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The National Assembly during a past session. MPs approved the county equitable share at Sh405 billion. File, Standard] Almost 15…
Students during a past graduation ceremony. [File, Standard] Kenyan universities and colleges have been in the news frequently because of…
I watched with shock a video clip of a mother who abandoned her newborn baby in a hospital in Naivasha…
President William Ruto congratulates newly appointed Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku after he took oath of office at State House,…
President William Ruto arrived in Rome, Italy, and received by Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula to join other…
Commission for University Education Chairman Chacha Nyaigoti-Chacha before the National Assembly’s Committee on Education session chaired by Abdul Haro to…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during the Mwai Kibaki 2nd Memorial Lecture & Luncheon at Nairobi Serena Hotel on 11th…
Gold coins fall out of the golden tap. [Courtesy, iStock] I write this week’s Green Message column with immense joy…
Portrait of an arithmetic math teacher holding a pointer stick. [Courtesy, iStock] There are many ways to destroy a nation…
The youth are no longer content with status or swayed by staged appearances. They are informed. They are watching. And…
Tharaka Nithi Governor,Muthomi Njuki,Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga and Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru during a media briefing in Nairobi on 21st…
Internally displaced refugees carry their belongings as they walk towards Goma, from Nzulo on January 22, 2025. [AFP] Four years…
Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) Chairman Homabay Senator Moses Kajwang (centre), his Vice Taita Taveta Senator Jones Mwaruma (left),…
I “made it” to the North-Eastern part of Kenya last November to train teams on identifying impact stories for the…
President William Ruto, accompanied by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping acknowledge grreetings from school children at the Great Hall of…
Catholic Faithfuls at Christ the King Cathedral Church in Nakuru during the requiem mass in honour of Pope Francis on April 25th,2025.…
Chief Justice Martha Koome and Tharaka Nithi Woman Rep Susan Ngugi at the PCEA 24th General Assembly in Meru. Koome…
KCB Foundation Chairman Catherine Kola KCB Group CEO Joshua Oigara Richard Malcolm, Western Union, Regional Vice President for South and East Africa…
While some attempted to downplay the danger of using state security agencies to muzzle the Butere Girls High School play…
Pope Emeritus Benedict and his successor, Pope Francis. [Standard] For the last over 120 years, the men who wore the…
Former Deputy President William Ruto (centre) flanked by the Environment CS Keriako Tobiko (left) Forest Management Task Force Chairperson Marion…
Mosquito in a swamp.(Courtesy) As we observe World Malaria Day, it’s a good time to look back on our journey…
A woman talking in a boardroom. (Courtesy/iStock) We all hail from different backgrounds and settings. Every Kenyan has a unique…
While most parents want the best for their children, there is concern that in an increasingly consumer-driven society such as…
For many Kenyans living abroad, investing back home is both a dream and a gamble. Stories abound of hardworking expatriates…
Butere Girls High School students board the bus after they declined to perform Ehoes of War play during the 63rd…
Pope Francis blesses children when he visited St Joseph the Worker Catholic church, in Kagemi, Nairobi, in November 2015. [File,…
Miniature model house standing on a stack of coins. (Courtesy/GettyImages) For many Kenyans living abroad, investing back home is both…
Catholic faithful from Holy Family Basilica Nairobi walk with palm to celebrate the first of Holy Week led by fr.…
Hanna Wendot Cheptumo Nominee for Cabinet Secretary, Gender, Culture, The Arts and Heritage during her vetting process before the National…
Faithful and pilgrims walk as they arrive to gather at St Peter’s Square following the death of Pope Francis in…
James Orengo addressing a rally in Kibra-Nairobi on November 16, 2017. [Willis Awandu, Standard] Watching TV the other day, I…
President William Ruto at Lumumba Estate Affordable Housing in Kisumu. [Michael Mute, Standard] “Image is everything”. Despite this saying, it…
Hanna Wendot Cheptumo Nominee for Cabinet Secretary, Gender, Culture, The Arts and Heritage during her vetting process before the National…
CEO Kenya Airways Allan Kilavuka address during KQ sponsorship of Safari Rally drivers ahead of world safari rally to be…
Siaya County Governor James Orengo when he appeared before the Cohesion and Equal Opportunities at Bunge Towers, Nairobi. [File, Standard] …
A student overwhelmed with homework. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Kenya faces a pressing crisis in its higher education system stemming from the staggeringly…
Joseph Lokapel, quenches thirst from Mworwongar water pan in Kacheliba constituency. [File, Standard] In many neighbourhoods in Nairobi, you will…
Butere Girls High School students after declining to perform Echoe of War play at Melvin Jones in Nakuru during the…
There comes a moment when a nation must pause, look around, and ask itself: Are we still headed where we thought…
Instead of the joyous happy faces of grandparents playing with their grandchildren during their Easter holidays there is darkness hovering…
Youths during anti-government protests along Moi Avenue in Nairobi, on July 23, 2024. [File, Standard] Three men hung on crosses…
EACC arrest five traffic police officers collecting bribes along Kakamega-Bungoma road on Thursday. [Benard Lusigi] On Good Friday morning, a disturbing event unfolded as…
President William Ruto, Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi (left) and the PS Alex Wachira look at mini grid presentation ahead of…
Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana during the Mwai Kibaki 2nd Memorial Lecture & Luncheon at Nairobi Serena Hotel on 11th April 2025. [David Gichuru,Standard]…
