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Columnists December 22, 20251 Min Read

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

By George Sayagie and Peter Kipkemoi

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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

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When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre

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

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'Ruto Must Go' and Foucault's 'refusal to be governed' counsel

‎President William Ruto at Ngarachi Comprehensive School in Laikipia West during the beginning of his tour of the Mt. Kenya region on April 1,…

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Why our teaching of literature must go beyond criticism

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A roach showed up for dessert at a fine city diner, we all responded with calm

Columnists April 10, 20251 Min Read

Ojwang's murder, police cover-up severe assault on intelligence

Columnists June 12, 20251 Min Read

How Raila Odinga's death has exposed political warriors, parasites

Columnists October 26, 20252 Mins Read

You can't stop quest for genuine reforms by outlawing creativity

Columnists April 13, 20252 Mins Read

Beyond IPOs: Time to end firms ownership limitations

Columnists June 23, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists October 7, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists September 14, 20258 Mins Read

Register as voters, Gen Zs; next revolution will be on the ballot

Columnists October 7, 20251 Min Read

Varsities row: What's Trump afraid of?

Columnists June 1, 202510 Mins Read

A tribute to the giant of African literature Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Columnists June 2, 20251 Min Read

Demanding ecological justice is a form of worship

Columnists August 9, 20256 Mins Read

Beyond debts and deficits: Will budget 202526 chart a new path?

Columnists May 5, 20251 Min Read

How Ngugi wa Thiong'o disappointed Kenyans, Africans in death

Columnists June 22, 20251 Min Read

Why ODM, Raila are part and parcel of Ruto's government

Columnists July 24, 20251 Min Read

Travelling around Africa in 36 hours, and marvels of our Kenyan democracy

Columnists October 2, 20251 Min Read

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

Columnists September 4, 20251 Min Read

Unintended consequences of labour disputes in varsities

Columnists November 10, 20251 Min Read

Algiers shows Africa's struggle between radical zeal and dependency

Columnists December 8, 20257 Mins Read

By-elections expose alarming signs on the road to 2027

Columnists November 29, 20251 Min Read

Why Adam Smith and Karl Marx's ideologies aren't so relevant today

Columnists September 1, 20257 Mins Read

Why end of WW II deserves a holiday

Columnists May 4, 202511 Mins Read

Mount Kenya's 'downtrodden desperadoes' looking for a new liberator

Columnists June 8, 20251 Min Read

Tales of men drunk with power, seeking reinvention of youth

Columnists July 4, 20251 Min Read

Darkness in Dakar and a belated homecoming as rains wash runways

Columnists October 10, 20251 Min Read