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Columnists December 22, 20251 Min Read

Why destruction of trees will likely lead to fights over water resources

By George Sayagie and Peter Kipkemoi

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December 22, 20252 Mins Read

Why Ruto and Trump are in a unique political pod

December 21, 20251 Min Read

Why Kenya's Ruto and America's Trump are in a unique political pod

December 21, 20252 Mins Read

Kalonzo respects public office not as a means to private gain

December 21, 20252 Mins Read

How Opposition miscalculation has reinforced Ruto's prowess

December 21, 20252 Mins Read

The aftermath of Bondi Beach attack

December 19, 20252 Mins Read

Road to Singapore: Ruto's wheelbarrow gains wings to fly

Like Uhuru, Ruto now knows presidency is not a bed of roses

Columnists December 18, 2025

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Identify and elect legacy leaders instead of powerful candidates

December 17, 20251 Min Read

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Why councils of elders shouldn't abdicate core responsibilities for politics

December 15, 20251 Min Read

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Social media ban: Should we follow the Aussie example?

December 15, 20251 Min Read

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How Christianity became a religion in conflict with itself and with other beliefs

December 14, 2025

Flawed polls put EAC leaders' legitimacy into huge question

December 14, 2025

If Ruto's good overshadows evil, 2027 poll victory will be his prize

December 11, 2025

If Ruto's good overshadows evil, 2027 will be his prize

December 11, 2025

Government should rescue our university education from doldrums

December 8, 2025

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

Columnists December 7, 2025

DCP Leader Rigathi Gachagua, during an exclusive interview with KTN at his Karen Residence on October 5, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] If a single individual could hand President William Ruto victory in 2027 elections, it is Rigathi Gachagua and his…

Let me tell you: Kikamba goes global at VFS, as attendants keep it real

Columnists December 5, 20254 Mins Read

People can't eat markets, even though Prezzo Ruto has built 400 of them countrywide

Columnists December 4, 2025

A narrow escape, a black Christmas, and merits of finally getting grounded

Columnists December 4, 2025

Mini poll wins have fortified President Ruto for epic 2027 election battle

Columnists December 1, 2025

How a small town almost became Kenya's Singapore

Columnists December 1, 2025

Life as Raila's spokesman

Columnists December 1, 2025

Life as Raila's spokesman: How I didn't become State mouthpiece

Columnists December 1, 2025

Spheres of influence: How Putin, XI, and Trump have divided up the world

Columnists November 30, 2025

By-elections lay bare troubling signals ahead of 2027 polls

Columnists November 29, 2025

Columnists November 29, 20251 Min Read

By-elections expose alarming signs on the road to 2027

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-11-30 00:16:00 Author: By Mary Imenza Source: The Standard

Kenya Kwanza must review the tax regime for hustlers to thrive

Columnists November 29, 2025

What UDA's triumph in mini polls portends for opposition

Columnists November 28, 2025

After cancelling Uhuru Day fete, Suluhu retreats to solitary confinement in Dar

Columnists November 28, 2025

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The legacy of the Papacy and Pope Francis

When the late Pope Francis waved to the crowd during the weekly general audience at St Peter’s Square in The Vatican on November 20, 2024. [AFP]…

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Changed face of Kenya's protests

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Why councils of elders shouldn't abdicate core responsibilities for politics

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Trump's hand in relocation of UN bodies from New York to Nairobi

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Why we should be worried by the rising insecurity

Columnists September 6, 20256 Mins Read

What pact between President and Gideon means for Kalonzo

Columnists October 16, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists May 17, 20251 Min Read

It's a shoe in: Ruto's reign will be defined by the flying missile

Columnists May 8, 20251 Min Read

Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters

Columnists October 4, 20251 Min Read

By-elections expose alarming signs on the road to 2027

Columnists November 29, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists October 25, 20251 Min Read

We've 'killed' God by allowing politicians to abuse the pulpit

Columnists September 21, 20252 Mins Read

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

Columnists April 22, 20256 Mins Read

The occupational hazards of dealing with thieves, and idiots with overdrawn accounts

Columnists November 6, 20251 Min Read

Raila Odinga: The diplomat many didn't know

Columnists November 9, 20252 Mins Read

Is the Finance Bill 2025 about boxing or dancing?

Columnists June 9, 20251 Min Read

Infrastructure fund: What of debt and brains funds too?

Columnists December 23, 20252 Mins Read

To heal country's wounds, we must trade tribal loyalty with integrity

Columnists October 25, 20251 Min Read

Politics made in the pulpit, where Sunday service is just another rally

Columnists May 17, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists June 15, 202519 Mins Read

Upcoming by-elections offer big test for stakeholders in 2027 race

Columnists November 14, 20251 Min Read

Why Kalonzo should consider joining Ruto's government now

Columnists October 23, 20251 Min Read

Police claim Koimburi is an underground operative who must be brought back on surface

Columnists July 17, 20251 Min Read

Nurturing village innovators can help tap into their ingenuity

Columnists April 28, 20251 Min Read

How Ruto's goofs created a US-China dilemma

Columnists August 9, 20251 Min Read

How Raila mastered art of winning even when he loses

Columnists September 28, 20252 Mins Read

Kenya requires a foreign policy grounded on reality not rhetoric

Columnists October 4, 20251 Min Read

Leaders' aversion to change is the fuel of growing youth discontent

Columnists October 6, 20251 Min Read