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View More NewsAudio By Vocalize More than 30 civil society organisations are mounting pressure on the World Bank Group to halt billions of shillings channelled into financing industrial livestock production, warning that…
Audio By Vocalize Co-operative Bank of Kenya hosted the inaugural Captains’ Club Network Gala Dinner, Coast Edition. The event brought together more than 100 Executive Plus clients from across the…
Audio By Vocalize Samasource Impact Sourcing (Sama), the outsourcing firm that has been moderating content for Meta at its Nairobi operation, will lay off more than 1,100 of its Kenyan…
Audio By Vocalize Constitutional lawyer Suleiman Bashir during the interview in his office at Transnational Plaza in Nairobi on Thursday. [James Wanzala, Standard] The move to reduce Value Added Tax…
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Opinion
Audio By Vocalize A motorist fuels at Rubis gas station on Koinange Street, in Nairobi on April 15, 2026. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] The government’s handling of the fuel crisis has been messy and uncoordinated. Ever since the…
Audio By Vocalize Judicial officers [File, Standard] Judicial officers have, over time, developed a remarkably effective reflex when they face scrutiny before the Judicial Service Commission. A judge accused of producing a decision that the…
Audio By Vocalize The late Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o. [FILE] The late literary luminary Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o, in a televised interview, once asserted that one who abandons their mother tongue in favour of a…
Audio By Vocalize Some journeys are not measured in years but in endurance, silence, rejection, and the quiet decision to keep going when nothing seems to move. Writing my inaugural column in The Standard marks…
Arts & Culture
Author Ken Odumbe [Courtesy] ‘She remembers the first time. Sixteen years old, Thomas is shouting encouragement. The metallic taste surprised her. “It’s nothing,” Thomas had said, wiping his own mouth. “The altitude gifts us blood. It’s the price.…
Something Borrowed, a piece by Kibe Nduni [Courtesy] Kenyan visual artist Kibe Nduni is set to present…
Multidisciplinary artist Lynn Waithaka is exploring an experimental practice by using different materials to see how…
A professor, regarded as the pinnacle of academic success, is 67 days unpaid, struggles to meet…
Sports
Audio By Vocalize Harambee Starlets players during their FIFA Women’s Series 2026 match at Nyayo…
Jude Bellingham says Real Madrids Champions League clash against Bayern Munich will define their season…
Audio By Vocalize Real Madrid’s English midfielder Jude Bellingham addresses a press conference on April…
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Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2026-04-19 12:00:00 Author: By David Odongo and Nancy Gitonga Source: The Standard
Audio By Vocalize Voters cast their ballots at a polling station during the country’s parliamentary elections in Sofia on April 19, 2026. [AFP] Bulgarians…
Audio By Vocalize Protesters during a demonstration organised by Israeli left-wing activists against the ongoing war with Iran and Lebanon and against the Israeli…
A view of Mt Kilimanjaro with elephants in the foreground [Courtesy] Across East Africa, more people are choosing steep trails over sleep-ins. What used…