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Columnists September 26, 20268 Mins Read

How United Nations has failed Africa on stability and peace

By Kamotho Waiganjo

Audio By Vocalize This was the United Nations week. Global leaders were the sights and sounds of New York at their annual fifteen minutes on the global podium and the opportunity to hobnob with colleagues from near and far. But…

September 26, 20261 Min Read

Beyond the GDP: What Kenya's hustle culture can learn from Tanzania

September 26, 20261 Min Read

Can the State honour history and, at the same time, scoff at it?

September 22, 20261 Min Read

Letter from Murang'as famous Gatura, the home of microfinance banks

September 21, 20261 Min Read

Ruto's opponents using his insults as ammunition for counterattack

September 21, 20261 Min Read

What attracts foreigners to Kenya?

September 20, 20261 Min Read

Gutteres' appointment of Kenyans to high UN offices good for our country

Community organising gets boost after ruling on public participation

Columnists September 12, 2026

Audio By Vocalize This week’s September 10 ruling ends one of the major assaults on human rights protections and freedom of association for communities across 47 counties since promulgation of the Constitution 16 years ago. Kenya has a…

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Separating business and politics is a good idea in a democracy

September 12, 20266 Mins Read

Audio By Vocalize At a recent event, President William Ruto made an important point that being…

Politicians creating a monster by hiring jobless youths to cause violence

September 9, 20261 Min Read

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Why having a next of kin is not enough in determining succession

September 5, 20261 Min Read

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Religion shouldn't be used as ammunition during elections

August 26, 2026

Homa Bay offers vital lesson on mainstreaming 'goons' to national security apparatus

August 20, 2026

Kalonzo should articulate policy positions better

August 15, 2026

The walls of Kilgoris and parable of divide between rich and poor

August 14, 2026

Going up the Ngong Hills in the fog of the season's end, confronting life's enduring lessons

August 14, 2026

Yes, we need to re-imagine Kenya, but can Ruto lead the vision?

Columnists August 8, 2026

Audio By Vocalize It was too easy to dismiss President William Ruto’s invitation to help him shape the country’s future through a proposed Vision 2060 blueprint as too little, too late, last week. While this initiative may not be the…

Lupita's Helen of Troy has exposed Hollywood's race problem

Columnists August 8, 20268 Mins Read

Engage private sector more in public policy discourse

Columnists August 8, 2026

The new intoxication and memories of the Deep South

Columnists August 4, 2026

Mr President, the State is helpless if matatu owners ground their vehicles

Columnists May 22, 2026

Does car grille theft epitomise our class system?

Columnists May 19, 2026

What is in store for Kenya, Africa in China-US summit

Columnists May 18, 2026

Winning an election is not necessarily a mark of wisdom, Mr Mbadi

Columnists May 18, 2026

Why Kenya feels like 1895 all over again

Columnists May 17, 2026

Why Europe's visit to Africa will always arouse grave suspicion

Columnists May 16, 2026

Columnists May 13, 20261 Min Read

The trouble with Tanzanian president's 'mikwaju' proposal

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-05-14 00:00:00 Author: By Josphat Thiong’o Source: The Standard

Why pricing of medical costs defy economic laws

Columnists May 12, 2026

Kenya's debt burden to blame for painful tax measures

Columnists May 12, 2026

Why there is more than meets the eye in Africa Forward Summit

Columnists May 12, 2026

Business Weekly Round Up

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Ruto should consider dissolving corruption-tainted Parliament

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-08-21 00:00:00 Author: By Denis Omondi Source: The Standard

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Jubaland troops are here on exchange mission, so let's all take deep breath

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Why Ngugi wa Thiong'o never won Nobel Prize for Literature

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-06-01 00:00:00 Author: By Willis Oketch Source: The Standard

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To honour Asiyo, women leaders must insist on decorum, dignity

Phoebe Asiyo during a meeting with women leaders organised by Democracy Trust Fund and Echo Network Africa dubbed Chagua Mama in Nukuru, on July…

Oburu Oginga: Tiger by the Tail

Columnists February 15, 20261 Min Read

It isn't shocking there were no surprises in this year's Budget

Columnists June 15, 202519 Mins Read

Ruto will get his second term due to Uhuru, clerics' prayers

Columnists October 2, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists April 25, 20261 Min Read

This is the legacy that Chief Justice Koome would like to leave behind

Columnists October 12, 20251 Min Read

Why joining BRICS could be an appealing proposition for Kenya

Columnists September 19, 20261 Min Read

Unearthing my family's hidden past in Embu

Columnists October 5, 20252 Mins Read

Follow through to succeed: A life lesson from golf

Columnists November 18, 20251 Min Read

The presidency must not be the most expensive office in Kenya

Columnists March 14, 20261 Min Read

Economic growth: Which rate will take us to Singapore?

Columnists December 8, 20251 Min Read

When leadership forgets about taxpayer, nation pays the price

Columnists October 26, 20251 Min Read

Matiang'i will most likely be Ruto's running mate in 2027

Columnists October 9, 20251 Min Read

Kenya urgently needs better foreign policy coherence

Columnists March 27, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists September 18, 20251 Min Read

Five characters around the cross, Kenyans should be wary of

Columnists April 19, 20257 Mins Read

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

Columnists October 23, 20251 Min Read

The Fire That Money Cannot Quench

Columnists August 23, 20251 Min Read

Give agriculture and manufacturing more policy attention now

Columnists May 1, 20261 Min Read

Yeah man, let's legalize the holy herb, and just don't criticise it

Columnists November 20, 20251 Min Read

The colonial legacy of 'kitchen totos' and 'shamba boys' lives on

Columnists September 15, 20251 Min Read

Raila no longer excites the masses; his magic wand has lost its potency

Columnists July 14, 20251 Min Read

Government should rescue our university education from doldrums

Columnists December 8, 20251 Min Read

Parents have a right to question schools' quality

Columnists January 10, 20261 Min Read

Buffaloes trot on city roads, as razor wires garland State House

Columnists June 26, 20251 Min Read