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View More NewsKenya Property Developers Association Partners with KNCCI to Boost Affordable Housing and Urban Development. The Kenya Property Developers Association (KPDA) has signed a strategic partnership with the Kenya National Chamber…
A section of a road in Nairobi closed for the construction of a drainage system. Kenya depends heavily on AfDB financing for essential infrastructure projects. [File, Standard] A confidential US…
Speed boats parked in the Indian Ocean along the North Coast Beach, Mombasa on June 15, 2023. [Elvis Ogina ,Standard] A national ocean centre to coordinate efforts to reduce marine…
Hosea Kili, Managing Director/CEO CPF group, during the launch of Salih Shariah Compliant Retirement Fund. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] In his comical self, CPF Group managing director and chief executive Hosea…
World News
Afghans walk past damaged houses, after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. [AFP] Rescuers…
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (left) before departing from Pyongyang by special train to visit China, on September 1, 2025. [AFP]. Around 2,000 North…
Opinion
Kebabe D.E.B Comprehensive Primary school in Ekerenyo, Nyamira County displays the copies of Standard Newspaper during the launch of Newspaper in Education in their school. (Sammy Omingo, Standard) Sometimes in the early 2000, a senior…
A year ago, I arrived in Nairobi to begin my role as the World Bank Country Director for Kenya, East Africa’s largest economy. Since then, I’ve listened to voices from all walks of life, from…
Interior PS Raymond Omollo during the launch of public benefit organization (PBO) regulations 2025 in Nairobi on June 5, 2025. (Collins Oduor, Standard) When choosing where to live, especially in urban areas, security is usually…
CaptionIncome tax return deduction refund concept. [Courtesy/rawpixel.com] Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the heartbeat of Kenya’s economy. Their entrepreneurial spirit drives job creation, innovation and inclusive growth. But despite their significant position in…
Arts & Culture
Abu ‘n’ Wass by Pasha Productions when it was staged at Little Theatre Club [Courtesy] On his birthday, a taxi driver stumbles into an unexpected surprise – a bag mistakenly swapped with a client’s, containing 735,000 dollars. This is…
Dangerous Divas: Play unveils secrets of female friendships Women are popularly portrayed in art as loyal…
7 perfect gift ideas for an art lover There are countless types of gifts, and the…
Thirteen types of people you’ll find at the theatre Plays, poetry, spoken word, and other theatre…
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Traders at Soko Mjinga Market in Nyeri. [File, Standard] How time passes! For eight years, I have been writing a mini-column every Wednesday, “Hustlenomics.”…
China Square store at the Unicity mall near Kenyatta University. [File, Standard] When China Square opened its first store in 2023 at Unicity Mall,…
Police IG Douglas Kanja during a past press conference in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja is once again in Parliament’s crosshairs…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki. [File, Standard] Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged young Kenyans to demand accountability from leaders while resisting political exploitation and…