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View More NewsKenyatta Market turns vinyl hub for World Record Store Day celebration [Bernard Orwongo, Standard] The new Kenyatta Market came alive as Real Vinyl Guru marked World Record Store Day with…
Audio By Vocalize Graduates of the PowerUp programme in Nairobi County. [James Wanzala, Standard] Two hundred and seven youth graduated on Friday in Nakuru County with skills to manage electronic…
A 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…
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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 A farmer watering cabbage in Cabinda. Angola.[iStockphoto] I recently took a drive through Kiambu from the Migaa estate side up to Kimende on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, and I was pleasantly surprised by…
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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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Published Date: 2026-04-11 07:19:00 Author: By Elizabeth Mburugu and Washington Onyango Source: The Standard
Audio By Vocalize Kisumu Day High School’s Hockey team Captain Barliy Nagid (left) and Peter…
Contradictions in rural economies 13 years into devolved governance Published Date: 2026-04-11 06:00:00 Author: By…
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Co-operatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya/ FILEThe Sacco sector is set for a major overhaul and tighter regulation, which could mark a turning point for millions of…
Audio By Vocalize DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua addresses residents of Kawangware in Dagoretti, Nairobi County. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] A section of religious leaders in…
Audio By Vocalize National Treasury CS John Mbadi when he appeared before the National Assembly Finance and Planning Committee at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on…
Kenyatta Market turns vinyl hub for World Record Store Day celebration [Bernard Orwongo, Standard] The new Kenyatta Market came alive as Real Vinyl Guru…