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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

Business Weekly Round Up

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Why we should trust Karen Nyamu on AI Bill

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Why Pope isn't the only one concerned by potential negative impact of AI

There is threat from Artificial Intelligence (AI) ‘deep fake’ warriors. They are good at what ‘futurist’ Chris Karanja terms ‘face mapping’ which enables them…

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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…

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ODM after Raila: Threat is real that the party will end up in factions

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-10-22 00:00:00 Author: By Nancy Gitonga Source: The Standard

Stop these political prayers that only mock God, the people

Columnists June 1, 20258 Mins Read

Small ways of catching big thieves could deter minions sharpening their nails

Columnists September 4, 20254 Mins Read

Yes, Kenyans should rejoice if dust tracks lead to Kalonzo's rural home

Columnists December 18, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists April 13, 20257 Mins Read

Why 2027 polls must be all about the economy

Columnists July 27, 202511 Mins Read

How a small town almost became Kenya's Singapore

Columnists December 1, 20251 Min Read

Crushing defiance and ignoring graft sends the wrong message

Columnists July 2, 20251 Min Read

With perfect weather, we can make Kenya a fruit country

Columnists January 7, 20264 Mins Read

Ruto's shift towards China reveals costly miscalculation on US ties

Columnists August 16, 20251 Min Read

Makau taskforce must review how police handle protesters

Columnists September 6, 20258 Mins Read

Oburu's blunders as President Ruto barks wrong tree in Raila's ODM

Columnists February 15, 20262 Mins Read

Politicising schools is dangerous and risks long-term harm to the economy

Columnists January 9, 20261 Min Read

Why Uhuru Kenyatta is the man to watch

Columnists November 17, 20252 Mins Read

Why Ngugi wa Thiong'o never won Nobel Prize for Literature

Columnists May 31, 20251 Min Read

Raila's call for dialogue misses the point on what Kenya needs

Columnists July 13, 20258 Mins Read

Changed face of Kenya's protests

Columnists July 5, 20251 Min Read

Letter from Massachusetts, the citadel of American intellectualism

Columnists September 6, 202511 Mins Read

Riggy G momentum is here

Columnists May 16, 20258 Mins Read

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

Columnists April 16, 20261 Min Read

Why Nairobi is slowly turning into an 'economic rainforest'

Columnists September 29, 20251 Min Read

Babies' deaths in Kiambu must be a national concern

Columnists October 4, 20256 Mins Read

Investing more on transport systems to catalyse our economic growth

Columnists September 8, 20251 Min Read

Why MPs turned their guns on Ruto-Raila instead of Gachagua

Columnists August 25, 20252 Mins Read

Murkomen lacks the wisdom to manage Interior security docket

Columnists June 30, 20251 Min Read