Opinion
Audio By Vocalize Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel at dusk.[iStockphoto] With a high degree of confidence, a safe assumption can be made that, of any part of the world, the word ‘Singapore’ currently receives the highest mentions in Kenya. The…
Audio By Vocalize Roads flooded after torrential rains in Nairobi on March 7, 2026. [Nicholas Biwott, Standard] Whenever Nairobi experiences heavy rains, we are treated to the usual disastrous scenes; impassable roads, flooded homes, closed shops, learning disruption in…
President William Ruto meeting a delegation at State House.[File, Standard] I sometimes watch nature documentaries, and…
Audio By Vocalize Happy International Women’s Day [Courtesy] Much has happened in the struggle for women’s…
(Photo: Courtesy) Kenya Airways will not be saved by planes alone. It will be saved by judgment under…
Audio By Vocalize An aerial view of Somalia’s Mogadishu area. [AFP] The diplomatic community in Mogadishu has been in a frenzy as they try to salvage what little remains of the high-level talks between Somalia’s federal government and the opposition-aligned…
Audio By Vocalize A fruit vendor arranges seedless Oranges from South Africa that are currently in season. [Photo by Mose Sammy/Standard] My favourite fruit vendor,…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
Activists and friends of Albert Ojwang’ engage a police officer protesting outside the Nairobi Funeral home at the Mbagathi way- Ngong road round-about demanding justice following Albert Ojwang’s…
Another mighty oak tree has fallen. The steadily diminishing cadre of Kenya’s post-independence Career Ambassadors continues to whisper their swan songs. Last week,…
President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President after grand coalition parliamentary Group meeting at KICC.[FILE/Standard Several vice and deputy presidents…
An anti-riot police vehicle drives past the aftermath of protests in Kitengela during during Saba Saba protest in Kitengela on July 7th 2025. (Collins…
