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View More NewsSuna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed. [Edwin Kiplimo, Standard] Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has claimed that entrenched power brokers in Kenya consistently worked to block the late opposition leader Raila Odinga from winning…
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba [ Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has triggered international condemnation after issuing graphic threats…
An aerial view shows the expansive Lemek Conservancy where the new Muthu Mara River Lodge began operations. [Manuel Ntoyai, Standard] Global hotel groups are pouring millions of dollars into Maasai…
Workers operate sewing machines to stitch pieces of fabric together to make jeans inside the United Aryan textile factory at the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Nairobi on February 4,…
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 issuing Seafarers’ Identification Documents (SIDs) is…
Workers at Affordable housing at Lumumba in Kisumu city. [Michael Mute, Standard] Real estate developers in the country are forecasting a strong recovery for the property market in 2026, banking…
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People offering their respects to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe outside the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, ahead of his state funeral on September 27, 2022. [AFP] The gunman charged with killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found…
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,…
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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…
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…
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It was a full-circle moment and a fulfilled dream for the two visual artists, Patrick Mukabi and Jimmy Kitheka, as they held their first joint exhibition. Titled ‘Dust to Form’, the exhibition opened at the Ardhi Gallery last weekend and…
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.…
Kahinga v Musembi: Who will blink first?
Kenya’s James Musembi Mwanza and Elikana Kiprop Rono bagged gold and silver respectively in the…
Kahinga v Musembi: Who will blink first?
Nelson Rotich is another dark horse in men’s 5000m final. He has pledged to floor…
Sarah “Angel of War” Achieng of Kenya fight Edith Soledad Matthysse of Argentina during their…
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Inmates getting their hair done during a CSR event at Lang’ata Women’s Prison. [Juliet Omelo, Standard] Inside Lang’ata Women’s Prison, a corner of the facility hums with an unusual energy. Women cluster in small groups, hands twisting hair, brushes sweeping…
Purity Wamuyu, a female ranger, inside the rhino observation centre at Lewa Conservancy. [George Kaimenyi, Standard] When…
Young boy holding teddy bear while alone. [Courtesy/GettyImages] As the school holidays approach, many Kenyan families…
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Heads of state and government of member, partner, and external engagement countries attend a plenary session of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro,…
President William Ruto signs a bill into law at State House. [PCS] High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye has ruled that President William Ruto violated…
Get that natural glow you’ve always wanted (Photo: iStock) The goal of ‘natural makeup’ is to look effortlessly polished, leveraging light, hydration and strategic…
UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar and chairperson Cecily Mbarire during a press briefing in Nairobi on January 21, 2026. [Collins Oduor, Standard] The United…
