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View More NewsRetail traders in emerging markets can now wager on US equities through cryptocurrency exchanges offering up to 25 times leverage on stock derivatives, a practice that remains largely outside the…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.[File, Standard] Kenya’s macadamia industry is in crisis, with pests destroying 40 per cent of the national crop—an economic blow valued at KSh 2.88 billion annually.…
John Gachora (2nd right), NCBA Group Managing Director, with David Abwoga, Louisa Wandabwa and Raphael Ag’ung during the release of NCBA’s 2023 full-year results at the Radisson Hotel, Nairobi. [Wilberforce…
President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour when he arrived for the State of The Nation Address in Parlaiment on Thursday, November 20, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] President William…
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President William Ruto attends ODM’s 20th anniversary celebration in Mombasa. [PCS] The death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on October 15 has undoubtedly sent Kenya’s political class back to the drawing board. Over the past…
The Constitution of Kenya. [Photo/File] The Constitution of Kenya is often described as one of Africa’s most progressive charters, a document born out of struggle, sacrifice, and the people’s collective yearning for justice. It envisions…
The Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) remains one of Kenya’s most ambitious national development initiatives. Its promise—modern housing, job creation, and improved living standards—is compelling. Yet in the Northern Frontier counties, this promise is at risk…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and President William Ruto in Makueni County where they met with grassroot leaders at State Lodge. [PCS] “We want a nation united in its diversity. We need a state that is…
Arts & Culture
Sebawali Sio: Kenyan artist explores grief, memory in London Group Show When Kenyan visual artist Sebawali Sio received an invitation to join a London group exhibition exploring grief, she described the feeling as something inside her exhaled. Grief…
The late former PM Raila Odinga [File/Standard] Creatives from across Kenya will converge this Thursday, November…
Thuita Mwangi brings Nairobi’s history to life through immersive street theatre Last Sunday, art enthusiasts and…
The late Raila Odinga presents his autobiography ‘The Flame of Freedom’ to Ngugi Wa Thiong’o during…
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This week, I found myself reflecting on the relationship between fiction and reality. In most works of fiction, the copyright page invariably comes with…
Shana Rita, 15, owns a phone that she uses to access social media, where she runs three accounts, including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. She…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki leading campaigns for Leo Wamuthende, the UDA candidate in next Thursday’s Mbeere North Constituency by-election.[DCS] The man being supported by…
Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga. [Robert Menza, Standard] ODM party leader Oburu Oginga has travelled to Dubai to take a break after a hectic period, his younger…