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View More NewsFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaking Sunday at Miharati PCEA Church in Nyandarua on September 7, 2025. [Courtesy] Efforts to build a united opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 General Election have hit turbulence after Democracy for Citizens (DCP) Deputy…
UDA nominee for Mbeere North MP seat Leo Muriuki Muthende. [DPCS] The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has settled on Leo Muriuki Muthende as its candidate…
Harrison Murimi in his 5 acres coffee farm in Kirinyanga County. [Courtesy, Harrison Murimi] A quiet revolution is taking root across Kenya’s agricultural heartlands, challenging long-held assumptions about farming’s appeal…
Afreximbank President Professor Benedict Oramah and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley toured the pavilions of the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025), in Algiers highlighting strengthened trade and investment…
Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah (Centre) during the 5th African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) conference. [Courtesy] The African Export-Import Bank, known as Afreximbank, will provide $2 billion in financing to sub-national…
Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakango when she appeared before the parliamentary Committee on Budget and Appropriation at English Point Marina in Mombasa, on Sept.ember 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Kenya’s growing…
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European Council President Antonio Costa speaks during a joint press conference with Ukraine’s President in Uzhhorod on September 5, 2025. [Photo by AFP] President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be “legitimate” targets…
A nun prays at the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis, an adolescent who spent his life spreading his faith online, earning the moniker “God’s Influencer”,…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during the Coalition of the Willing Summit at The Elysee presidential Palace, in Paris, on September 4, 2025. [AFP] US President…
Opinion
Residents of Loruk wade through the submerged Marigat–Loruk road, after Lake Baringo’s rising waters flooded the key route, on September 3, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Floods, droughts and heatwaves are causing havoc in Africa, disrupting…
A hand signing an agreement form. [Courtesy/GettyImages] The quickest way to know whether an education agent is a legitimate partner for an international education institution (whether college or university), is to search for them on…
Female Police officers during the Budget reading of 2020/21 at the Parliament buildings, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] If policing in Kenya were ever designed with women in mind, maternity uniforms would have been standard, decades…
A traffic officer controls vehicles on Kenyatta Avenue during drainage works. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The other day, I decided to conduct a small social experiment — one that required no more than a half-hour of…
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Artist Nduta Kariuki stands next to her works being showcased at Munyu Space [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Multidisciplinary artist Nduta Kariuki demonstrates her versatility in her debut solo exhibition, Dreamcatcher, which she collaborated on with her late father, Paul Kariuki. Opened on…
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
She has been on a self-discovery journey that is gradually evolving into a successful basketball coaching career. Published Date: 2025-09-08 09:41:00 Author: By Elizabeth Mburugu Source: The Standard
Samson Lemayan and Mercy Kwambai are the winners of the 25th edition of Lewa Safari…
Kibera crowned FKF Women Cup champions
Kibera Soccer Women FC have clinched the 2025 FKF Women’s Cup title after a dramatic…
Kibera crowned FKF Women Cup champions
Published Date: 2025-06-28 17:51:19 Author: By Ben Ahenda Source: The Standard
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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…
Mc Danson Mateya (right) dancing with Gen-z parents guests during dance competition the Safari festive splendor on Christmas day…
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Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-09-09 00:00:00 Author: By Caroline Chebet Source: The Standard
President William Ruto (fourth right) and leaders from development finance institutions and commercial banks after signing a cooperation agreement to support the Africa Green…
Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya with Siaya Governor James Orengo during the ground breaking ceremony on September 8, 2025. [Courtesy] Siaya County has begun…
AI (Artificial Intelligence) Human and technology concept. [Courtesy, GettyImages] The human resource professionals have been urged to help shape the human and technology usage…