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Columnists May 1, 20261 Min Read

Justice Warsame fits the bill for our progressive Supreme Court

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

Business Weekly Round Up

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COP30: Africa must push for climate solutions, not lip service

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-11-08 09:19:00 Author: By Ndung’u Gachane Source: The Standard

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Oburu Oginga: Tiger by the Tail

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-02-15 06:00:00 Author: By Sarah Elderkin Source: The Standard

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

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-10 06:00:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard

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God: For Medicine and Above Medicine

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-01-11 08:04:00 Author: By Kelvin Karani Source: The Standard

There is a lot that proves our country is headed in the wrong direction

Columnists May 26, 20251 Min Read

Near 'poetic justice' as MP Babu looks down the barrel of Alai's misfiring gun

Columnists January 8, 20261 Min Read

How a small town almost became Kenya's Singapore

Columnists December 1, 20251 Min Read

Why our teaching of literature must go beyond criticism

Columnists October 17, 20251 Min Read

Trump is the leader scared 'New Right' that is afraid of immigrants

Columnists August 17, 20251 Min Read

Cheer Harambee Stars with an eye on the fly in our soup

Columnists August 16, 20251 Min Read

'Mimi ndio Sifuna': Why people are seeking political change

Columnists February 22, 20262 Mins Read

Westlands market's beauty and how self-regulation has kept it spick and span

Columnists October 8, 20255 Mins Read

Why Kenya remains a giant economics lab globally

Columnists April 16, 20251 Min Read

Why Nairobi is slowly turning into an 'economic rainforest'

Columnists September 29, 20251 Min Read

Ruto's warm reception evidence of political maturity in Mt Kenya

Columnists April 3, 20257 Mins Read

Identify and elect legacy leaders instead of powerful candidates

Columnists December 17, 20251 Min Read

Mount Kenya's 'downtrodden desperadoes' looking for a new liberator

Columnists June 8, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists December 11, 20251 Min Read

How Raila mastered art of winning even when he loses

Columnists September 28, 20252 Mins Read

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

Columnists December 11, 20251 Min Read

Reliance on legal solutions won't solve all our problems

Columnists October 20, 20251 Min Read

It would have been wrong for Ruto to ignore Nairobi Hospital woes

Columnists March 24, 20261 Min Read

Why Pope isn't the only one concerned by potential negative impact of AI

Columnists May 26, 20257 Mins Read

Trump and tariffs: Finally, it's a moment of truth for all

Columnists April 8, 20259 Mins Read

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

Columnists October 25, 20251 Min Read

Luo 'kingpin' Babu is skating on melting ice

Columnists January 2, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists September 15, 20251 Min Read

Beyond Raila: Will Kenya now face a spectre of political, economic winter?

Columnists October 25, 20252 Mins Read