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 An aerial of areas hit by floods following heavy downpour in Nairobi on March 6, 2026. [KRCS, Standard] With more than 40 people confirmed dead as a result of the flash flooding, Kenyans are once…
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 An aerial view of Wilson Airport in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The release of…
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
Published Date: 2025-05-21 10:00:00 Author: By Harry Source: The Standard
Novelist Meja Mwangi.[Courtesy] Meja Mwangi (real name David Dominic Mwangi), who died last Thursday aged 78, was no ordinary writer. He shunned publicity, choosing obscurity over…
This week, I’m writing from the UN headquarters in Vienna, where I participated in panel discussion on the unfolding ‘tragedy’ of misinformation and disinformation…
Bananas going to waste in Muthurwa market, Nairobi, on March 21, 2021. [File, Standard] The centrality of food in our lives is undeniable. Food…