Opinion
The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in Ukraine, on September 22, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. [AP] The United Nations (UN) turned 80 in October last year; a venerable age for the most significant international organisation the…
The war against drugs and drug abuse can only be won through decisive action. [Courtesy] Kenya’s renewed fight against alcohol and drug abuse has entered a decisive phase. The Judiciary’s designation of special courts to handle narcotics-related cases is…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni addressing the media after casting his vote at a polling station during…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni addressing the media after casting his vote at a polling station during…
Patients in desperate need, including those battling cancer, are being turned away or forced to pay…
A man and Ukrainian serviceman walk past flags and portraits at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv, on January 18, 2026. [AFP] Recently, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha drew attention to a…
Global internet personality IShowSpeed. [File, Standard] A powerful truth is revealed when a young global internet personality like IShowSpeed moves through African cities and villages,…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
The ODM-UDA “merger” raises interesting questions. What is the common denominator between the two? Who benefits from the strengthened relationship between the two parties?…
A student overwhelmed with homework. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Kenya faces a pressing crisis in its higher education system stemming from the staggeringly low completion rates for…
One of the hottest literary issues of my youth was the supremacy war between two types of fiction writing in Africa. There was what…
France’s ambassador to Arnaud Suquet during Ukraine’s National Day celebrations at the Alliance Francaise, Nairobi. May 19th,2023. [File, Standard] On July 14, 1789, the…
