Opinion
Audio By Vocalize President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has gone on a charm offensive to woo Somalia’s clan elders to his corner. [AFP] With just two weeks before his four-year mandate comes to an end, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has…
Audio By Vocalize Industrial sugar is used for the production of commercial food and not for household consumption.[Courtesy] A recent exposé by The Standard on industrial sugar finding its way to tables in Kenyan homes highlights the health…
Audio By Vocalize A man arrives to lay flowers at a memorial for the victims of…
Audio By Vocalize The recent clash between US President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has…
Audio By Vocalize National Identification cards.[Courtesy] The issuance of national identity cards has quietly morphed into…
Audio By Vocalize Ballot boxes at Ruaraka constituency tallying centre, Stima Club, Nairobi, on August 11, 2022. [File, Standard] “Leo wacheni niseme kinitoke.” This Swahili slang means ‘allow me to free myself by saying it all!’ For far too long,…
Audio By Vocalize Basic Education PS, Prof Julius Bitok, before the Public Accounts Committee at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi, April 22, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] While…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
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…
IEBC chairman Erastus Ethekon addresses the Press after a meeting with Evangelical Alliance of Kenya in Nairobi on February 4, 2026. [Benard Orwongo, Standard…
The late Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o. [File, Standard] As a young student in high school, I was greatly thrilled by the adventures of literature.…
Audio By Vocalize A Ukrainian soldier fires towards Russian positions outside Bakhmut in November 2022. [BBC] Report after report says more and more Africans,…