Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui ready for Mashujaa Day Celebrations.[Courtesy] On the musical front, Kitui Count will not let Kenyans down …
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Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi and President William Ruto after a meeting at State House, Nairobi, on October 9, 2025.[PCS] The…
President William Ruto conferring the Mashujaa Day award to Shee Kupi Shee for his brave work in peacebuilding and humanitarian aid, particularly…
President William Ruto officially opens the 24th COMESA Summit of Heads of State and governments at KICC in Nairobi.[PCS] President…
Cargo Vessel Mv X-Press Kilimanjaro at the port of Mombasa.[FILE] Beginning October 1, 2025, clearing goods at Mombasa Port has not been business…
Treasury CS John Mbadi during the 2025 Budget reading on June 12th,2025 at Parliament. [Elvis Ogina,Standard] Parliament was designed to…
Treasury CS John Mbadi and PS Chris Kiptoo with the International Monetary Fund team during the 2025 Spring Meetings. [File,…
Youth during Gen Z protests in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Claim that Gen Zs are tribeless has stirred a lot of…
Environment CS Deborah Barasa during World Bamboo Day celebration, on September 18, 2025. [File, Standard] Kenya has been marking the…
Typically, for safari bookings in Kenya, guests used the traditional way of contacting tour operators, who coordinated lodges, guides, transport,…
President Willam Ruto (second right) during inspection of the Boma Yangu Vihiga estate housing project in Vhiga county, on October…
Bananas going to waste in Muthurwa market, Nairobi, on March 21, 2021. [File, Standard] The centrality of food in our…
President William Ruto and Kanu National Chairman Gideon Moi after a meeting at State House, Nairobi, on October 9, 2025.…
North Eastern Kenya is a land of vast horizons. Wajir covers 55,841 square kilometres, Garissa 44,175, and Mandera 25,992. These are landscapes…
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced ex-President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for “treason.” [AFP]…
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology lecturers protest to demand Sh2.73 billion dues in the ongoing nationwide strike, on…
In early 2013, Kenya stood at a political crossroads. President Mwai Kibaki’s days in State House were numbered, and succession…
Kenya is not for beginners – another lesson I learned ‘kwa ground’. I migrated back to Kenya in 2020, reverse migration if you will –…
I recently visited Kampala, the land of many hills and I was struck by the sheer mayhem boda boda riders wreak all over.…
Lawyer Nzau ya Musau, Author Kingwa Kamencu and Judie Kaberia,during launch of Ugandan Sam Mugumya’s “We Refuse To Be Victims”…
An invigilator shares English exam paper to Moi Avenue Primary School candidates sitting for this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), on Monday…
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) building in Nairobi county.[FILE,Standard] Some days ago, social media was abuzz with the story of a…
Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka, Rigathi Gachagua (DCP), Eugene Wamalwa (DAP-K), mithika Linturi among others address locals in Sultan…
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry of Kenya Deborah Barasa,plant a bamboo tree on, September 18th 2025, during world Bamboo…
Julius Migos Ogamba Cabinet Secretary Ministry Of Education speaking during launch of 2025 National Examinations and Assessments Seson.[Wilbrforce Okwiri,Standard] . Homa Bay…
Nairobi County CECM Green Nairobi Community Maureen Njeri(centre) and Lt.Col Kahigu Njoroge(right) tour Nairobi River at Lucky Summer during the…
Ahadi Kenya Trust CEO Stanley Kamau serves porridge to James Kibara, a disabled, when he hosted over 100 Persons with…
Late lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee during the presidential petition at the supreme court,Nairobi on 2nd September 2022.[FILE,Standard] Nairobi South Ward MCA Waithera Chege’s reading…
Last week, Attorney General Dorcas Oduor launched the nationwide “Justice at your Doorstep” initiative. The initiative operationalises the National Legal…
Trying to understand the Kenya’s economic system under conventional economic models is a painful and often confusing endeavor. This past…
Mazingira Day is a great reminder to all Kenyans that environmental restoration begins with each of us taking personal…
Somalis do shopping in the markets and bazaars that open early in the morning on the streets of the…
The Supreme Court of Kenya. [File, Standard] Did you know that a witness can be turned into an accused person…
Olkaria geothermal power station in Naivasha. [File, Standard] Two weeks ago, at the Sustainable Energy Conference in Olkaria, and a…
United opposition led by Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka during a press briefing in Nairobi on 31st July 2025. [File, Standard] As…
When people talk about last year’s Gen Z revolution, many forget that it all started with a hashtag. It was…
Kuppet officials during a past press briefing. [File, Standard] The nation watched in amazement as teachers heckled each other in…
As nations marked World Cerebral Palsy Day on Tuesday, Kenyans had a reason to celebrate following the enactment of the…
KMPDU national executive members, led by Secretary General Davji Atellah address a media briefing on the Kiambu healthcare crisis, on…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen addresses the Press after meeting at the Kisumu County Commissioner’s office, on September 18, 2025.…
Members of the public file tax returns at Kenya Revenue Authority offices. [File, Standard] Improving compliance among taxpayers is a…
When the world welcomed the youngest nation—South Sudan—in July 2011, the international community hailed it as a monumental achievement…
Former British soldier Robert James Purkiss. [Courtesy] Justice Alexander Muteti’s order on September 16, 2025 for the extradition of former British…
Youth during Gen Z protest in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Concerned that it’s not enough to click, tweet and retweet, young…
President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on…
Mercy Muthoni, language teacher at Indupa Comprehensive School reading the newspaper with students during the NIE launch. (Collins Oduor, Standard)…
President William Ruto, is joined AIPCA Presiding Archbishop and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja during the Holy Oil Celebrations of the…
Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka and Rigathi Gachagua address a rally in Bisil, Kajiado County on October 03,2025 during…
