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Anna Tibaijuka [Courtesy] Raila Amolo Odinga’s burial after death on October 15, closes a long chapter of Kenyan and African…
Kakamega Senator Dr. Boni Khalwale led Bushiangala residents in protest on November 12, 2025 over rumours that locals might be forced to…
Harry Thuku. [File, Standard] There is a major road in Nairobi. In pre-independence Kenya, it was known as Ainsworth Causeway.…
The purchasing power of employed Kenyans is estimated to have declined by about 12 per cent, eroded by rising living…
President William Ruto and US President Donald Trump after the signing of a peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda…
Impact of menstrual health and hygiene on girls’ education in Kenya(Photo: iStock) It began, as many modern movements do, with…
Kenyan police officers patrol the area during a deployment near the national palace. [Clarens SIFFROY / AFP] Effective security partnerships between nations are becoming…
There’s failure to hold perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and femicide in Kenya to account.[iStock] Digital violence, commonly referred…
On 25 June 2024, Kenya witnessed a moment that will be remembered for years to come. Across cities and towns,…
Catholic Diocese of Kitui ordains four priests and thirteen (13) deacons in a ceremony presided over by Bishop Joseph Mwongela at the…
On 25 June 2024, Kenya witnessed a moment that will be remembered for years to come. Across cities and towns,…
Many Kenyans in developed countries work in the healthcare industry. One subset of this industry is caregiving. If you have elderly…
Stylish Christmas street decor. [iStockphoto] The queen of Christmas, her royal merriness Mariah Carey has declared it is time! Arguably,…
Plain cloth police officers arrest a protester along Kenyatta avenue while protesting against the killing of blogger Albert Ojwang’ while…
A phone call came in the middle of a virtual meeting. It was Julius, a loyal client who had permanently…
Pupils in class at Gandani Primary School in Rabai constituency, Kilifi. [File, Standard] The Ministry of Education’s National Education Management…
Traders at Wakulima market in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Oxfam Kenya recently released a report titled Kenya’s Inequality Crisis: The Great…
US President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame and DRC’s Felix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accords for Peace between Rwanda and…
Ongoing construction of Talanta Sports Stadium in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The aspirations of a country are often expressed through the…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan takes the oath of office during her inauguration in Dodoma, on November 3, 2025. [Courtesy]…
Proposed architectural design of the Machakos Formula 1. [Photo, File] There’s a hilarious short video doing the rounds touching on…
President William Ruto with Donald Trump after the signing of a peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda at the…
President William Ruto. [Photo, Standard] President William Ruto has often declared that Kenya can and must reach first-world status within…
Kenya’s State House in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Before the 2002 General Elections were held, a team of supporters of the…
President William Ruto speaking in a past event. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Kenya is once again speaking in the language of…
The G20 leader’s summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. [EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP] A lot was happening in South Africa…
A woman with a travel bag walking in the airport. [Courtesy/GettyImages] People in Australia often ask me what it’s like…
Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka, Rigathi Gachagua (DCP), Eugene Wamalwa (DAP-K), Mithika Linturi among others address locals in Sultan…
The Late Raila Odinga while he addressed supporters at Kamukunji rally on Monday January, 23, 2023.[FILE,Standard] He held my hand…
Damage caused by hired goons who attacked mourners at a funeral in Bibirioni village, Limuru, where the former Deputy President…
Have you ever been in a situation where a story whose details you know is being retold in your presence…
Two months ago, a woman in Murang’a County stabbed to death two of her children and left the third one…
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale.[FILE,Standard] The November 27 Malava mini poll has left abrasive Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale gasping for breath. .fade-out-overlay {…
President William Ruto witnesses the historic signing of a peace deal between President Donald Trump, President Félix Tshisekedi of the…
After months of a court stay, the President’s Panel of Experts to compensate victims of state violence during public protests…
One of the challenges in today’s public discourse, especially on critical public interest issues, is that it follows the hashtag…
Prof Igara Kabaji promotes the culture of reading among the young. [Egara Kabaji] I’m writing in response to Prof Egara…
Ogilgei Secondary School teacher engage some students at the School on June 8,2018,Gatundu has come with an initiative aimed at…
Over the past couple of weeks, the political discourse in Kenya has been dominated, in part, by Mbeere, a Bantu…
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated as president on November 3, 2025, state TV showed, with an internet blackout still…
This week, we turn to one of the townships in Kirinyaga County that probably best represents our national economic system.…
Ariel view of Brookhurst International Schools.[Courtesy] Kenya’s embrace of international education has accelerated over the past decade, and the surge…
A fish porter carries tuna carcasses on his shoulders from an open-air beachside market where local fishermen land their…
Supreme Court of Kenya. [File, Standard] In recent months, a number of unsettling exchanges within Kenyan courtrooms have played out…
Father comforting his son. [Courtesy/GettyImages] You read that right. I, a father of two, spent two nights on the same…
Gift boxes. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Every year, as the holiday season approaches, corporate Kenya enters a familiar rhythm: race to brand umbrellas,…
COP30 had one job: to demonstrate real global cooperation against the climate crisis. Marking ten years since the Paris Agreement,…
One of the Kenya Airways Boeing Dreamliner at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Nairobi. July 26th,2023.[FILE,Standard] Aviation safety came…
Recently, Prof Egara Kabaji expressed concern that Kenyans’ reading capacity was weakening. He cited the inability to read long texts…
Wiper Patriotic Front Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka flanked by Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti, the new Mumbuni North MCA Antony Kisoi…
