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Columnists May 2, 20261 Min Read

Opposition must escape Ruto's trap and audit his performance

By Okumu Modachi

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-05-03 06:00:00 Author: By Okumu Modachi Source: The Standard

May 1, 20261 Min Read

Give agriculture and manufacturing more policy attention now

May 1, 20261 Min Read

Justice Warsame fits the bill for our progressive Supreme Court

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

Kenya needs taxes rethink to reflect economic realities

Columnists April 27, 2026

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Archivist's death symbolises the tragedy of fading mobile archives

April 27, 202614 Mins Read

Audio By Vocalize Archivist Dr Maina David Kagombe. [File Courtesy] Among the tragedies of modern times…

Be vigilant to divisive voices that could lead to Rwanda's 1994 path

April 25, 20261 Min Read

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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, 2026

The golden age of pork is nigh and unstoppable

April 21, 2026

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

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

Columnists April 16, 2026

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-17 06:00:00 Author: By Mate Tongola Source: The Standard

What Opposition should do besides criticising government

Columnists April 15, 20261 Min Read

Thika Road Ads: Firms never waste a good crisis

Columnists April 14, 2026

2027 General Election and the return of ethnic nationalism

Columnists April 14, 2026

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

Columnists April 9, 20261 Min Read

Survival tales in the plains of Kajiado, and the making of the new metropoles

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-10 00:00:00 Author: By Jackline Inyanji Source: The Standard

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

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Why ODM leader might support Ruto's re-election bid in 2027

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-05 00:00:00 Author: By Josphat Thiong’o Source: The Standard

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Kenya Kwanza's tragi-comedy of stattering communications

President William Ruto delivers Kenya’s statement at the UN general assembly New York, USA. [PCS] Kenya Kwanza’s tragic comedy of errors made its way…

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To deliver credible results, IEBC must learn from past mistakes

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

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-10-02 00:00:00 Author: By Esther Nyambura Source: The Standard

If we can't face up to the truth in schools' theatre, how about eating cake and having it?

Columnists April 9, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists September 22, 20251 Min Read

Five characters around the cross, Kenyans should be wary of

Columnists April 19, 20257 Mins Read

It's not only Somaliland, Israel is equally desperate for recognition

Columnists January 4, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists June 20, 20253 Mins Read

How Oburu is driving Raila's dying party to its grave

Columnists January 17, 20261 Min Read

Boinet memoirs: Brigadier who rewired Kenya's spy machine

Columnists July 12, 20251 Min Read

Kenyans are good people, treat them well please

Columnists July 22, 20251 Min Read

Self-medication is a product of dysfunctionality in public hospitals

Columnists September 1, 20251 Min Read

Elevated roads key to unlocking incessant traffic gridlocks

Columnists January 26, 20261 Min Read

Unearthing my family's hidden past in Embu

Columnists October 5, 20252 Mins Read

Yes, we need roads and railways, but not using a shadow Treasury

Columnists March 21, 20261 Min Read

When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again

Columnists October 12, 20251 Min Read

Kenya does not need a benevolent dictator

Columnists January 24, 20261 Min Read

Why now is Raila's perfect window to abandon Ruto

Columnists September 28, 20252 Mins Read

Letters of Betrayal: How TSC lost its narrative

Columnists October 3, 20251 Min Read

Atwoli 'must go'; his dalliance with government has neutered Cotu

Columnists May 5, 20251 Min Read

You don't empower people with Sh200, salivating at their votes

Columnists July 20, 20258 Mins Read

'God gave us Canaan' and other justifications for Israel's bloody attacks

Columnists September 21, 20251 Min Read

Much ado about nothing? Why Malala drama echoes petty politics

Columnists April 13, 202513 Mins Read

Power parades reflect Xi, Putin and Trump's battle for global influence

Columnists September 14, 202514 Mins Read

Rising dementia cases call for noble, cohesive response plan

Columnists April 18, 20268 Mins Read

Yes, we could turn Singapore into Kenya, just by running its mega port for one day

Columnists November 27, 20251 Min Read

Makau taskforce must review how police handle protesters

Columnists September 6, 20258 Mins Read