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Columnists May 1, 20265 Mins Read

Prezzo Ruto heads off to Dodoma to extend his colonial 'English' language project

Audio By Vocalize President Ruto addresses residents at Ol Kalou town in Nyandarua county, April 3, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Only days after hailing Kenyans’ proficiency in the English language, Prezzo Bill Ruto is off to Tanzania’s administrative capital of…

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

April 27, 20261 Min Read

Opposition must rethink strategy to boost its chances of ousting Ruto

April 27, 20261 Min Read

Kenya needs taxes rethink to reflect economic realities

Leaders out to extract political capital from fuel crisis

Columnists April 21, 2026

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-22 08:01:00 Author: By David Njaaga Source: The Standard

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, 20261 Min Read

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There's more to fuel prices than meets the eye

April 19, 20261 Min Read

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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

Karma comes calling, fuelling a crisis Ruto can't easily surmount

April 16, 2026

What Opposition should do besides criticising government

April 15, 2026

Why Nyandarua's uniqueness makes it enigma of devolution

Columnists April 14, 2026

Audio By Vocalize Potato harvesting and packaging in Kinangop, Nyandarua County. [File, Standard] Nyandarua County was in the news recently for all the wrong reasons, the epicentre of political contest during a funeral ceremony. It’s a quiet county known for…

Look closely at your current and aspiring leaders ahead of 2027

Columnists April 13, 20261 Min Read

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

Riggy G skins Prezzo Ruto at foot of Mt Kenya, then lays his scalp out to dry

Columnists April 9, 2026

Increasing political antagonism could push Kenya to the brink

Columnists April 8, 2026

Columnists April 6, 20261 Min Read

Ease funding red tape to grow local enterprises

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-07 06:00:00 Author: By Edwin Nyarangi Source: The Standard

Kenya, like other countries, has many religions and a scarcity of faith

Columnists April 5, 2026

Ticking clock to 2027 elections fuels pressure on Ruto's presidency

Columnists April 4, 2026

When systems turn: What Tuju's case says about power in Kenya

Columnists April 4, 2026

Business Weekly Round Up

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Citizens have power to change wanting quality of leadership

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-05-22 00:00:00 Author: By Denis Omondi Source: The Standard

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Floods remind us of the failure of Kenya's political leadership

Torrential rains caused flooding in Nairobi, leading to fatalities and displacement of residents. March 7, 2026. [Nicholas Biwott, Standard] The floods are back, to…

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How Sakaja's chaotic reign has invited discussion on how to run city

Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja before the Senate’s Energy Committee on April 1, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] It is a trite Americanism that “It ain’t over…

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