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Columnists May 1, 20261 Min Read

In Murang'a, UDA reckons he who pays piper seldom calls the tune

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-05-01 06:00:00 Author: By Julius Chepkwony and Daniel Chege Source: The Standard

May 1, 20268 Mins Read

From boys to men: The pleasures and perils of parenting in New Age

April 30, 20267 Mins Read

Why many young scholars are reluctant to read complex texts

April 29, 20265 Mins Read

N: The oddly named town frozen in time

April 27, 20261 Min Read

Opposition must rethink strategy to boost its chances of ousting Ruto

April 27, 20261 Min Read

Kenya needs taxes rethink to reflect economic realities

April 27, 202614 Mins Read

Archivist's death symbolises the tragedy of fading mobile archives

The golden age of pork is nigh and unstoppable

Columnists April 21, 2026

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-22 07:13:00 Author: By Mate Tongola Source: The Standard

Kenya has no shortage of alternative tourist attractions

April 21, 20261 Min Read

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There's more to fuel prices than meets the eye

April 19, 20261 Min Read

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Rising dementia cases call for noble, cohesive response plan

April 18, 20268 Mins Read

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How Uganda's new bill could backfire on its economy

April 17, 2026

IMF to Kenya: Truth shall set you free, but it doesn't mean freedom from yoke

April 16, 2026

Karma comes calling, fuelling a crisis Ruto can't easily surmount

April 16, 2026

What Opposition should do besides criticising government

April 15, 2026

Thika Road Ads: Firms never waste a good crisis

April 14, 2026

Look closely at your current and aspiring leaders ahead of 2027

Columnists April 13, 2026

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-14 00:00:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard

Ruto out to conquer political constituency that Raila inherited

Columnists April 12, 20261 Min Read

Ol Kalou fallout reveals protocol cracks, bruises presidency image

Columnists April 11, 2026

Kenya's freedoms requires constant defence, not laxity

Columnists April 11, 2026

Political violence signals troubled road to the 2027 General Election

Columnists April 10, 2026

Survival tales in the plains of Kajiado, and the making of the new metropoles

Columnists April 9, 2026

If we can't face up to the truth in schools' theatre, how about eating cake and having it?

Columnists April 9, 2026

Riggy G skins Prezzo Ruto at foot of Mt Kenya, then lays his scalp out to dry

Columnists April 9, 2026

Increasing political antagonism could push Kenya to the brink

Columnists April 8, 2026

Ease funding red tape to grow local enterprises

Columnists April 6, 2026

Columnists April 5, 20261 Min Read

Kenya, like other countries, has many religions and a scarcity of faith

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-06 06:00:00 Author: By Macharia Kamau Source: The Standard

Ticking clock to 2027 elections fuels pressure on Ruto's presidency

Columnists April 4, 2026

When systems turn: What Tuju's case says about power in Kenya

Columnists April 4, 2026

Time to race to the moon, not countryside this Easter holiday

Columnists April 4, 2026

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Debate over appointment of LSK boss by Ruto misses the point

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-10 07:00:00 Author: By David Odongo Source: The Standard

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Ruto out to conquer political constituency that Raila inherited

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-13 06:00:00 Author: By Phares Mutembei Source: The Standard

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Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-07-27 00:00:00 Author: By Standard Team Source: The Standard

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Using morbid humour to stay alive, but also to remind that youth have nothing to lose

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-06-27 00:00:00 Author: By Esther Nyambura Source: The Standard

Boinet memoirs: Brigadier who rewired Kenya's spy machine

Columnists July 12, 20251 Min Read

US, China should seek a consensus to avoid further economic damage

Columnists April 22, 20256 Mins Read

Letter from Massachusetts, the citadel of American intellectualism

Columnists September 6, 202511 Mins Read

History might repeat itself as many candidates line up for 2027 contest

Columnists October 7, 20251 Min Read

Monetising data: Africa should not be left behind

Columnists June 30, 20251 Min Read

Time to smell soccer money fast like the Americans

Columnists July 21, 20251 Min Read

Sagana is famous for fishers of men, but also for the diligent, honest mechanics at Rubis

Columnists November 13, 20251 Min Read

Ruto orders 'shoot but don't kill' to deescalate Murkomen's fatal edict

Columnists July 10, 20251 Min Read

Legislators' enhanced interest in foreign policy is good for Kenya

Columnists June 29, 20251 Min Read

Assent to Infrastructure law settles legal question, but legitimacy doubts linger

Columnists March 13, 20261 Min Read

How praise and worship make dictatorship and fuel impunity

Columnists April 26, 20251 Min Read

Law and Morality

Columnists February 3, 20261 Min Read

Dear Baba, your baby ODM is no longer the political giant

Columnists January 6, 20261 Min Read

Kenya must take a long, hard look at its moral fabric for better future

Columnists June 1, 20257 Mins Read

The hard infrastructure options for Kenyan cities

Columnists March 3, 20269 Mins Read

Here is your chance to help craft a citizen-friendly Finance Bill

Columnists May 14, 20251 Min Read

Mbadi's economic misadventures show ODM can't offer better leadership

Columnists July 28, 20251 Min Read

Political unity must demonstrate that it can improve Kenyans' lives

Columnists October 11, 20251 Min Read

Like Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah, 'saviour' Ruto has disappointed

Columnists August 10, 20251 Min Read

Kenya, like other countries, has many religions and a scarcity of faith

Columnists April 5, 20261 Min Read

Why Ruto and Trump are in a unique political pod

Columnists December 22, 20252 Mins Read

Command publishing and the need for creative awakening

Columnists January 2, 20261 Min Read

Smoke, daggers, and secrets: What Ruto's graft war on MPs reveals

Columnists August 24, 20251 Min Read

Nairobi needs long-term planning not sporadic directives

Columnists February 6, 20261 Min Read