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View More NewsRescue operation at the collapsed building in South C, Nairobi. [Bernard Orwongo, Standard] The proposed National Construction Authority (NCA) law has triggered unease among architects and built environment professionals. The…
Reinsurance Plaza in Nairobi. The reinsurer, whose 60 per cent owned by the government, has proposed major amendments to its Articles of Association. [File, Standard] Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re)…
Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. The United States is the largest single source of remittances to Kenya. [File, Standard] Remittance inflows to Kenya fell for a second consecutive month…
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa (centre) before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning at Glee Hotel, Kiambu Road, on January 19, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Safaricom has moved to…
World News
Artefacts that were recovered after being looted from the National Museum in Khartoum during the country’s long-running war, are displayed during an official ceremony in…
Firefighters battle a blaze after an explosion at a plant producing paraxylene – a chemical commonly known as PX – in Zhangzhou, east China’s Fujian…
Opinion
A man and Ukrainian serviceman walk past flags and portraits at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv, on January 18, 2026. [AFP] Recently, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado leaves the White House following a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2026. [AFP] The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most…
Police officers assault young men playing pool in Nandi Hills. [File, Standard] A disturbing video circulating on social media clearly captures Nandi Hills youths being assaulted by armed police officers. The crime, allegedly committed by…
A man and Ukrainian serviceman walk past flags and portraits at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv, on January 18, 2026. [AFP] Recently, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii…
Arts & Culture
The ‘Matatu Musical’ cast during their rehearsals. [Courtesy] Wangarĩ Maathai Too Early for Birds returns in April with the staging of its ninth show at the Jain Bhavan Auditorium in Loresho. Fifteen years after her passing, the collective…
Art: Ian Gichohi reimagines how photographs can exist on paper Ian Gichohi’s first solo photography exhibition,…
‘Landscapes from Home’ exhibition brings Kenyan stories to London Landscapes from Home, a group exhibition bringing…
An entrance at the Little Theatre Club in Mombasa County on Friday 5th November 2021. [Kelvin…
Sports
KPA’s Okoro Ifunanya (left) and FOX Divas’ Yvonne Muhawenimana during the FIBA Women’s Basketball League…
Boxing coach John Ochieng in a past tournament. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] After months of grinding,…
Kenya will hunt gold in 17 disciplines among them athletics, volleyball, swimming and combat sports. …
Magazine
Woman giving surprise gift to her boyfriend. [Courtesy/GettyImages] This holiday season, gifts can come in the form of art. Artsy gifts encourage exploration, self-expression, reflection, and appreciation of culture. Whether exploring, creating, learning, or simply appreciating, thoughtful artsy gifts offer…
News Round Up
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Youth League leader John Mark Ketorah and Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia during an interview on Spice FM on Tuesday, January…
Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga sought to introduce a new affidavit. [File, Standard] The Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed an application seeking to…
A man and Ukrainian serviceman walk past flags and portraits at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers on Independence Square…
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan on…