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View More NewsA view of Mt Kilimanjaro with elephants in the foreground [Courtesy] Across East Africa, more people are choosing steep trails over sleep-ins. What used to feel like a hobby for…
Audio 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…
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Audio By Vocalize Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Angola’s President Joao Lourenco upon arrival at the “4 de Fevereiro” Luanda International Airport in Luanda, on April 18, 2026. [AFP] The Pope is in Africa,…
Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto [Kelly Ayodi, Standard] President William Ruto’s visit to Northern Kenya this week provides an important opportunity to better understand the region’s unique socio-economic challenges. First, there is the devastating…
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…
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Kenyan poet Owen Lwanda shortlisted for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2026 Kenyan poet Owen Habel Lwanda is among five writers shortlisted for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2026 with his piece titled The Sun of God. The…
Author Ken Odumbe [Courtesy] ‘She remembers the first time. Sixteen years old, Thomas is shouting encouragement.…
Something Borrowed, a piece by Kibe Nduni [Courtesy] Kenyan visual artist Kibe Nduni is set to present…
Inside Gusii ‘Ugali feast’ that quietly confirms a marriage is working In the Gusii community, a…
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Audio By Vocalize Graduates of the PowerUp programme in Nairobi County. [James Wanzala, Standard] Two hundred and seven youth graduated on Friday in Nakuru…
Audio By Vocalize Linda Mwananchi leaders led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna at Mazembe Grounds, Nakuru. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Leaders allied to the Linda…
Audio By Vocalize Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna in Nakuru on April 19, 2026. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Orange Democratic…
Audio By Vocalize Members of the M23 armed group during a patrol following the takeover of Bukavu on February 18, 2025. [AFP] Across several…