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View More NewsCaptain of Lamu Shipping line, Musa Bakari [left] with Engineering cadets, Lulu Chilumo [right] and Fatuma Ridhwani at Amu 1 Cargo ship at Mombasa Port.[File, Standard] Kenya’s plans to modernise…
Kenol town in Murang’a, near the Kenol–Marua dual carriageway, is attracting investors to the once-sleepy market centre founded by the late William Mbote. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] Murang’a town was founded…
Unlocking padlock on a wooden door. [Courtesy] In most of the West and East African countries, landlords often demand for advance rent payments, ranging from several months to years. This…
Central Bank Of Kenya on Haile Selassie avenue in Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Kenyan units of global banking giants are offering the country’s most competitive lending rates, using their expansive capital bases to undercut…
World News
Lawmakers vote in the Legislative Council Chamber for a decision on whether to grant limited rights to same-sex couples in Hong Kong on September 10,…
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (centre) is escorted into a police van outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok on September 9, 2025, after he…
Opinion
Public universities have been in the news of late over financial difficulties. One of them is Moi University. From an insider-outsider perspective, the university’s problems are a product of years of State neglect of public…
President William Ruto (fourth right) and leaders from development finance institutions and commercial banks after signing a cooperation agreement to support the Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative (AGII) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 8,…
When security agencies destroyed brooms of bhang and other substances impounded during a raid at Luanda Market in Vihiga County. [File, Standard] The recent visit to Vihiga County by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has sparked conversations that many…
High level meeting between the Council of Governors and the Ministry of Health to deliberate on key issues in the Sector including implementation of UHC and Transition of UHC staff. [Courtesy, CoG X] Last week…
Entertainment
Arts & Culture
Charles Gachanja brings Bible stories to life in one-man comedy show A one-man performance that gives a modern twist to Biblical stories goes on stage today at the Nairobi Institute of Music & Performing Arts (Nimpa). Charles Gachanja…
Sheng, slam and social media reshape Kenya’s poetry scene Poetry in Kenya has burst beyond the…
What September’s Blood Moon means for moon lovers, spiritual seekers Moon lovers can step outside tonight…
Someday We Overflow: Sherie Ngigi’s messy exploration of vulnerability Sherie Margaret Ngigi’s new photography series titled…
Sports
We salute Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet for setting new world records in the women’s…
Kenyan athletics stars Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet. President William Ruto has commended Kenyan athletics…
While Beatrice Chebet shattered the women’s 5,000m world record with 13min 58.06sec, Kipyegon lowered her…
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News Round Up
Slain lawyer Kyalo Mbobu’s postmortem underway. [Courtesy] Lawyers across the country will on Friday, September 12, hold a Purple Ribbon March to protest the…
President Ruto inspects the Lamu-Ijara-Garissa (LAPSSET) road, set to link Isiolo to Ethiopia, on Feb 7, 2025. [PCS, Standard] President William Ruto’s first three…
Aerial view of Hurlingham which is a mixed use of office blocks and apartments. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Despite one-bedroom apartments renting so well, Unity Homes…
Family describe Kyalo Mbobu a front-pew Catholic who never missed church. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard/Courtesy] When graphic images of the slain lawyer Kyalo Mbobu hit…