Opinion
Audio By Vocalize A project funded by the Rangwe NG-CDF. [File, Standard] Kenya’s development story is often told through grand infrastructure: gleaming highways, railways, and other mega projects. Yet beneath this narrative lies a quieter, more impactful driver of change:…
Audio By Vocalize The recent clash between US President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has attracted widespread attention. [AFP] The recent clash between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has attracted widespread attention, not simply as a…
Audio By Vocalize National Identification cards.[Courtesy] The issuance of national identity cards has quietly morphed into…
Audio By Vocalize Image supplied. [Courtesy] North Eastern Kenya has been silently handed a grand document…
Audio By Vocalize A general view of a deserted avenue in Dar Es Salaam on December…
Audio By Vocalize Busia Woman Representative Catherine Omanyo during an ODM meeting in Nairobi on March 27, 2026.[Boniface Okendo, Standard] Power is grabbed, not given. It might sound like one of those casual political lines, but it’s the stark reality…
Audio By Vocalize The judiciary: where delay becomes routine and urgency optional. [File, Standard] The Kenyan Judiciary is a marvel of patience. It teaches endurance.…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
Prof Makau Mutua has been appointed as the Senior Advisor on Constitutional Affairs in the Executive Office of the President. [File, Standard] I will…
President William Ruto with former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at State House, Nairobi. [PSC] Kenya’s political elite has developed a growing obsession…
Miniature model house standing on a stack of coins. (Courtesy/GettyImages) For many Kenyans living abroad, investing back home is both a dream and a…
Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o. [Courtesy] Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kenya’s most famous man of letters, is dead. In the coming days, weeks, months and even…