President of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya Shammah Kiteme. [Courtesy] In less than 40 years from today, Kenya will…
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Cosmetics: How African women became prisoners of a borrowed mirror Long before the white man arrived with his mirror and…
President William Ruto makes his State of the Nation address at Parliament on November 20th,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Despite bad…
Why pro-competition reforms are key to Kenya’s growth, jobs goals When I first arrived in Nairobi, I was struck by…
Australia was the perfect equaliser. In an individualistic culture, no one really cares who you are. Individual freedoms are…
The Chairman National Cohesion and Integration Commission Reverend Samuel Kobia flanked by other commissioners addresses the press in Naivasha…
President William Ruto during the State of the NationAddress 2025 at Parliament Buildings,Nairobi .November 20th,2025 [Elvis Ogina,Standard] President William Ruto…
Daina Gatwiri who sells fruits in meru county within soko mujinga area marketing trending center 3/3/2022.[FILE/Standard] One number caught my attention this week.…
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President William Ruto during the State of the Nation Address 2025 at Parliament Buildings,Nairobi .November 20th,2025. [PCS/Standard] After witnessing weeks…
When burglars broke into a Tecno Maafcom mobile shop located at Nuric building in Kitengela town. [File, Standard] We all…
George Githii, Journalist who worked as Editor-in-Chief for both Standard and Nation Newspaper.[FILE/Standard] Richard Cushing was the classiest American diplomat…
President William Ruto during the State of the Nation Address 2025 at Parliament Buildings,Nairobi .November 20th,2025. [PCS] President William Ruto’s…
The State of the Judiciary and the Administration of Justice (SOJAR) Report for the Year 2023/24, offers a comprehensive account…
Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) President Zubeida Kananu addressing participants during the Press Club Luncheon on April 3, 2025.[Boniface Okendo, Standard] Dutchman Johan Thorbecke…
IEBC chairman Erustus Ethekon with commissioner Anne Nderitu at JKIA Nairobi after receiving first batch of ballot papers for the…
The release of two investigative reports this week into technology-enabled state surveillance and violence against critics of the state reminds…
Muslims hold a march with flags to mark Mawlid al-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad, in Mogadishu,…
This Wednesday was International Men’s Day. It is one of the rare occasions when the world celebrates men. Celebrated with…
President William Ruto during the State of the Nation address at Parliament on November 20, 2025.[PCS, Standard] Conceptually, Article 132(1)(b)…
There is an old saying that kept coming to my mind as I studied the designs for the senior school…
This week, I found myself reflecting on the relationship between fiction and reality. In most works of fiction, the copyright…
Pills in a trash can. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Antibiotic resistance in Kenya is a serious and growing threat that is driving high…
President William Ruto attends ODM’s 20th anniversary celebration in Mombasa. [PCS] The death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on…
The Constitution of Kenya. [Photo/File] The Constitution of Kenya is often described as one of Africa’s most progressive charters, a…
The Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) remains one of Kenya’s most ambitious national development initiatives. Its promise—modern housing, job creation, and…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and President William Ruto in Makueni County where they met with grassroot leaders at State Lodge.…
Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi addressing the media in Nairobi on November 12, 2025 over the relationship between Kenya and other…
Environmental activists display banners, placards, and umbrellas during the Global Climate Action in Bandung, West Java. [AFP] As the world…
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja at the official opening of Regional Center on Small Arms (RECSA) meeting. [Jonah Onyango,…
President William Ruto.[FILE] The repercussions of a sovereign debt default are seldom acknowledged. The hardships endured by nations that have…
Leadership is often romanticised, be it in the corporate corridors, in politics and generally in all social circles. We glorify…
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka during a tour of Sultan Hamud and Emali, Makueni county, on June 6, 2025. [File, Standard] …
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja at the official opening of Regional Center on Small Arms (RECSA) meeting. [Jonah Onyango,…
Climate finance is on trial this November in Belém, Brazil. World leaders and climate advocates attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) must…
Eveleen Mitei acting CEO TSC during launch of 2025 National Examinations and Assessments. [Wilbrforce Okwiri, Standard] There has been a…
Man checking flight times at the airport. [GettyImages] Did you miss last Friday’s “double-whammy”? No, we aren’t talking about the…
Jeffrey Okoro. [Courtesy] The end of the HIV epidemic has never been closer, yet it still feels distant for many…
Saving money concept. [Courtesy/GettyImages] The launch of the Strategic Plan 2025/2026 – 2029/2030 of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC)…
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka (L) with the late former PM Raila Odinga [File/Standard] Whose betrayal cut the deepest? This seems…
Hikers rest by the clear water of Lake Hechtsee, surrounded by autumn foliage and the Brandenberg Alps in Kufstein,…
President William Ruto lays the foundation stone for the Archer’s Post Affordable Housing Project in Samburu East Constituency. [PCS] The…
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s final send off journey in Kisumu. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Raila died a month ago, but like millions…
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(L to R) US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi…
President William Ruto lead Cabinet Secretaries and senior Government officials during the 3rd National Executive Retreat to review Government performance meeting held…
Jeremiah Rogito and Mwandwe Chileshe. Just after sunrise, long before offices open or policy meetings begin, you will find young…
COP30 Banner at City Park in Belem. [AFP] For thirty years, the world has come together under the UN’s blue…
Raila Odinga speaking at former Kisumu Town West MP Ken Nyagundi funeral in Gem Siaya. [Michael Mute, Standard.] Kenya’s Orange Democratic…
Kenya Power Engineers install a transformer in Kiriguri village, Manyatta Constituency of Embu County. Residents decried insecurity due to lack…
