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Columnists May 1, 20261 Min Read

Justice Warsame fits the bill for our progressive Supreme Court

By Hudson Gumbihi

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-05-02 10:00:00 Author: By Hudson Gumbihi Source: The Standard

May 1, 20261 Min Read

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

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

Be vigilant to divisive voices that could lead to Rwanda's 1994 path

Columnists April 25, 2026

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

April 25, 20261 Min Read

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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, 2026

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

Thika Road Ads: Firms never waste a good crisis

Columnists April 14, 2026

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-15 06:00:00 Author: By Mate Tongola Source: The Standard

2027 General Election and the return of ethnic nationalism

Columnists April 14, 20261 Min Read

Why Nyandarua's uniqueness makes it enigma of devolution

Columnists April 14, 2026

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

Columnists April 9, 20261 Min Read

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

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-10 00:00:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard

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

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

Columnists April 5, 2026

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Of tax default, and not-too-intelligent AI tools at KRA issuing 'matusi' messages night and day

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-07-04 08:00:00 Author: By Clinton Ambujo Source: The Standard

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Why 1965 sessional paper on African Socialism is still relevant to date

From left: Founding father Jomo Kenyatta, Presidents Daniel arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki. [File, Standard] Some documents outlast others and become sources of inspiration…

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Small ways of catching big thieves could deter minions sharpening their nails

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o appears before MPs on Public Debt & Privatisation at Bunge Towers, Nairobi. May 30, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Alright,…

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Kenya urgently needs better foreign policy coherence

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-03-28 07:35:00 Author: By Ronald Kipruto Source: The Standard

Farewell to a boyhood when the village teemed with life and some swag

Columnists August 28, 20251 Min Read

African governments must be firm on Turkey's political extraditions

Columnists January 2, 20261 Min Read

Bonnie Mwangi's probe centred on DCI theory bows can shoot bullets

Columnists July 24, 20251 Min Read

With the New Year, let's try a little gentleness to survive these hard times

Columnists January 1, 20261 Min Read

Leaders must adjust their sails to survive current civic winds

Columnists June 22, 20258 Mins Read

The muted return of Baba Yao and the enduring lesson of politics and accountability

Columnists November 20, 20251 Min Read

How Gachagua's ethnic chauvinism will hand Ruto an easy victory

Columnists December 7, 20252 Mins Read

How long will Swahili and English dance together?

Columnists May 26, 20251 Min Read

Decisive action needed to end chaos in public transport sector

Columnists February 10, 20261 Min Read

Why our teaching of literature must go beyond criticism

Columnists October 17, 20251 Min Read

Ruto is not empowering youth; he is manipulating them with fake mercy

Columnists August 12, 20251 Min Read

Kenya Kwanza must review the tax regime for hustlers to thrive

Columnists November 29, 20251 Min Read

Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama

Columnists January 17, 20261 Min Read

Praise song for the dead, who clarify our purpose and meaning in this life

Columnists October 23, 20251 Min Read

Power parades reflect Xi, Putin and Trump's battle for global influence

Columnists September 14, 202514 Mins Read

Trump's military adventurism poses threat to global peace and order

Columnists January 6, 20268 Mins Read

Dancing and ululations at State House won't revive the economy

Columnists August 15, 20251 Min Read

Oburu doomed by a tsunami of voter apathy

Columnists November 7, 20251 Min Read

Ngugi: The prophetic voice whose warning has now come to pass

Columnists June 5, 20251 Min Read

Time to smell soccer money fast like the Americans

Columnists July 21, 20251 Min Read

Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power

Columnists September 20, 20251 Min Read

By working with goons, this administration has just admitted failure

Columnists June 22, 202526 Mins Read

Letter from Mogadishu: Government meets opposition on forthcoming polls

Columnists January 24, 20262 Mins Read

Ruto has his homework to do on youth charter

Columnists February 6, 20261 Min Read