Opinion
Audio By Vocalize Ballot boxes at Ruaraka constituency tallying centre, Stima Club, Nairobi, on August 11, 2022. [File, Standard] Democracy does not die only when ballots are stolen. It dies when citizens stop believing that ballots matter. The deeper crisis…
GLP-1 medicines and obesity debate in Kenya
Companies must look beyond profit motive
Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe runs to the finish line to win the men’s race in a new world record time in central London, on April 26, 2026. [AFP] On April 26, 2023, Sabastian Sawe completed the…
Audio By Vocalize Social Health Authority [Courtesy] Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika has revealed that the Social…
Audio By Vocalize Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Siaya Governor James Orengo address supporters at Ka…
Audio By Vocalize Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei. [File, Standard] The last few weeks have tested…
Audio By Vocalize A general view of a deserted avenue in Dar Es Salaam on December 9, 2025 (Photo by AFP) There is something about Tanzanians that fascinates me. They, in their quiet and fastidious manner, seem to get stuff…
Audio By Vocalize Amnesty International-Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Yesterday was International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. Given the state of…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks during the Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates on November 10, 2025. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]…
In a forest of many trees, some are grander, and some lesser. Some trees, when they fall, fall with such might, that their…
ODM Central Management Committee after electing Oburu Odinga as the party leader in Nairobi, on October 27, 2025. [File, Standard]Caption As we usher in…
Late in January, Nairobi became a focal point for an important global conversation on the future of artificial intelligence. When we convened the “AI…
