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View More NewsDefence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya addresses a past event. [File, Standard] Cabinet Secretaries Soipan Tuya (Defence) and Salim Mvurya (Sports) on Monday were caught in the crossfire of local politics during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Thika Stadium…
ODM leader Oburu Oginga addresses a rally at Tononoka grounds in Mombasa on February 15, 2026. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] The fractures within Orange Democratic Movement…
Standard Gauge Railway staff at the Nairobi terminus on August 2, 2021. [File, Standard] The dealings between Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) and Africa Star Railway Operations Company (Afristar), which operates…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro addresses the Press over the sale of Kenya Pipeline Company shares in Nairobi on February 16, 2026. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Even with the conclusion of public…
NSE Market watch board during ringing of the bell ceremony at Nairobi Securities Exchange on September 4, 2019. [File, Standard] A few years ago, when the Kenyan market was struggling…
Standard Gauge Railway staff at the Nairobi terminus on August 2, 2021. [File, Standard] The dealings between Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) and Africa Star Railway Operations Company (Afristar), which operates…
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Audio By Vocalize An Oil tanker in parking. [File, Standard] Oil prices rose Tuesday after US President Donald Trump ramped up threats towards large crude producer Iran, as the two countries met in Geneva for talks over the Islamic republic’s…
Audio By Vocalize The X (former Twitter) logo appears on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on January 20, 2026. [AFP]…
Audio By Vocalize Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) after a joint press conference following talks…
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Audio By Vocalize Women in many cultures have long come last. In some societies, they still do. They are held back from achieving the milestones that can allow them to exist fairly with their male…
Embattled ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna addresses a rally in Kitengela on February 15, 2026. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] Since independence, each Kenyan generation has waged its own contest with power. The republic’s founders confronted white…
Audio By Vocalize Women in many cultures have long come last. In some societies, they still do. They are held back from achieving the milestones that can allow them to exist fairly with their male…
Audio By Vocalize Treasury CS John Mbadi during the 2025 Budget reading at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on June 12, 2025. [File, Standard] When the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) finally arrives in Parliament marked “Secret,” it…
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Valentine Ziki wrote and is the performer behind the one-woman timely play, Mpenzi Mashini (photo courtesy) In this digital era, artificial intelligence (AI) companionship is picking up speed among people. Valentine Ziki wrote and is the performer behind the one-woman timely…
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Lango Kabhula: Congolese artist uses paintings, installation to trace materials’ journey Congolese artist Lango Kabhula opened an exhibition titled Matières Voyageuses (translated as Travelling Materials) at Alliance Française Nairobi on February 9. The exhibition runs until February 28.…
Love takes centre stage across Kenya’s theatres this Valentine’s [Anjellah Owino, Standard] This Valentine’s season, love…
Presidents John Mahama (Ghana) and Hakainde Hichilema (Zambia) donning the popular ‘fugu’ [Courtesy] Ghanaians worldwide have…
Kenya Actors Guild Executive Director Dickens Olwal [Courtesy] Dickens Olwal plans to amplify the voices of…
Sports
When AFC Leopards SC won the KPL trophy in 1998, three-quarters of the current clubs playing unit was not yet born. We are out to break this 28-year-old jinx Published Date: 2026-02-18 00:00:00 Author: By Ochieng Oyugi Source: The Standard
More than 1000 football clubs globally spent $9.63 billion in last year’s transfers registering a…
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Boiling water in a sufuria. [GettyImages] Ishmael Oundo, 26, still struggles to sleep through the night. Even when exhaustion finally overpowers the pain, he startles awake at the slightest sound, his body tensing instinctively, as if bracing for another attack. Sleep, once a…
Pritty Vishy has in the recent past opened up about her weight loss journey using Ozempic…
Purity Wamuyu, a female ranger, inside the rhino observation centre at Lewa Conservancy. [George Kaimenyi, Standard] When…
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Embattled ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna addresses a rally in Kitengela on February 15, 2026. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] Since independence, each Kenyan generation has…
Audio By Vocalize Women in many cultures have long come last. In some societies, they still do. They are held back from achieving the…
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa during a past event. The Kenyan government will receive a cumulative Sh244.5 billion by selling a 15 per cent stake…
Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi. [File, Standard] Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi was yesterday thrown out of the House indefinitely and directed…
