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View More NewsPhotos from the recent PUBG Mobile Mombasa Color Festival.[Courtesy] Kenya will this weekend host the inaugural PUBG Mobile Africa Cup (PMAC), the first continental championship for PUBG Mobile in Africa.…
QMP officials during the launch of the expansion plan.[Lillian Mutavi,Standard] Kenya’s Quality Meat Packers (QMP), a privately owned, fully integrated meat firm has taken a significant step into international…
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Pension Towers located along Harambee Avenue in Nairobi CBD on March 07, 2024. [File, Standard] A review by The Standard of the latest Central Bank data shows Citibank NA Kenya, part of US-based Citigroup…
KCB Bank Uganda has won a major case against the shareholders of Great Lakes Coffee Company, after the High Court in Kampala ordered them to personally repay more than US$1.1…
World News
British Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson sacked as ambassador. [AFP] UK leader Keir Starmer sacked his ambassador in Washington, Peter Mandelson, on Thursday following fresh…
Qatar says funeral to be held Thursday for people killed in Israeli strike. [AFP] Qatar said it would hold funerals on Thursday in the capital…
Opinion
Ethiopia official inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.[Courtesy] This past week heads of state from the region gathered in Ethiopia to witness official inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The dam is…
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).[Courtesy] Attention has quickly turned to Ethiopia – Africa’s second-most populous nation – following the inauguration of a $5 billion dam on the Blue Nile River. The launch of the Grand Ethiopian…
Companies should avoid mixing operational funds, shareholder contributions, and loans in a way that makes it difficult to trace their origins. [File, Standard] In Kenya, one of the most common disputes between businesses and the…
Phones Ajayo, a teacher and Director at Phonestar Academy at Bidii Center in Kitale with pupils during break time on June 18, 2021. [File, Standard] Something is happening in the education system in Kenya. A…
Arts & Culture
My male friends from other communities can’t understand why we sons of Mumbi proudly wear our mothers’ names like ribbons on our chests. Equally, they get baffled when a man whose father is alive refers to himself as…
Charles Gachanja brings Bible stories to life in one-man comedy show A one-man performance that gives…
Sheng, slam and social media reshape Kenya’s poetry scene Poetry in Kenya has burst beyond the…
What September’s Blood Moon means for moon lovers, spiritual seekers Moon lovers can step outside tonight…
Sports
1st Assistant Referee Gilbert Cheruiyot indicates an offside during their FKF Premier League match on February 18, 2023 at…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino cuts the inaugural ribbon during the inauguration of the FIFA Office…
FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) celebrated the official opening of the FIFA…
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Seven suspected gang members arrested in Kutus. [File, Standard] Seven young men suspected of being members of a criminal gang are spending the weekend…
Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi condoles with the family of National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwa following the death of his father Isaac Ichung’wah Ngugi…
President William Ruto greets teachers at State House, Nairobi during a meeting on September 11, 2025. [PCS] What began as a routine meeting on…
Gen Z protest aftermath destruction in Nairobi CBD on June 26, 2025 [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Several victims’ families, human rights defenders, netizens and bots this week…