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Agriculture and devolution: Time to close missing links

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

Business Weekly Round Up

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Letter from SA's Empangeni and lessons on urbanisation

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-08-12 00:00:00 Author: By Brian Ngugi Source: The Standard

Columnists

Kenyans should firmly reject Mudavadi's referendum push

READ FULL STORY Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-01-04 00:00:00 Author: By Stephen Nzioka Source: The Standard

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Politicians rearing monster that will turn around and devour them

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-03-17 00:00:00 Author: By Mate Tongola Source: The Standard

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When leadership becomes a circus, citizens provide a willing audience

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-03-22 07:40:00 Author: By Esther Nyambura Source: The Standard

The legacy of the Papacy and Pope Francis

Columnists May 3, 202515 Mins Read

Raila's last wish cheated community out of exploitative burial rites

Columnists October 20, 20251 Min Read

Child sex trade report exposed why Kenya should act urgently

Columnists August 15, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists November 6, 20251 Min Read

Mr President you risk bringing idolatry in church, State House

Columnists July 5, 20251 Min Read

A tribute to the giant of African literature Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Columnists June 2, 20251 Min Read

Why Nyong'o is a person of interest in ODM split

Columnists February 21, 20261 Min Read

Ruto toying with chaos by arresting opposition leaders

Columnists May 23, 20255 Mins Read

Crushing defiance and ignoring graft sends the wrong message

Columnists July 2, 20251 Min Read

There's more to fuel prices than meets the eye

Columnists April 19, 20261 Min Read

Why general elections leave our country polarised and fragile

Columnists January 7, 20261 Min Read

Containing China and the endgame in the Iran war

Columnists March 21, 20261 Min Read

Stop criticising public borrowing without explaining its purpose

Columnists September 9, 20251 Min Read

Israel-Iran war spells new world order

Columnists June 21, 20251 Min Read

Let's allow Odhiambo to lead LSK the way she deems best

Columnists September 9, 20251 Min Read

Of Epstein files and ghosts of Happy Valley

Columnists February 7, 202611 Mins Read

It's high time local foods found their rightful place on five-star hotel menus

Columnists May 27, 20251 Min Read

Of tax default, and not-too-intelligent AI tools at KRA issuing 'matusi' messages night and day

Columnists July 3, 20251 Min Read

How Ruto's goofs created a US-China dilemma

Columnists August 9, 20251 Min Read

After jobs hoax in UAE, it's fair for Kenyans to say in unison: 'Hapa hatuna nchi'

Columnists May 2, 20254 Mins Read

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

Columnists September 11, 20252 Mins Read

Types of political power seekers and why youths hold key to better Kenya

Columnists April 27, 20251 Min Read

Walking the Right Rope: Will Matiangi Kisii coronation elevate him?

Columnists March 1, 20262 Mins Read

Media should listen to the crystal ball in 2026

Columnists January 31, 20268 Mins Read