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View More NewsThe loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight accountants from the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives…
Airtel Kenya MD Ashish Malhotra and Airtel marketing director, Prisca Murigu during the launch of Airtel GB Kwa GB campaign. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight accountants from the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives…
Co-op Bank MD Gideon Muriuki. [Courtesy] Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has reported an 8.4 per cent growth in profit after tax for the first half of this year,…
World News
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee (C), wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court.[AFP] South Korea’s former first…
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting in Helsinki on July 16, 2018. [AFP] Donald Trump styles himself as…
Opinion
On the eve of the June 25, 2025, protests, I received a call from a survivor of the 2007–2008 post-election violence. She told me she was terrified and wanted to move to a safer place.…
Police officers guard ballot boxes containing presidential ballot papers from Jomvu polling station in Mombasa. [File, Standard] Hoping for a perfect president in Kenya, it seems, is like waiting for Godot. Godot is a character…
The rush to sell Kenya’s strategic assets, most of which have been profitable and cash cows for the government, is appalling. Some of the assets are important not only for Kenya but also the region’s security…
Journalists and media workers from Barcelona protest and express solidarity with the Al-Jazeera journalists and cameramen killed in Gaza while resting in their tent. [AFP] Anas al-Sharif, one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable voices in…
Arts & Culture
Professor Kithaka wa Mberia [File/Standard] Kifo Kisimani, a play centering on themes of police brutality, corruption, and bad governance, was staged at the 800-seater Jain Bhavan auditorium in Loresho, Nairobi, after being highly anticipated for its bold depiction.…
The play Fractured Ties by Igiza Arts staged at Kenya National Theatre in July [Courtesy] From…
A viewer attending the Cross Perspectives on Kenyan Society exhibition in Nairobi [Courtesy] Two generations of…
Rewind, Remix, Reclaim exhibition set off a vibrant, multi-site experience at both the Alliance Française (AF)…
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Former Labour CS Florence Bore and Public Service Commission Chairperson Antony Muchiri nominated to various envoy posts. [File, Standard] President William Ruto has nominated…
DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua. [Mose Sammy, Standard] Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua returns next week to an opposition that has seemed deflated by his absence.…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight accountants from the Kenya…
Former Deputy President and DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua during a political rally at Mulu Mutisya grounds in Machakos town on May 30, 2025.…