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Columnists May 1, 20261 Min Read

Registration of 2.6m new voters is an indicator of political awareness

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-05-02 08:45:00 Author: By Hudson Gumbihi Source: The Standard

May 1, 20265 Mins Read

Prezzo Ruto heads off to Dodoma to extend his colonial 'English' language project

May 1, 20261 Min Read

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

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

Black tax: To pay or not to pay? That's the question

Columnists April 25, 2026

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Leaders out to extract political capital from fuel crisis

April 21, 20261 Min Read

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The golden age of pork is nigh and unstoppable

April 21, 20261 Min Read

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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, 2026

Rising dementia cases call for noble, cohesive response plan

April 18, 2026

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

2027 General Election and the return of ethnic nationalism

Columnists April 14, 2026

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-15 06:45:00 Author: By Juliet Omelo Source: The Standard

Why Nyandarua's uniqueness makes it enigma of devolution

Columnists April 14, 202610 Mins Read

Look closely at your current and aspiring leaders ahead of 2027

Columnists April 13, 2026

Ruto out to conquer political constituency that Raila inherited

Columnists April 12, 2026

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

Columnists April 8, 20261 Min Read

Increasing political antagonism could push Kenya to the brink

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-09 00:00:00 Author: By Denis Omondi Source: The Standard

Ease funding red tape to grow local enterprises

Columnists April 6, 2026

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

Columnists April 5, 2026

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

Columnists April 4, 2026

Business Weekly Round Up

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Legislators' enhanced interest in foreign policy is good for Kenya

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-06-30 00:00:00 Author: By Winfrey Owino Source: The Standard

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The President is beating drums of war against his own people

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-07-13 00:00:00 Author: By Standard Reporter Source: The Standard

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Karura Forest under threat from greedy individuals seeking profit

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-06 11:40:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard

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Raila's exit lays bare Kenya's political warriors and parasites

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-10-26 00:00:00 Author: By Patrick Beja and Wills Oketch Source: The Standard

Gatundu weeps for a generation of sons who see their future in drinking day and night

Columnists December 18, 20251 Min Read

Gtunduti rise as Kenya's major university town

Columnists October 28, 20251 Min Read

Prezzo Suluhu's solution to Tz's manufactured crisis is to blame alien 'creatures'

Columnists November 6, 20251 Min Read

Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds

Columnists February 22, 20262 Mins Read

Ruto's leadership questionable after Gachagua, Muturi claims

Columnists April 13, 20252 Mins Read

Former Senator Orwoba is out and about, and she's kicking hard as ever

Columnists July 17, 20251 Min Read

Mbadi dreams of Singapore but is stuck with hustler reality in budget

Columnists February 13, 20261 Min Read

Voters should punish politicians who disappear after winning polls

Columnists January 12, 20261 Min Read

Ruto should consider dissolving corruption-tainted Parliament

Columnists August 20, 20251 Min Read

As mid-term beckons, MPigs grunt it's their turn to fill up tanks

Columnists April 25, 20257 Mins Read

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

Columnists August 24, 20251 Min Read

Why we shouldn't vilify Ruto over his Singapore dream

Columnists January 1, 20261 Min Read

We have engaged reverse gear with budget cuts in education, health sectors

Columnists May 19, 20251 Min Read

Kenyans should firmly reject Mudavadi's referendum push

Columnists January 3, 20261 Min Read

Saluting govt workers who are diligently serving Kenyans in Nairobi and Laikipia

Columnists June 6, 20253 Mins Read

Letter from Richard's Bay, South Africa

Columnists August 3, 202511 Mins Read

When leadership forgets about taxpayer, nation pays the price

Columnists October 26, 20251 Min Read

Kenya's GDP growth, budget and policy nightmares

Columnists May 19, 20251 Min Read

The 14 popes called Leo and the one new pontiff has chosen to emulate

Columnists May 18, 20251 Min Read

Raila : Political superstar who keeps winning without winning

Columnists September 27, 20251 Min Read

Crushing defiance and ignoring graft sends the wrong message

Columnists July 2, 20251 Min Read

Murkomen defends police extortion as Bill on "transport" levy gets under way

Columnists September 18, 20251 Min Read

Let's tackle silent hazard of CO2 pollution in our vehicles, homes

Columnists May 17, 20251 Min Read

Elevated roads key to unlocking incessant traffic gridlocks

Columnists January 26, 20261 Min Read