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View More NewsFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s DCP growing influence in Nakuru has sparked a series of UDA political mobilisation aimed at countering the wave. [File, Standard] Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s planned tour of Nakuru County has triggered a series of…
ODM Party leader Oburu Odinga. [File, Standard] The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leadership has rallied behind Oburu Oginga as party leader, even as critics question…
Mombasa residents using the Liwatoni Floating Pedestrian Bridge on March 31, 2021. [File, Standard] The once sturdy metals of the Liwatoni Floating Pedestrian Bridge (LFPB), celebrated in 2020 as an…
Mombasa residents using the Liwatoni Floating Pedestrian Bridge on March 31, 2021. [File, Standard] The once sturdy metals of the Liwatoni Floating Pedestrian Bridge (LFPB), hailed in 2020 as an…
National Social Security Fund in Nairobi. The revised rates are anchored in the NSSF Act of 2013 but implemented in phases. [File, Standard] Millions of salaried workers, already reeling from…
Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi tours the Kenya Pipeline Company oil jetty at the shore of Lake Victoria. [File, Standard] Questions have arisen on why the sale of the…
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People sit in front of a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on January 27, 2026. [AFP] North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on board Air Force One while flying in between Ireland and Washington as he returns from the World…
Snow falls as a person crosses a street in downtown Washington, DC, on January 25, 2026. [AFP] A massive winter storm headed towards the northeast…
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Parents and learners during Grade 10 admission at Nyambaria High School in Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] The basic education sector has dominated news headlines consistently in the recent past, especially the weeks following the…
People scamper for safety after suspected plain-clothes police officers lobbed teargas into Witima Anglican Church of Kenya in Othaya, Nyeri County, on January 25, 2026. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] The ugly scene witnessed in Witima ACK…
Parents and learners during Grade 10 admission at Nyambaria High School in Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] The basic education sector has dominated news headlines consistently in the recent past, especially the weeks following the…
US President Donald Trump addresses reporters on board Air Force One as he returns from the World Economic Forum on January 22, 2026. [AFP] When Donald Trump initially floated the idea of the United States…
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Act Of Love takes center stage at Kenya Cinema Week 2025 screening (photo courtesy) All eyes turn to London this November as Kenya’s short film Act Of Love takes center stage at Kenya Cinema Week 2025 screening on Friday, November…
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Caroline Ngorobi brings Mombasa’s theatre to life with original plays, festivals Caroline Ngorobi is a prominent voice in Mombasa’s theatre scene. In February, she is staging 30th Feb: The Date That Never Happened, a comedy love story revolving…
Art: Muthoni Mwangi recreates Lamu in miniature collage cities “I build cities in boxes,” Muthoni Mwangi…
The evening also featured discussions on how universities in the region can produce industry-ready graduates The…
The ‘Matatu Musical’ cast during their rehearsals. [Courtesy] Wangarĩ Maathai Too Early for Birds returns in…
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Kenyan professional Njoroge Kibugu has entered the top 100 golf ranking in Africa following his remarkable showing at the just-concluded inaugural season of the Sunshine Development Tour East Africa Swing that saw him post a significant climb in the Official World Golf…
Ten-man Kakamega Homeboyz moved joint top of the SportPesa Premier League after thrashing Ulinzi Stars…
Harambee Starlets players celebrate Mwanalima Adam’s goal against Gambia during their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup…
Starlets trounced Gambia Queen Scorpions at Nyayo Stadium. Kenya needs a draw of any kind…
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Boiling water in a sufuria. [GettyImages] Ishmael Oundo, 26, still struggles to sleep through the night. Even when exhaustion finally overpowers the pain, he startles awake at the slightest sound, his body tensing instinctively, as if bracing for another attack. Sleep, once a…
Pritty Vishy has in the recent past opened up about her weight loss journey using Ozempic…
Purity Wamuyu, a female ranger, inside the rhino observation centre at Lewa Conservancy. [George Kaimenyi, Standard] When…
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Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi. [File, Standard] Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi has strongly denied any involvement in the attack on former…
Customers test electric scooters during a product trial. [Bernard Orwongo, Standard] Africa is accelerating its shift toward green transport and sustainable industry, with electric…
A Standard Gauge Railway Engine pulling some of the newly acquired 50 wagons for SGR Freight Services at SGR Gate around Port Reitz Station…
