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View More NewsProfessor Peter Kagwanja during an interview at Spice FM on January 23, 2026. Kenya’s strategic position may have helped it avoid the recent visa restrictions imposed by the United States, governance experts now say. Professors Peter Kagwanja and Alfred Omenya…
Jubilee presidential candidate Fred Matiangi and Deputy party leader Jeremiah Kioni at the party’s headquarters in Nairobi on January 22, 2026. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Jeremiah…
KRA Deputy Commissioner Taxpayers Services, Patience Njau. [Ronald Kipruto, Standard] The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will reinstate nil tax filings after completing a data review aimed at expanding the…
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.…
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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…
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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…
“Your ‘yes’ to God requires your ‘no’ to all injustice, to all evil, to all lies, to all oppression and violation of the weak and poor…” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and preacher, dared all…
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…
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Jane Muthoni at Langata Women’s Maximum Prison, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] When Kiru Boys High School Principal Solomon Mwangi disappeared, no one would have known that his wife Jane Muthoni was the planner and executor of his death. The secret…
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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
Tonny Muoki (left) of Kangemi Boxing Club and Fredrick Kamau of Thailand Boxing Club in a past action. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kasarani Youth and Thailand have landed more boxers in the finals on the penultimate day of Nairobi County Novices…
Janet Okello scored a hat-trick of tries as Kenya Lionesses kicked off their 2025 Rugby…
Kenya Lionesses’ Janet Okello in action against South Africa during their Group D match of…
Marathon legend Kipchoge challenges NOC-K to prepare the team well. National body committed to ensure…
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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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