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
CaptionKaluma Boy and MC Chris on a raised podium surrounded by hundreds on Kenyan. [Courtesy/@annahree/TikTok] A rider came to my place of work the…
What is the value of a human life and how should victims of wrongful deaths caused by state officers be compensated? President Ruto’s announcement…
Let us be honest with ourselves: Is the Kenya Kwanza government cursed? This is not a careless provocation. It arises from the uncontestable fact…
Workers packaging flowers at Oserian Flowers in Naivasha. [File, Standard] Kenyan floriculture industry, a jewel in the country’s agricultural crown, is once again staring…
