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Columnists December 22, 20251 Min Read

Why destruction of trees will likely lead to fights over water resources

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-12-23 00:00:00 Author: By George Sayagie and Peter Kipkemoi Source: The Standard

December 22, 20252 Mins Read

Why Ruto and Trump are in a unique political pod

December 21, 20251 Min Read

Why Kenya's Ruto and America's Trump are in a unique political pod

December 21, 20252 Mins Read

Kalonzo respects public office not as a means to private gain

December 21, 20252 Mins Read

How Opposition miscalculation has reinforced Ruto's prowess

December 21, 20252 Mins Read

The aftermath of Bondi Beach attack

December 19, 20252 Mins Read

Road to Singapore: Ruto's wheelbarrow gains wings to fly

Like Uhuru, Ruto now knows presidency is not a bed of roses

Columnists December 18, 2025

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Identify and elect legacy leaders instead of powerful candidates

December 17, 20251 Min Read

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Why councils of elders shouldn't abdicate core responsibilities for politics

December 15, 20251 Min Read

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Social media ban: Should we follow the Aussie example?

December 15, 20251 Min Read

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How Christianity became a religion in conflict with itself and with other beliefs

December 14, 2025

Flawed polls put EAC leaders' legitimacy into huge question

December 14, 2025

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

December 11, 2025

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

December 11, 2025

Government should rescue our university education from doldrums

December 8, 2025

How Gachagua's ethnic chauvinism will hand Ruto an easy victory

Columnists December 7, 2025

DCP Leader Rigathi Gachagua, during an exclusive interview with KTN at his Karen Residence on October 5, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] If a single individual could hand President William Ruto victory in 2027 elections, it is Rigathi Gachagua and his…

Let me tell you: Kikamba goes global at VFS, as attendants keep it real

Columnists December 5, 20254 Mins Read

People can't eat markets, even though Prezzo Ruto has built 400 of them countrywide

Columnists December 4, 2025

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

Columnists December 4, 2025

Mini poll wins have fortified President Ruto for epic 2027 election battle

Columnists December 1, 2025

How a small town almost became Kenya's Singapore

Columnists December 1, 2025

Life as Raila's spokesman

Columnists December 1, 2025

Life as Raila's spokesman: How I didn't become State mouthpiece

Columnists December 1, 2025

Spheres of influence: How Putin, XI, and Trump have divided up the world

Columnists November 30, 2025

By-elections lay bare troubling signals ahead of 2027 polls

Columnists November 29, 2025

Columnists November 29, 20251 Min Read

By-elections expose alarming signs on the road to 2027

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-11-30 00:16:00 Author: By Mary Imenza Source: The Standard

Kenya Kwanza must review the tax regime for hustlers to thrive

Columnists November 29, 2025

What UDA's triumph in mini polls portends for opposition

Columnists November 28, 2025

After cancelling Uhuru Day fete, Suluhu retreats to solitary confinement in Dar

Columnists November 28, 2025

Business Weekly Round Up

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Here is your chance to help craft a citizen-friendly Finance Bill

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-05-15 00:00:00 Author: By Mike Kihaki Source: The Standard

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Algiers shows Africa's struggle between radical zeal and dependency

African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [AFP] There were two overlapping African conferences in Algiers, Algeria’s capital on the Mediterranean Sea. Algeria and…

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Kenyans grieve their lost kin, even as Murkomen circles in useless legalese

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-05-16 00:00:00 Author: By Nancy Gitonga Source: The Standard

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IHR Calls for Investigation into Gen Z Killings following BBC expose

CEO Haki Africa Hussein Khalid escape police dragnet along Muindi Mbingu street during Gen Z demos. July 25, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] The Geneva-based Institute for Human…