United opposition led by Peoples’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua and Wiper counterpart Kalonzo Musyoka during a press briefing in Nairobi…
The Nairobi Expressway around Westlands. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Picture this: It’s the first day of the year 2055 AD. Preparations are…
The newly completed Church of Jesus Christ Nairobi Kenya Temple at Mountain View, Nairobi on April 14, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The…
The schools have closed for the longest holiday of the year. For the so-called urban dwellers, some children have been…
Brazil’s Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara (C) speaks next to Brazil’s Minister of Environment Marina Silva (C L) during…
It is an unfortunate reality that a monumental death in the reading culture is currently bedevilling our country and we…
When we speak of Africa’s green transition, we often think of solar panels lighting up villages, electric buses in our cities, or…
On 15th October, the President assented to several statutes, the most cited being the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025.…
In many ways, narrative medicine is a rediscovery of what our traditional healers always knew: that a patient’s story is…
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution, through Article 1, proclaims that “all sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya.” This general will…
A priest holding a Bible. [Courtesy/GettyImages] There are moments when a court speaks not only in law but in language…
Moi High School pupils queuing for lunch time meals at the school dining hall. [File, Standard] LPG programme good for…
Students are seen struggling for a matatu to board to travel back to School. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] A story was told…
Mid-sized passanger airplane flying above clouds.[FILE] The regulatory environment for aviation is shifting faster than at any time in the industry’s history.…
Cameroon’s Incumbent President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential…
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu.[AFP] Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam, the Most Rev Jude Thaddeus Ruwa’ichi, gave…
Africa stands at a pivotal point. Countries are making deliberate actions to deepen regional economic ties, overcome shared challenges and…
We are now increasingly realising that many of the moving stories gaining strong traction on social media are increasingly displaying…
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich in the women’s race of the 2020 London Marathon on October 4, 2020. [AFP] It is not…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a past press conference. [File, Standard] Truth has never been a friend of the…
Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its journey to transform agri-food systems. With the Kampala CAADP Declaration (2026–2035)…
Last week, I found myself in downtown Nairobi seeking some services. On the sidewalks were women selling all kind of…
Ken Gichinga Chief Economist Mentoria Economist. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] When Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, took to X to express…
President William Ruto. [File, Standard] Our latest leadership conversation appears to have cantered on if, and when, Kenya moves from…
JKIA-Westlands Expressway as captrured from Westlands on April 23, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] Our latest leadership conversation appears to have cantered…
A close up of coins in a row. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Many countries around the world face challenges, including financing their national…
Tanzania’s President and ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party candidate Samia Suluhu Hassan. [AFP] Tanzania rises from the rubble, but…
Oburu Oginga addressing during the State Funeral Service his late brother former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the Nyayo National…
There was a time I was dangerously close to securing a lifelong tenure inside the moral high ground. Living in…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan takes the oath of office during her inauguration in Dodoma, on November 3, 2025. [Courtesy]…
Youth during the past Gen-Z protest in Kitengela. [File, Standard] In South Africa, 14-year-olds can join the ANC Youth League.…
United opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka address a press briefing in Nairobi, on November 3, 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]…
President William Ruto launches construction of the 12km Kinamba-Murinduku road, Kuresoi North, Nakuru County, on October 27, 2025. [PCS] In…
I never imagined that a simple packet of maize flour would teach me so much about Kenya. One evening, as…
President William Ruto delivers Kenya`s national statement at the UN Social Development Summit in Doha,Qatar.[PCS] Each member of the UN…
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan Last week’s election fiasco in Tanzania knocks you breathless. It leaves you asking hard questions,…
Deputy president Kithure Kindiki is welcomed by a women group in Kambu, Makueni county on June 26, 2025 for an…
President William Ruto delivers Kenya`s national statement at the UN Social Development Summit in Doha,Qatar.[PCS] Each member of the UN…
One of the hottest literary issues of my youth was the supremacy war between two types of fiction writing in…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Shofco founder Kennedy Odede at the launch of a Sh500m water project in Kibra, Nairobi.[FILE] This week,…
The late Former President Mwai Kibaki displays the new Kenyan constitution to the nation after he promulgated and signed it into law…
Wiper Patriotic Front Leader Kalonzo Musyoka arrives at the compound of the Late Raila Odinga in Bondo, as he condoles…
A Tanzanian police officer stops a man accused by electoral officials of attempting to taint the voting process at a…
Korir Sing’Oei and Saudi official Fareed Al-Sheihri during the inauguration of Kenya’s Consulate General in Jeddah. [Sing’oei’s X] Kenya has…
St. Joseph’s Boys National School Principal, Cosmus Nabungolo, and St. Joseph’s Girls School Principal, Rosebella Orwaro collecting examination papers from…
Amy Giliam Thorp, Programmes Manager and Adaptation Lead at Power Shift Africa. Close your eyes and imagine for a moment…
Volunteers from the NGO Prolinska recover the body of a resident after an airstrike in the city of Kostiantynivka,…
Mourners react as they gather around the coffin to pay their final respects to Michael Christian, Chairman of Youth…
A general view of the logo of the African Union. (Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) The African Union (AU) is like…
Graduation cap on a stack of books. [Courtesy/GettyImages] In recent years, many Kenyan universities have become theatres of a strange…