Let us be honest with ourselves: Is the Kenya Kwanza government cursed? This is not a careless provocation. It arises…
I am told of a shop in Dubai that sells carrier bags from prestigious design houses across the globe. The…
Pink ribbon awareness symbol on woman hand: Symbolic logo icon concept raising awareness campaign on female people living with breast…
The late Rt. Raila Odinga met experts in the Broadbased coalition together with Parliamentary Leadership to consult on national and emerging issues.[Emmanuel…
A section of Thika Road.[Xn Iraki,Standard] Most Kenyan roads have guardrails. They stop cars from veering off the road in…
President William Ruto’s aid Farouk Kibet addresses Malava residents during homecoming of UDA party Leonard Shimaka at Elunyinya village in…
Ongoing construction of Kenol- Sagana – Marwa highway. [File, Standard] The construction sector plays a pivotal role in the economy,…
Ballot boxes for Mumbuni North ward by-election at Mumbuni Girls in Machakos County, on November 26, 2025. [John Muia, Standard]…
Displaced Palestinians walk past destroyed buildings in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, in the southern part of Gaza City, on November…
President William Ruto during the launch of the Rironi-Mau Summit road project, on November 28, 2025. [PCS] Politics aside, Friday,…
President William Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet and other leaders during campaigns for UDA Malava candidate David Ndakwa in Bukhakunga village,…
Kenya has emerged as one of Africa’s leading markets for drone technology, with applications now spanning security, healthcare, agriculture and…
Former Prime Minister the late Raila Odinga in past function. [Photo, Standard] There are people whose lives read like the…
President William Ruto during the Groundbreaking for the construction of Narok International Airport project. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] In George Orwell’s…
Voters undergo various verification processes at Siror Primary school in Ugunja constituency, Siaya County. [Michael Mute,Standard] In every functioning democracy,…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.[File, Standard] In a season where money and criminality have begun to overshadow popularity, Kenya has entered…
A woman studying in the library. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Consider what lies beyond national rankings and Dean’s lists if you are planning to move abroad for study especially if you are doing so…
President William Rutos aid Farouk Kibet and UDA candidate David Indakwa seek God’s God’s intervention during funds drive for Butali…
President William Ruto, African Inland Church Jericho Rev. Josphat Musili (left), Majority Leader National Assembly Kimani Ichungw’a and Rev. Dr.…
New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a campaign event in New York on November 3, 2025.[AFP] When Zohran Mamdani corrected…
Most fake news is harmless but, in many instances, it can form basis of making key personal, political or economic…
Catherine Wanjala plants maize seeds that are freshly coated with Kichawi Kill on her farm in Kakamega County, Western Kenya.FILE/Standard] Farmers in Western region…
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington,…
Prophet Victor Kanyari and his late wife Betty Bayo. [Courtesy, Standard] Prophet Victor Kanyari could not stay married to the…
Civilians wearing military uniforms take part in a military training organised by Ukrainian soldiers of The Third Separate Assault Brigade…
Physical checkup for potential KDF candidates at Migori sports ground in 2018. (File, Standard) This week, Kenyans on social media…
UDA candidate for Malava parliamentary by-election David Ndakwa receives his certificate from an IEBC Returning Officer after he won.[Benard Lusigi,…
Prof. Makau Mutua, spokesperson of ODM leader Raila Odinga’s presidential campaign. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] It was interesting, recently, to see that Prof Makau Mutua…
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks during the Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates on November 10,…
Winnie Odinga’s electrifying speech at ODM@20 anniversary in Mombasa marked a turning point in the party’s future, its identity, and its internal power structure.…
Prof Egara Kabaji promotes the culture of reading among the young. [Courtesy] In August this year, Daystar University magnanimously hosted…
Just days after President Ruto shared a glamorous picture of the economy that he has delivered in his first three…
Fishermen at Lake Naivasha. [File, Standard] The swelling of Rift Valley lakes has been in the news for two years…
Homabay Town MP Peter Kaluma attacked at Agoro Sare primary school polling station in Kasipul Constituency, Homabay County. [Sammy Omingo,…
The civic space in East Africa is shrinking, with freedoms under strain, and those who defend them increasingly at great personal risk. Yet amid the…
The recent Supreme Court decisions on land and the most recent High Court decision that stripped Equity Bank CEO James…
President William Ruto with former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at State House, Nairobi. [PSC] Kenya’s political elite has…
A child learning in class. [Courtesy/GettyImages] How much does a pen really matter? In the age of virtual learning, it…
Some of the vandalised vihecles at Downhill Spring Resort in Kaburengu area, Lugari Constituency owned by DAP-K candidate for Malava…
Thursday’s by-elections held in different parts of the country offer a sobering picture of how easily campaigns slip into disorder.…
Former Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiang’i during a meeting with youth and opinion leaders in Nakuru, where he dismissed talk…
Gender actors in Migori County march along Migori-Sirare highway during the start of 16 days of activism against Gender Based…
An IEBC official inspecting election material at Malava Boys high school on November 25,2025 in readiness for Malava parliamentary seat…
People who fled the Zamzam camp for the internally displaced after it fell under RSF control, queue for food rations…
Technology-enabled bullying has pushed people into depression, cost others their jobs, ruined families, silenced otherwise vibrant bubbly people and in…
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan.[AFP] The repercussions of Tanzania’s post-election violence extended into Kenya. Commercial activity was disrupted, compelling…
Journalist covering anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests in Nairobi on June 27, 2024. [File, Standard] The digital revolution has radically transformed…
A Kenya Police recruiting officer guides hopeful recruits through a physical drill at Kapkures in Nakuru West. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]…
President William Ruto with former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at State House, Nairobi. [PSC] Four years ago, Kenyans…