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 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 Social Health Authority [Courtesy] Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika has revealed that the Social…
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 Kenyatta National Hospital where[Courtesy] There are moments in a nation’s journey when leadership is measured not by speeches or ambitious promises, but…
Weekly Opnions Round Up
National Assembly Chambers during a previous session. [File, Standard] Recently, tensions within the halls of Parliament have reached a boiling point, with MPs vociferously responding to…
Much has been said about artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa. But the dominant questions are: Will Africa be left behind as countries at the…
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta during the requiem mass of Pope Francis at Holy Family Minor Basilica, Nairobi, on April 25, 2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]…
A woman with a professional video camera and headphone. (Courtesy/iStock) On the night of April 23, 2025, I joined Innocent Onyango Adenyo, a friend…
