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Agriculture and devolution: Time to close missing links

Columnists November 10, 20251 Min Read

Unintended consequences of labour disputes in varsities

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-11-11 00:00:00 Author: By Hudson Gumbihi Source: The Standard

November 10, 20251 Min Read

Why Suluhu's despotic disposition is bad for democracy in Tanzania

November 9, 20251 Min Read

Why university's attempt to revive oral tradition and history is important

November 9, 20258 Mins Read

Suluhu, Africa's strongmen have met their match in youth protest

November 9, 20252 Mins Read

Raila Odinga: The diplomat many didn't know

November 8, 20251 Min Read

What many didn't know, Raila was Africa's diplomat per excellence

November 7, 20256 Mins Read

Tanzania's political instability risks spreading in the region

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

Columnists November 6, 2025

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Prezzo Suluhu's solution to Tz's manufactured crisis is to blame alien 'creatures'

November 6, 20251 Min Read

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Why invisible tariffs should keep us awake at night

November 4, 20259 Mins Read

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Why invisible tariffs should akeep us awake at night

November 3, 20251 Min Read

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Ruto will bag Luo votes if he picks Mama Ida as a running-mate

November 3, 2025

How Uhuru helped to turn Raila's grave into a shrine

November 2, 2025

Why would Mama Suluhu be so cosy as regional peace haven burns?

November 2, 2025

Ruto ought not chest thump when Raila's spirit is with us

November 2, 2025

Those who seek Raila's political mantle must carry his burden

October 30, 2025

As we mourned, 2025 Nobel prize winners were named

Columnists October 27, 2025

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-10-28 00:00:00 Author: By Sharon Wanga Source: The Standard

Unforeseen events have conspired to give President the upper hand

Columnists October 27, 20251 Min Read

Muthoni Likimani: 100-year-old Mau Mau veteran still going strong

Columnists October 26, 2025

How Raila Odinga's death has exposed political warriors, parasites

Columnists October 26, 2025

When leadership forgets about taxpayer, nation pays the price

Columnists October 26, 2025

Is it grief or guilt that in death, we find grace we denied in life

Columnists October 26, 2025

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

Columnists October 25, 2025

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

Columnists October 25, 2025

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

Columnists October 25, 2025

From defence to offence: Trump's quest to revive the warrior spirit

Columnists October 25, 2025

Columnists October 25, 20251 Min Read

Parasites and warriors exposed by Raila's death

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-10-26 00:00:00 Author: By Ronald Kipruto Source: The Standard

Why Kalonzo Musyoka should consider joining Ruto's camp

Columnists October 24, 2025

Debunking norms and customs, and folly of right hand knowing what the left does

Columnists October 23, 2025

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

Columnists October 23, 2025

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Don't tell me Farouk Kibet's is dreaming of bedding Sabina, just chilling on Lamu daybed

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-07-11 06:00:00 Author: By Mate Tongola Source: The Standard

Columnists

Ojwang's murder exposes Ruto's nervous regime backed by Raila

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Criteria 'united opposition' can use to identify their flag-bearer

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Columnists

How devolution dream has been snatched from hopeful Kenyans

Tharaka Nithi Governor,Muthomi Njuki,Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga and Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru during a media briefing in Nairobi on 21st March 2025. [David Gichuru,…

Beyond debts and deficits: Will budget 202526 chart a new path?

Columnists May 5, 20251 Min Read

Investing more on transport systems to catalyse our economic growth

Columnists September 8, 20251 Min Read

How Prezzo Ruto is crafting the State of Kenya in own image

Columnists June 19, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists October 25, 20251 Min Read

Let the State open up the roads and we'll do the rest

Columnists May 12, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists September 11, 20252 Mins Read

Letter from SA's Empangeni and lessons on urbanisation

Columnists August 11, 20251 Min Read

Tall tales from the youngest man of the house, now back from Europe

Columnists August 14, 20251 Min Read

Parasites and warriors exposed by Raila's death

Columnists October 25, 20251 Min Read

Pheroze must be proud of Butere girls' spine to express themselves

Columnists April 12, 20257 Mins Read

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

Columnists August 3, 20258 Mins Read

Why MPs turned their guns on President and Raila instead of Gachagua

Columnists August 24, 20251 Min Read

Kenyans can't stay calm now that Riggy G is back, yet they didn't miss him

Columnists August 21, 20251 Min Read

Much-hyped security meetings are a waste of money and time

Columnists October 7, 20251 Min Read

Rafiki: of tastier Kenyan cuisine in Pacific Northwest

Columnists September 9, 20251 Min Read

Why Suluhu's despotic disposition is bad for democracy in Tanzania

Columnists November 10, 20251 Min Read

Unforeseen events have conspired to give President the upper hand

Columnists October 27, 20251 Min Read

When you thought democracy was growing in EA, dictators sprouted

Columnists May 25, 20251 Min Read

Looks like Baba's been left 'talking to himself' as Kenyans move on

Columnists July 11, 20253 Mins Read

Kenya's GDP growth, budget and policy nightmares

Columnists May 19, 20251 Min Read

Criteria 'united opposition' can use to identify their flag-bearer

Columnists July 23, 20251 Min Read

Sheria House is rare enclave of law and order, and apparently love is in the air!

Columnists April 11, 20254 Mins Read

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

Columnists August 28, 20251 Min Read

Police explanation of Ojwang's death comes from a familiar past script

Columnists June 15, 20251 Min Read