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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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Letter from SA's Empangeni and lessons on urbanisation

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

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-26 06:00:00 Author: By Ronald Kipruto Source: The Standard

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Kenya Kwanza's tragi-comedy of stattering communications

President William Ruto delivers Kenya’s statement at the UN general assembly New York, USA. [PCS] Kenya Kwanza’s tragic comedy of errors made its way…

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Gtunduti rise as Kenya's major university town

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-10-29 00:00:00 Author: By Sharon Wanga Source: The Standard

Letters of Betrayal: How TSC lost its narrative

Columnists October 3, 20251 Min Read

Why ODM leader might support Ruto's re-election bid in 2027

Columnists September 4, 20251 Min Read

Raila's 'collabo' with President is for self-survival, not betrayal of youth

Columnists June 9, 20251 Min Read

How Uhuru, Ruto revived 'Iregi spirit' in Mount Kenya and countrywide

Columnists September 7, 20251 Min Read

Has economic focus already shifted to the 2027 elections?

Columnists January 19, 20261 Min Read

Time to race to the moon, not countryside this Easter holiday

Columnists April 4, 20261 Min Read

Nairobi County leadership failure not isolated, its systemic problem

Columnists February 21, 20261 Min Read

Darkness in Dakar and a belated homecoming as rains wash runways

Columnists October 10, 20251 Min Read

IPO deal raises doubts on government's privatisation plans

Columnists March 7, 20262 Mins Read

Echoes of WW II in row over Ukraine war

Columnists February 28, 20261 Min Read

Decisive action needed to end chaos in public transport sector

Columnists February 10, 20261 Min Read

The unspoken deal: Trump and Putin have split the world

Columnists September 6, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists August 24, 20251 Min Read

Budget: Of Mbadi dreaming of Singapore but stuck with hustler reality

Columnists February 14, 20262 Mins Read

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

Columnists June 6, 20253 Mins Read

A torch-bearer, yes, a hawker is bit of a stretch, after failing at first attempt

Columnists January 1, 20261 Min Read

Oburu is driving Raila's dying party to its grave

Columnists January 17, 20261 Min Read

Look closely at your current and aspiring leaders ahead of 2027

Columnists April 13, 20261 Min Read

UDA nominations proof of the party's firm control over members

Columnists September 22, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists August 16, 20251 Min Read

Irony of spending billions in top seat campaigns to earn millions

Columnists January 15, 20261 Min Read

Luggage charges: Will passengers go the Dundori way?

Columnists June 3, 20251 Min Read

Ruto: President who eats, sleeps and dreams of changing how everything is done

Columnists September 11, 20252 Mins Read

Forgiveness must address parents living with graves of their children

Columnists June 1, 202511 Mins Read