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…
Kenya Pipeline Company storage facility in Nairobi. [File, Standard] I was thinking about this privatisation bug that seems to have bitten the powers that be and I concluded that, as much as every government has to set its…
Youth during a past Gen Z protest in Mombasa. To transform Kenya’s youth bulge into a…
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 the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium on Friday. [PCS] It was Mozambique’s Moisés Samora Machel who told his countrymen that the day they see their enemies praising him, they must be alert, because that…
Kakamega Book Club members led by Prof. Egara Kabaji (seated right) and Esther Azinga Wanga (seated center) the Author of the book Job loss A…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
The PS for Energy Alex Wachira (C) joins senior officers from Kengen during the second Sustainable Energy Conference (SEC25) in Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]…
Massive traffic jam along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway. December 23, 2024. [File, Standard] As a busy city, Nairobi lacks adequate systems for dealing with traffic jams and…
Kenya’s heart has always beat to the rhythm of its people: Diverse, vibrant, and resilient. For decades, our nation has been celebrated as an…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during the Mwai Kibaki 2nd Memorial Lecture & Luncheon at Nairobi Serena Hotel on 11th April 2025 [David Gichuru,…