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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

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

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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

Business Weekly Round Up

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

President William Ruto addressing during the State Funeral Service for Former Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga at the Nyayo National Stadium on October 17,…

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By-elections lay bare troubling signals ahead of 2027 polls

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Ex-spy master Boinnet lifts lid on intelligence reform battles

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Why Nairobi is slowly turning into an 'economic rainforest'

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How Raila mastered art of winning even when he loses

Columnists September 28, 20252 Mins Read

Should we celebrate falling interest rates

Columnists February 16, 20261 Min Read

Voters are now wiser; it will not be business as usual in 2027

Columnists October 1, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists April 25, 20261 Min Read

State's persecution of Gachagua adds muscle to his political stature

Columnists February 2, 20261 Min Read

Ruto orders 'shoot but don't kill' to deescalate Murkomen's fatal edict

Columnists July 10, 20251 Min Read

Ruto's multiple problems and why they are not likely to fizzle out soon

Columnists July 13, 20251 Min Read

US -Iran war: Fear of China is driving the new nuclear politics

Columnists March 8, 20262 Mins Read

Nairobi needs long-term planning not sporadic directives

Columnists February 6, 20261 Min Read

Life as Raila's spokesman

Columnists December 1, 20252 Mins Read

A narrow escape, a black Christmas, and merits of finally getting grounded

Columnists December 4, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists April 4, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists July 23, 20251 Min Read

By-elections expose alarming signs on the road to 2027

Columnists November 29, 20251 Min Read

Get ready, 'Soundtrack To a Coup D'etat' will simply blow your mind

Columnists May 9, 20253 Mins Read

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

Columnists May 12, 20251 Min Read

Time to smell soccer money fast like the Americans

Columnists July 21, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists October 26, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists February 21, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists November 2, 20252 Mins Read

Sagana is famous for fishers of men, but also for the diligent, honest mechanics at Rubis

Columnists November 13, 20251 Min Read

To deliver credible results, IEBC must learn from past mistakes

Columnists September 17, 20251 Min Read

Like Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah, 'saviour' Ruto has disappointed

Columnists August 10, 20251 Min Read

Why 1965 sessional paper on African Socialism is still relevant to date

Columnists April 13, 20257 Mins Read