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View More NewsOne of the NCBA branches (PHOTO: File) South African lender Nedbank Group has offered to acquire a controlling 66 per cent stake in the Kenyatta family-linked NCBA Group for approximately…
Isuzu East Africa sales and marketing director Wanjohi Kangangi and deputy managing director Isao Wada present a dummy key to KDC Director General Norah Ratemo and KSLH CEO Ronald Simiyu.…
The deal values NCBA at 1.4 times its book value, with shareholders receiving 20 per cent in cash. South African lender Nedbank Group has launched a tender offer to acquire…
Tourists from Denmark during a tour of Lake Naivasha. [File, Standard] The Ministry of Wildlife and Tourism is targeting 5.5 million international tourists in the next two years through a…
World News
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on January 19, 2026. [AFP] The world’s biggest nuclear…
Opposition leader Bobi Wine has gone into hiding since the vote, accusing the security forces of raiding his home and attempting to capture him. [File,…
Opinion
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi the Cs says government committed to undertake win – win dialogue with Union of Kenya Civil Servants to avert looming strike.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] We live in Kenya, where language itself…
The war against drugs and drug abuse can only be won through decisive action. [Courtesy] Kenya’s renewed fight against alcohol and drug abuse has entered a decisive phase. The Judiciary’s designation of special courts to handle…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni addressing the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in Kirihura in western Uganda, February 18, 2016. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] History just repeated itself in…
Patients in desperate need, including those battling cancer, are being turned away or forced to pay cash because verification is broken. [File, Standard] In a country that claims to be a regional tech leader, registering…
Entertainment
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
Daniel Simiu Ebenyo in a past training session at Kasarani stadium. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] World Cross Country Championships bronze medallist Daniel Simiu Ebenyo is among more than 500 athletes set to compete during the penultimate leg of the second season of Betika BingwaFest, Western Region, this weekend.…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino and SFD’s Chief Executive Officer, Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad [FIFA] Saudi…
The Saudi Fund for Development and FIFA have announced up to one billion dollars in…
Estêvão of Chelsea celebrates at full-time during the English championship Premier League football match vs…
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
Steve Owaki from Seafarers union of Kenya talks to Kenya chefs recruited to work aboard Msc cruise ships. [File, Standard] The government’s delay in…
Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed. [Edwin Kiplimo, Standard] Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has claimed that entrenched…
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen with IG Douglas Kanja and DIG Eliud Lagat in a consultation. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] They are everywhere, on patrol, armed…
Embu Governor Cecil Mbarire when she appeared before CPAC. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Eight governors have been taken to task by the Senate following the…