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View More NewsPrime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi addresses supporters during ANC rally in Kisii on May 4, 2022. [File, Standard] President William Ruto’s party takeover of the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s political vehicle was in vain. This is after High Court…
UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar and chairperson Cecily Mbarire during a press briefing in Nairobi on January 21, 2026. [Collins Oduor, Standard] The United Democratic…
EAC Deputy Secretary General Andrea Malueth (centre) with partners at the launch of the Regional Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPPR) Policy Framework in Arusha, Tanzania, on January 21. (Courtesy)…
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o and Institute of Public Finance’s Daniel Ndirangu during release of the state of the Kenyan Economy report in Nairobi, on January 22, 2026. [David Gichuru,…
Treasury CS John Mbadi (centre) and PS Chris Kiptoo (left) during a high-level discussion with the IMF team as part of the Governance Diagnostic Assessment during the 2025 Spring Meetings.…
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o and Institute of Public Finance’s Daniel Ndirangu during release of the state of the Kenyan Economy report in Nairobi, on January 22, 2026. [David Gichuru,…
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Family members protest for the missing victims after a massive fire broke out at a shopping mall in Karachi on January 22, 2026. [AFP] The death toll from a mall fire in Pakistan’s biggest city rose to at least 67…
The TikTok logo is displayed on signage outside TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, California on September 30, 2025. [AFP] TikTok announced…
US officially exits World Health Organisation. [AFP] President Donald Trump has ordered a pause on all US funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) and…
Opinion
Many people have traditionally equated mental illness with schizophrenia-otherwise labelled “madness”, overlooking the fact that conditions such as trauma-related depression, bipolar, and anxiety disorders, are also mental illnesses. This narrow view contributes to stigma, delays…
Many people have traditionally equated mental illness with schizophrenia-otherwise labelled “madness”, overlooking the fact that conditions such as trauma-related depression, bipolar, and anxiety disorders, are also mental illnesses. This narrow view contributes to stigma, delays…
The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in Ukraine, on September 22, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. [AP] The United Nations (UN) turned 80 in October last year; a venerable age for the…
Judicial Service Commission Chairperson Martha Koome. [File, Standard] Kenya is a country of many challenges in law, democracy and governance amidst a reassuring Constitution that teaches us whenever it is tested in courts, that it…
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Photo collage of Keith Oleng, Christine Mwende and Jorum. [Courtesy] In a groundbreaking move set to transform the way small businesses showcase their products, the Africa Hair Market is introducing a shelf-based exhibition model. The event, scheduled for Saturday, March…
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The evening also featured discussions on how universities in the region can produce industry-ready graduates The Kenyan community in Rwanda gathered at the Kigali Paramount Hotel this week for an event celebrating a unique partnership between industry and…
The ‘Matatu Musical’ cast during their rehearsals. [Courtesy] Wangarĩ Maathai Too Early for Birds returns in…
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…
Sports
Which Singapore? Controller of Budget downplays Ruto’s dream Published Date: 2026-01-23 09:00:00 Author: By Esther Dianah Source: The Standard
Two categories will be keenly contested between four top boxers. Published Date: 2025-11-17 00:00:00 Author:…
Kenya women’s Kabaddi team has landed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, ready to fly the countrys flag…
Kenya women’s Kabaddi team in Dhaka, Bangladesh [Kabbadi Media] Kenya women’s Kabaddi team has landed…
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Boiling water in a sufuria. [GettyImages] Ishmael Oundo, 26, still struggles to sleep through the night. Even when exhaustion finally overpowers the pain, he startles awake at the slightest sound, his body tensing instinctively, as if bracing for another attack. Sleep, once a…
Pritty Vishy has in the recent past opened up about her weight loss journey using Ozempic…
Purity Wamuyu, a female ranger, inside the rhino observation centre at Lewa Conservancy. [George Kaimenyi, Standard] When…
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KRA Deputy Commissioner Taxpayers Services, Patience Njau. [Ronald Kipruto, Standard] The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will reinstate nil tax filings after completing a…
EAC Deputy Secretary General Andrea Malueth (centre) with partners at the launch of the Regional Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPPR) Policy Framework in…
