, 2023.…
First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto during a tree planting exercise at Shikuse prison in Kakamega County on June 8, 2023.…
President William Ruto and Governor Mutahi Kahiga during a meeting with UDA grassroots leaders from Nyeri County at Sagana State…
Parent captured at Kakamega main market after buying a school box for his child on December 31,2025. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]…
President William Ruto and Governor Mutahi Kahiga during a meeting with UDA grassroots leaders from Nyeri County at Sagana State…
President William Ruto and Governor Mutahi Kahiga during a meeting with UDA grassroots leaders from Nyeri County at Sagana State…
US President Donald Trump addresses reporters on board Air Force One as he returns from the World Economic Forum on…
Parents and learners during Grade 10 admission at Nyambaria High School in Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] The basic education…
US President Donald Trump addresses reporters on board Air Force One as he returns from the World Economic Forum on…