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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

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-26 06:00:00 Author: By Fred Kagonye Source: The Standard

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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As we mourned, 2025 Nobel prize winners were named

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

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Infrastructure fund: What of debt and brains funds too?

President William Ruto. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Five trillion Kenyan shillings is not a lot of money. It’s about half our national debt. That is…

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Somali bigotry has no place in modern Kenya

Mogadishu City Club fans were seen stepping on the Kenyan flag during their clash with Kenya Police FC at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.…

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Elements of 'State of the Nation' speech that Ruto ought to have delivered

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Author: By David Njaaga Source: The Standard

AG should initiate review of all laws on mandatory sentences

Columnists July 19, 20258 Mins Read

Getting an early taste of electoral politics, and genesis of our deformed democratic cultures

Columnists October 23, 20251 Min Read

And The Hustler of the Year 2025 Award goes to

Columnists December 30, 20251 Min Read

The presidency must not be the most expensive office in Kenya

Columnists March 14, 20261 Min Read

Pride is our nation's real pandemic and only humility can save leaders

Columnists August 10, 202511 Mins Read

Cheers to Kenyan trio brewing muratina for fun in California

Columnists September 16, 20251 Min Read

Justice Warsame fits the bill for our progressive Supreme Court

Columnists May 1, 20261 Min Read

Nairobi County leadership failure not isolated, its systemic problem

Columnists February 21, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists December 1, 20251 Min Read

Berlin, a quiet city with loud lessons for Kenya's workforce future

Columnists April 13, 202511 Mins Read

Technology, brick-and-mortar progress should never 'trump' human dignity

Columnists January 23, 20261 Min Read

Follow through to succeed: A life lesson from golf

Columnists November 18, 20251 Min Read

City residents to Sakaja: Slow down, we'll pay up when we can, even Kenya has debts

Columnists May 15, 20251 Min Read

Why informal sector remains small in developed countries

Columnists March 4, 20262 Mins Read

A roach showed up for dessert at a fine city diner, we all responded with calm

Columnists April 10, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists November 14, 20251 Min Read

Lessons from Rwanda's awful past and the ongoing renewal

Columnists August 16, 20258 Mins Read

Ruto has his homework to do on youth charter

Columnists February 6, 20261 Min Read

Kenya Kwanza must review the tax regime for hustlers to thrive

Columnists November 29, 20251 Min Read

A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could

Columnists March 21, 20261 Min Read

Nairobi belongs to everyone; the low and mighty

Columnists January 10, 20261 Min Read

A curious mix of Mceera versus Land Rover

Columnists March 24, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists April 22, 20256 Mins Read

Tribe or democratic ideals: The tragedy of activism in Kenya

Columnists January 17, 20261 Min Read