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Columnists May 1, 20261 Min Read

Justice Warsame fits the bill for our progressive Supreme Court

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's GDP growth, budget and policy nightmares

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-05-20 00:00:00 Author: By Denis Omondi Source: The Standard

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

Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-11 00:00:00 Author: By David Njaaga Source: The Standard

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Why invisible tariffs should akeep us awake at night

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

President William Ruto during a fund drive in aid of a women’s group and boda boda sacco in Mathira, Nyeri County. [File, Standard] Folks,…

Time to race to the moon, not countryside this Easter holiday

Columnists April 4, 20261 Min Read

China visit: Beyond trade, investment

Columnists April 26, 20251 Min Read

President's charade on Parliamentary bribery is distraction from self guilt

Columnists August 24, 20259 Mins Read

Voters should punish politicians who disappear after winning polls

Columnists January 12, 20261 Min Read

India, Pakistan row impact for Kenya

Columnists May 11, 202510 Mins Read

Police claim Koimburi is an underground operative who must be brought back on surface

Columnists July 17, 20251 Min Read

The uphill task before Ethekon, fellow IEBC commissioners

Columnists July 21, 20257 Mins Read

Raila's exit lays bare Kenya's political warriors and parasites

Columnists October 25, 20251 Min Read

Archivist's death symbolises the tragedy of fading mobile archives

Columnists April 27, 202614 Mins Read

COP30: Africa must push for climate solutions, not lip service

Columnists November 7, 20251 Min Read

History might repeat itself as many candidates line up for 2027 contest

Columnists October 7, 20251 Min Read

Migori shoe incident reflects Kenyans' growing frustration

Columnists May 8, 20251 Min Read

Technology, brick-and-mortar progress should never 'trump' human dignity

Columnists January 23, 20261 Min Read

From defence to offence: Trump's quest to revive the warrior spirit

Columnists October 25, 20251 Min Read

Older leaders should give way as youths gradually stake their claim

Columnists January 26, 20261 Min Read

ODM's ideological stand cannot be dictated by individuals' dreams

Columnists November 18, 20252 Mins Read

In Murang'a, UDA reckons he who pays piper seldom calls the tune

Columnists May 1, 20261 Min Read

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

Columnists October 5, 20254 Mins Read

Why Ruto, MPs standoff over graft is good news for Kenyans

Columnists August 23, 20251 Min Read

Give King Kaguta 100-mile strip, or risk Kenyans being kept in the cooler for keeps

Columnists November 13, 20251 Min Read

Our leaders' search for extra-continental validation the bane of Africa

Columnists March 9, 20267 Mins Read

Politicians' verbal insults betray lack of regard to policy

Columnists March 21, 20266 Mins Read

Hustlenomics – How to beat inflation during hard economic times

Columnists April 23, 20255 Mins Read

Mainstream media in the wilderness as people go for 'microwave' news

Columnists February 8, 20261 Min Read