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View More NewsH.E President William Ruto accompanied by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki among other leaders in Wajir County for a development tour of the county.[Kevin Macharia,Standard] Three years into his tenure, the political ground has shifted from President William Ruto’s feet. Regional…
Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka, Rigathi Gachagua, Fred Matiang’i, Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa during an Interdenominational thanksgiving at Gachagua’s Wamunyoro home in Nyeri County, on…
Out there, the island of Zanzibar is widely known for its beautiful beaches, which make it one of the well-endowed tourist destinations on the East Coast of Africa and around…
MT Barumk from Nigeria offloads 11,474 metric tonnes of LPG at Lake Gas Limited Terminal, a 10,000 metric tons storage facility.[Courtesy] The cooking gas industry was thrown into chaos this week after…
Photos 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…
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A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest demanding police reform and the dissolution of the parliament, in Bandung, West Java, on September 1, 2025. [AFP] In removing Indonesia’s finance minister and U-turning on protester demands, the leader of Southeast Asia’s…
Newly-elected Prime Minister of Nepal’s interim government Sushila Karki (L) arrives at the Civil Service Hospital to visit victims injured during clashes with security personnel,…
Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in Friday as the country’s prime minister. [AFP] Nepal’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in…
Opinion
Bunge la Mwananchi members during anti-Finance Bill protests along Moi Avenue, Nairobi, on June 26, 2024. [File, Standard] In urban centres of Africa, a new form of political engagement is taking root. It’s not a political…
Parliament during a past session. [File, Standard] There was a time when Parliament stood as the beating heart of our democracy. It was not just a chamber of laws, but a sacred house where the…
Children during tree-planting in Narasha Forest, Baringo County, on December 13, 2024. [File, Standard] Every year on my birthday, I take a moment to measure life not just by the years I’ve lived, but also…
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 focused on holding the advisory Panel of Experts on compensation for…
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Someday We Overflow: Sherie Ngigi’s messy exploration of vulnerability Sherie Margaret Ngigi’s new photography series titled Someday We Overflow has its subjects dripping blue slime to explore themes of exhaustion, grief, tenderness, release, and transformation. The slime represents an overflow…
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Slow down by Lora Arts [Courtesy] For Laura Adongo, who goes by the name Lora Arts, digital art is a safe space in which to experiment and make mistakes, eventually producing striking work. Using only a laptop, drawing…
My male friends from other communities can’t understand why we sons of Mumbi proudly wear our…
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…
Sports
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir produced a dramatic, lung-busting final 100m sprint to outpace Ethiopa’s Tigst Assefa for gold in the women’s marathon at the world championships in Tokyo. Published Date: 2025-09-14 10:27:41 Author: By AFP Source: The Standard
Caleb Wandera [red] of Nakuru County and Vincent Alice of Kenya Police in action during…
Athletes will be chasing dreams of representing Kenya at 2025 Tokyo World Championships during the…
Kenya’s Mary Moraa reacts after competing in 800m semi-final. [AFP] The stakes are high as…
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Purity Wamuyu, a female ranger, inside the rhino observation centre at Lewa Conservancy. [George Kaimenyi, Standard] When Purity Wamuyu joined Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in 2012 as a radio operator, her dream of becoming a conservationist was slowly unfolding into reality. “It’s…
Phyllis Kamau is the Senior Director and Head of Government Solutions, Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa. Phyllis…
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President William Ruto at a past church event. [PCS] President William Ruto has restated his plan to build a larger and permanent place of…
From left: KCB Group CEO Paul Russo, EABL Group Managing Director and CEO Jane Karuku, Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa and Equity Group CEO James…
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at Benishangul-Gumuz, on September 9, 2025. [PCS] The activation in Ethiopia this week of Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam, reminds…
Lawyer Kyalo Mbobu, pictured, with the car he was driving when he was shot dead on Magadi Road, Nairobi, on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.…