Congregation with their pastors at a revival. [Courtesy] Achieving a mentally sound and stable individual is a multiplicity of components,…
President Mwai Kibaki takes the oath of office as the President of Kenya after being re-elected in 2007 at State…
President Samia Suluhu Hassan. [File Courtesy] Tanzania’s ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), is feeling the heat amid a moral…
Former editor at the Standard, Ben Ochieng Ogodo. [File Courtesy] The news of Ochieng’ Ogodo’s passing struck like a sudden storm,…
Health CS Aden Duale at Parliament on October 5, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The latest revelations from Health Cabinet Secretary…
Machakos Cathedral faithful along Machakos – Kangundo road during Good Friday/Easter in Machakos on April 18, 2025. [John Muia] Standard It…
Sudan Conflict Refugees, near the town of Tawila in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region on April 13, 2025. [AFP] On…
In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during…
A painting by participants at the Freedom of the Press seminar in Germany in November 2024. [Betty Njeru, Standard] There…
Young men selling lemon fruits along Jam Street in Eastleigh, in Nairobi, on August 09, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] With nearly…
In African traditions, there is a belief, often with experiential evidence in families, that a respected ailing leader would have…
Saving money concept preset by Male hand putting money coin stack growing business. Arrange coins into heaps with hands, content…
Nalondo special School performing a cultural Dance titled Elaputopu during the National Drama and Film Festival Gala at Melvin Jones Academy in Nakuru on…
Hannah Wendot Cheptumo Nominee for Cabinet Secretary, Gender, Culture, The Arts and Heritage during her vetting process before the National Assembly…
(Left) Haki Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid, (center)Human Rights defender Maria Sarungi and Law Society of Kenya Council Member Stephen Mbugua when they joined…
Activists during the 16-day anti-femicide campaign in Nairobi. [File, Standard] I do not claim to speak for men, but did…
Kenya Airways has turned a net profit for the first time in more than a decade. [File, Standard] Kenya Airways’…
US President Donald Trump during the National Prayer Breakfast at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2025.…
Police seize bhang wrapped in polythene bags being transported to Nairobi from Moyale. [File, Standard] Kenya is in the throes…
The late Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai at Karura Forest, Kiambu County. [File, Standard] The concept of legacy is often associated…
Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, Winfridah Mokaya when they appeared before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for Examination…
Butere Girls High Students declined to perform the controversial ‘Echoes of War’ play at Melvin Jones in Nakuru during the…
Gen Z protests were sparked by punitive taxes in the Finance Bill 2024. [File, Standard] When Mark Twain remarked that…
The birth of a child should be a joyous occasion, yet for many women across Africa, it remains a time…
President William Ruto addressing residents at Engineer town in Nyandarua county on April 03, 2025 during his Mt Kenya Region…
High end fuel guzzler’s SUV,S arrive at the KICC during the Africa Climate Summit 2023. [Photo/Silas Otieno Standard] Palm Sunday has…
Members of the pharmacology department take inventory of the last boxes of drugs delivered by the now-dismantled United States Agency…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua,during an interview with KTN at his Karen Residence on April 7, 2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard] When…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua,during an interview with KTN at his Karen Residence on April 7,2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard] At the…
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry Deborah Barasa during the launch of the Tupande tree crowing initiative at One A…
Kenya is globally recognised for its vibrant cooperative movement, which serves as a benchmark for others. With assets exceeding Sh1…
President William Ruto, African Inland Church Jericho Rev. Josphat Musili (left) and Majority Leader National Assembly Kimani Ichungw’a during a Sunday Service…
Butere girls students protest at Melvin Jones in Nakuru during the 63rd edition of the Kenya National Drama and Film…
Silhouette of a depressed man sitting in a private room. [Courtesy/GettyImages] In 2019, I pointed out in a presentation to…
US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 6,…
Young African American mother and teenage daughter using laptop and phone together. [Courtesy/GettyImages] In an age defined by digital footprints…
Senior counsel Pheroze Nowrojee. [David Gichuru, Standard] It is with a heart weighed down by grief and profound sorrow that…
Butere girls students joined by other students in protest in solidarity at Melvin Jones in Nakuru during the 63rd edition…
Lee Kinyanjui, nominee for the position of Investments ,Trade & Industry CS before the Committee on Appointments Chaired by the National…
COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli addressing the media on matters of National interest. SHA is working and Kenyans should ambrace it…
Former CS Justin Muturi, addressing the media at Ufungamano house on 02, April, 2025. Giving a reason why he was sacked, he…
President William Ruto addresses residents after inspection of the Mau Mau Road Lot 1A and Lot 1B in Lari, Kiambu…
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka addresses a past press conference. [File, Standard] Democratic Action Party of Kenya leader Eugene Wamalwa has…
Tents erected at Homa Bay County Referral Hospital to handle cholera patients on January 9, 2023. [File, Standard] Reports of…
Bahati North Academy, NICKNAME: Chuo ya wazito” COUNTY: Nakuru SCHOOL MOTTO: Hard work Pays,CORE VALUES :As an Institution we embrace the value…