Opinion
Audio By Vocalize One of Kenya Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, on July 26, 2023. [File, Standard] The events in the Middle East have once again thrust the global aviation industry into the spotlight.…
Audio By Vocalize Shot of an unrecognizable woman using a mobile phone indoors The Court of Appeal’s decision in Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) Attorney General and others is the clearest signal that Kenya should punish real, provable…
Audio By Vocalize Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will join heads of state from the East…
Audio By Vocalize Roads flooded after torrential rains in Nairobi on March 7, 2026. [Nicholas Biwott, Standard]…
Audio By Vocalize Roads flooded after torrential rains in Nairobi on March 7, 2026. [Nicholas Biwott, Standard]…
Audio By Vocalize Happy International Women’s Day [Courtesy] Much has happened in the struggle for women’s empowerment since the first International Women’s Day on March 19, 1911. A lot, including the landmark fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing between…
Audio By Vocalize Somalia finds itself at a crossroads. A recent process presented as a constitutional amendment has sparked alarm, raising fundamental questions about the…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. [AFP] Fellow Ugandans, thank you for granting me a seventh term as president of our great country. You’ve sent a…
Youths during Gen-Z anniversary protest in Kitengela, on June 25, 2025. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] The Gen Z-led protests that have surged across Kenya-including in…
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel at dusk. [iStockphoto] Should we talk of Singapore? My answer is yes. We should be passionate about being like…
Gen Z protests were sparked by punitive taxes in the Finance Bill 2024. [File, Standard] When Mark Twain remarked that “a lie can travel…
