Opinion
What did you do with the optimism and exuberance of independence? Two young men in their early 20s, wasted no time: Peter Kimani King’ori aka Ndichu wa Kingúra (1947-2020) and Francis Macharia Mbuthia (born 1944). They had just settled in…
Youth during a past Gen Z protest in Mombasa. To transform Kenya’s youth bulge into a national asset, we must confront the governance conditions that threaten to squander it. [File, Standard] Following my recent article on Kenya’s demographic…
The church in Kenya stands again at a moral crossroads. In the last election, it did…
Environmental activist Truphena Muthoni hugs an indigenous tree in Nyeri. [Courtesy] On a cold night in…
President William Ruto during Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, on December 12, 2025.…
Safaricom headquaters, Nairobi.[FILE,Standard] The proposed sale of 15 per cent of the government’s shares in telecom giant Safaricom has sparked a heated and emotional national debate. Add politics of 2027, and it gets murkier. Let’s try to go through the fog…
Mwalimu David Kakuta Mulwa, a legendary icon in the Kenyan creative industry with over 50 years of vast experience and having inspired generations after generations…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt watches as US President Donald Trump takes questions from the press on the South Lawn, upon returning to…
Among the few PhDs in the village, I often sit at the front row during academic days in schools, called upon to give motivational…
Impact of menstrual health and hygiene on girls’ education in Kenya(Photo: iStock) It began, as many modern movements do, with a hashtag. Around 2015,…
Illustration for farm record keeping.[Courtesy] I am a retired teacher, keeping diary crosses and growing assorted crops on my farm. I have done this…
