Opinion
Audio By Vocalize A project funded by the Rangwe NG-CDF. [File, Standard] Kenya’s development story is often told through grand infrastructure: gleaming highways, railways, and other mega projects. Yet beneath this narrative lies a quieter, more impactful driver of change:…
Audio By Vocalize The recent clash between US President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has attracted widespread attention. [AFP] The recent clash between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has attracted widespread attention, not simply as a…
Audio By Vocalize National Identification cards.[Courtesy] The issuance of national identity cards has quietly morphed into…
Audio By Vocalize Image supplied. [Courtesy] North Eastern Kenya has been silently handed a grand document…
Audio By Vocalize A general view of a deserted avenue in Dar Es Salaam on December…
Audio By Vocalize Busia Woman Representative Catherine Omanyo during an ODM meeting in Nairobi on March 27, 2026.[Boniface Okendo, Standard] Power is grabbed, not given. It might sound like one of those casual political lines, but it’s the stark reality…
Audio By Vocalize The judiciary: where delay becomes routine and urgency optional. [File, Standard] The Kenyan Judiciary is a marvel of patience. It teaches endurance.…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
An activist protset outside the Nairobi Funeral home at the Mbagathi way- Ngong road round-about demanding justice following Albert Ojwang’s death while in police custody. June…
Universities Academic Staff Union members protest at the University of Nairobi in the ongoing nationwide lecturers strike, on September 17, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]…
A year ago, I arrived in Nairobi to begin my role as the World Bank Country Director for Kenya, East Africa’s largest economy. Since…
Audio By Vocalize Supreme Court in Nairobi. Concerns about judicial integrity have also resurfaced in public debate. [File, Standard] The Standard’s weekend headline landed with…
