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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

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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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Kenya in 2026: Drought, debt and politicians itching for a referendum

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Why deepfakes will be a major headache during campaigns

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Let's prioritise quality learning this year

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Why growth without development keeps us stuck

The Digitruck at Kabimoi Vocational Training Centre in Baringo County on May 24, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] There are two popular words in economics:…

Do not be quick to condemn Harambee Stars fans for gate-crashing

Columnists August 14, 20258 Mins Read

If Ruto's good overshadows evil, 2027 poll victory will be his prize

Columnists December 11, 20251 Min Read

NIS boss, Kahariri's objective is achieved; public is talking about security

Columnists April 7, 20257 Mins Read

Why Kenyans are trapped in agony that only the voter's card can treat

Columnists October 5, 20254 Mins Read

Why informal sector remains small in developed countries

Columnists March 4, 20262 Mins Read

Leadership lessons for Ruto from Canadian Prime Minister Carney

Columnists January 31, 20262 Mins Read

Register as voters, Gen Zs; next revolution will be on the ballot

Columnists October 7, 20251 Min Read

How a small town almost became Kenya's Singapore

Columnists December 1, 20251 Min Read

China, Russia sway pushing Trump to alter world order

Columnists January 11, 20262 Mins Read

Why deepfakes will be a major headache during campaigns

Columnists January 27, 20261 Min Read

It's more than oil in the fight for the soul of Venezuela

Columnists January 12, 20261 Min Read

The Luhya moment at Jirongo's funeral that we must be alive to

Columnists January 11, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists June 15, 20251 Min Read

UDA nominations proof of the party's firm control over members

Columnists September 22, 20251 Min Read

Theatre of the absurd takes root as Kenya Kwanza's manifesto

Columnists April 11, 20252 Mins Read

Near 'poetic justice' as MP Babu looks down the barrel of Alai's misfiring gun

Columnists January 8, 20261 Min Read

The presidency must not be the most expensive office in Kenya

Columnists March 14, 20261 Min Read

From salacious rumours to wing ears, a moment of reckoning for our nation

Columnists March 19, 20261 Min Read

The family should take up its role and halt gender violence

Columnists January 31, 20268 Mins Read

Matiang'i will most likely be Ruto's running mate in 2027

Columnists October 9, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists June 14, 20251 Min Read

Lessons from Rwanda's awful past and the ongoing renewal

Columnists August 16, 20258 Mins Read

UoN, Taifa Hall: Site of departure, site of return for Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Columnists June 20, 20253 Mins Read

Kenya's freedoms requires constant defence, not laxity

Columnists April 11, 20261 Min Read