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Columnists September 27, 20251 Min Read

Raila : Political superstar who keeps winning without winning

By David Odongo

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-28 00:00:00 Author: By David Odongo Source: The Standard

September 27, 20251 Min Read

Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment

September 27, 20251 Min Read

Marvels of California's innovations

September 27, 20251 Min Read

If the Kenyan Politician was for export…

September 27, 20258 Mins Read

Watch out for AI generated fake news as the 2027 contest looms

September 27, 20257 Mins Read

Police brutality victims and their families deserve justice

September 27, 20251 Min Read

Will Raila support Ruto in 2027?

Why you need eyes that can see in the dark when cruising Laikipia plains on tattered roads

Columnists September 25, 2025

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Tell 'em, Moses, we have evolved from subjects of the Queen to Lady Meg

September 25, 20251 Min Read

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What if Ruto is on right path, following in Kibaki's footsteps?

September 25, 20251 Min Read

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End of the calabash? Rise of plastic alternative a big win for innovators

September 24, 20255 Mins Read

A plastic calabash has a bigger base than the natural calabash. [File, Standard] The calabash is…

Kenya can have own Stellenbosch beyond wine and vineyards

September 22, 2025

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

September 22, 2025

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

September 21, 2025

We've 'killed' God by allowing politicians to abuse the pulpit

September 21, 2025

Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power

September 20, 2025

Behold, the crowning glory of a doctorate from Bus Stop Number 9, Lagos, Nigeria

Columnists September 18, 2025

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-19 07:00:00 Author: By Mate Tongola Source: The Standard

Murkomen defends police extortion as Bill on "transport" levy gets under way

Columnists September 18, 20251 Min Read

Gen Zs will be disadvantaged by Kenya's outdated voting system

Columnists September 18, 2025

To deliver credible results, IEBC must learn from past mistakes

Columnists September 17, 2025

Cheers to Kenyan trio brewing muratina for fun in California

Columnists September 16, 2025

Google's firm culture an eye-opener

Columnists September 16, 2025

The colonial legacy of 'kitchen totos' and 'shamba boys' lives on

Columnists September 15, 2025

Kenya vs Singapore: Why we were equals in 1963 but worlds apart today

Columnists September 15, 2025

Despite prevailing difficulties, Gen Zs give us hope for a better tomorrow

Columnists September 14, 2025

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

Columnists September 14, 2025

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Ethiopia's great dam paves way for talks between Africa, Europe

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at Benishangul-Gumuz, on September 9, 2025. [PCS] The activation in Ethiopia this week of Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam, reminds us…

Yes, Ruto is Kenya's silver bullet in political chess, buying loyalty

Columnists September 14, 2025

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

Columnists September 11, 2025

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

Columnists September 10, 2025

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What Ruto will likely do to win Kenyans' confidence and votes in 2027

President William Ruto addressing residents at Ol Kalou town in Nyandarua county on April 03, 2025, during his Mt Kenya Region Tour. [Kipsang Joszeph,…

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Murkomen defends police extortion as Bill on "transport" levy gets under way

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-19 08:00:00 Author: By Mate Tongola Source: The Standard

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Kenyan link in Afrikaners' land woes

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

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-10 08:00:00 Author: By Kamau Muthoni Source: The Standard

CBE: Lessons from America's Seattle elementary school

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IHR Calls for Investigation into Gen Z Killings following BBC expose

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It's kudos to the brave students of Butere Girls

Columnists April 12, 20255 Mins Read

When a country loses sense of the sacred, it begins to lose everything

Columnists May 24, 20251 Min Read

People's Pontiff left a legacy of humility for all of us to emulate

Columnists May 3, 20258 Mins Read

Is the Finance Bill 2025 about boxing or dancing?

Columnists June 9, 20251 Min Read

Raila's 'collabo' with President is for self-survival, not betrayal of youth

Columnists June 9, 20251 Min Read

Changed face of Kenya's protests

Columnists July 5, 20251 Min Read

Politicians should stop using young people to fight their wars

Columnists June 25, 20251 Min Read

Letter from Massachusetts, the citadel of American intellectualism

Columnists September 6, 202511 Mins Read

Down the Athi River, farmers and fishermen watch as their livelihoods are washed away

Columnists April 3, 20253 Mins Read

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

Columnists September 4, 20251 Min Read

Development is right, not a favour from political leaders

Columnists May 7, 20251 Min Read

Buffaloes trot on city roads, as razor wires garland State House

Columnists June 26, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists August 16, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists July 23, 20251 Min Read

It's a shoe in: Ruto's reign will be defined by the flying missile

Columnists May 8, 20251 Min Read

After taking all your cash in taxes, now Govt says it requires your ideas on spending it

Columnists May 22, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists April 13, 20257 Mins Read

Farouk Kibet's efforts might help UDA to win Malava by-election contest

Columnists August 18, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists June 15, 20251 Min Read

A tale of Bungoma mud houses and jigger-infested feet of rich Mt Kenya residents

Columnists April 8, 20252 Mins Read

There's no Head of State who is without 'Farouk' and 'Itumbi'

Columnists April 17, 20257 Mins Read

Varsities row: What's Trump afraid of?

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