A woman studying in the library. [Courtesy/GettyImages] At the time, it was a no-brainer for me, I would take up…
The turnout of young people registering as voters is not impressive at all. Since the exercise began, the average number is a mere…
Ziporah Boyani, a Grade 4 classteacher at Royal Metropolis Academy in Nyamira teaches her pupils. [File, Standard] Quality education is at…
When President William Ruto had hjis voters card verified at Kipseraman in Baringo County. [File, Standard] “I have delivered…
This week, a powerful gathering took place—one that most Kenyans didn’t see trending on social media, yet its outcomes…
Heavy rainfall in Nairobi has caused disruption. Flooding has rendered many roads impassable, forcing pedestrians to wade through water. [Jonah Onyango,…
President William Ruto serves lunch to students of Toi Primary School under the transformative Dishi Na County programme in Kibra Constituency,…
The Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja briefing the press following Albert Omondi Ojwang’s death in police custody at Central…
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward…
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon, together with IEBC Commissioners, during a media briefing at PrideInn Paradise -…
Nakuru ASK Chairman Perminus Migwi inspect a demo farm at the Nakuru ASK Show grounds on June 16, 2025.…
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja inspects parade of honour during the official commissioning of fully equipped Mbaraki Police station in Mombasa on…
Trade PS Alfred Kombudo in Nairobi on August 9, 2024. [File, Standard] The Africa Growth Opportunity Act, AGOA finally came…
IEBC Chair Erustus Edung Ethekon (left) and IEBC CEO Marjan Marjan before the Public Accounts Committee, at Bunge Towers, Nairobi,…
Peter Musyoki, is a veteran newspaper vendor in Mombasa County. [File, Standard] Political campaigns, populism competition among the political class,…
Who is a valuer and what does he or she do? For many people, a valuer’s work is to “guess”…
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Mogadishu’s Police Commissioner Moallim Mahdi have officially registered as voters ahead of General Election slated…
Kitutu Central recruiting officer during police recruitment at Gusii Stadium, on March 24, 2022. [File, Standard] Tomorrow marks the launch…
A police officer takes recruits through physical exercise at Gusii Stadium during police recruitment on March 24, 2022. [File, Standard]…
Kenya has made remarkable progress as it prepares to scale up its nuclear energy programme. As many developing nations shift…
CaptionKaluma Boy and MC Chris on a raised podium surrounded by hundreds on Kenyan. [Courtesy/@annahree/TikTok] A rider came to my…
A drunk man at a bar. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Keria Nkumbo, a dusty trading centre on the border of Meru and Tharaka…
President William Ruto taking retired President Uhuru Kenyatta on a tour around State House. [Courtesy/PSCU] Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s recent…
Where you have a real choice, what makes you stick with one product or another? Would you be surprised to…
Medic at Rabai sub-county hospital in Kilifi county attending a pregnant woman during her clinical visit to the facility. [Marion…
Some of the certified coffee seedlings donated by the government coffee revamping programme through the New KPCU. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]…
Assata Shakur. [Photo/AFP] Assata Shakur, the world’s most famous Black fugitive revolutionary, passed away this past week in Cuba. Shakur,…
Principal Secretary, State Department for Trade Regina Akoth Ombam. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] As Kenya readies to host the 24th Common…
Social Health Authority building in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Social Health Insurance Fund (Shif) was launched with pomp and colour…
CS Kipchumba Murkomen at the launch of flagship report and Action plan by the Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on…
When an international student is granted a visa to study abroad, that visa will usually have conditions imposed. For Australia,…
Ballot boxes at a polling station during the past election. [File, Standard] As Kenya approaches its pivotal 2027 General Election,…
Youth during Gen Z protests in Nairobi. When youth carried the national flag to Parliament in the June and July…
Infrastructure that was destroyed following students unrest at Litein High School, Kericho county, on September 21, 2025. [Nikko Tanui, Standard] …
President William Ruto plans to transform Kenya into the ‘new Singapore.’ [File, Standard] Of late, we have heard Singapore mentioned…
Olkaria geothermal power station in Naivasha. [File, Standard] I write this week’s Green Message from Japan, the country where Kenya…
When I landed in Nairobi and saw the signs “Karibu Kenya” at the airport, I immediately felt at home. As…
Malawi President-elect Peter Mutharika. [AFP] A hush has fallen over southern Africa following the shock election defeat of Malawi’s Lazarus…
UN Secretary General Antony Gutteres speaks during the “Climate Summit 2025” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly…
President William Ruto signs a Bill into law at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] The 2010 Constitution heralded a new era…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga during a meeting with Nairobi Azimio Members of County Assembly at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation, Nairobi,…
Vultures act as nature’s clean-up crew, removing rotten carcasses from our environment. [Courtesy] On the first Saturday of September every…
Taxation concept. [Courtesy] The rejection of the Finance Bill 2024 by Kenya’s Gen Z was more than a protest. It…
File image of Kenya School of Law. [Courtesy] For thousands of Kenyan law students studying in and outside the country,…
Teenage pregnancy crisis. [File, Standard] World Contraception Day will be marked tomorrow. The day highlights one of the most important…
Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza…
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera. [Agencies] Comparisons have been drawn between Malawi’s recently concluded presidential election and Kenya’s upcoming poll, scheduled…
Former Chief Justice David Maraga. [File, Standard] In politics, small moves often create the biggest waves. What begins as a…
Former Chief Justice David Maraga. [File, Standard] In politics, small moves often create the biggest waves. What begins as a…
Kabarak University VC Henry Kiplagat (right) and Prof Julius Oyugi, Director of Research at UoN’s Institute of Tropical and Infectious…