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View More NewsPresident William Ruto during the 3rd National Executive Retreat at KCB leadership centre on June 19, 2025. [Jonah Onyango,Standard] During the campaigns to drum up support for the 2010 Constitution, William Ruto, then a Cabinet minister, rejected the draft. While…
President William Ruto during his inauguration at Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, on September 13, 2022. [File, Standard] During the campaigns to drum up support for the…
Top CEOs of leading firms in Africa that were honoured in the previous Industry Leadership Awards.[Courtesy] Kenya is set to take centre stage in the global business calendar as it…
A PSV vehicle being fueled at a petrol station along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard] Kenya’s energy regulator has proposed new rules that would force giant foreign oil and gas…
View of building new concrete houses. [File, Iakov Filimonov] Director of Zima Homes Etta Madete has a guiding mantra on real estate development: When you build, the buyers will come,…
Emile Arao Director General Kenya Civil Aviation Authority speaking during the launch of a Boeing 737-800 Aircraft at JKIA in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] The government has made another attempt to further open up Kenyan skies…
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US President Donald Trump looks on as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2025.[AFP] President Donald Trump’s administration moved Thursday…
An Afghan Hazara boy drinks water from a tap in Qavariyak village in Shibar district of Bamiyan province on June 18, 2025. [AFP] More than…
From left: Families of the Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip call for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the…
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Voters queue to cast their ballot at Kondele roundabout in Kisumu during the 2022 General Elections. (File, Standard) Kenya’s democracy has come a long way since its revival in 1992. The imperfections it suffered between…
Girls in Loreng village in Letea Ward, Turkana West celebrating after receiving sanitary towels from Plan International Kenya during World Menstrual Hygiene Day in Turkana. [Mike Ekutan, Standard] Whenever Kiambu Woman Representative Anne Wamuratha talks…
A father talking to his daughter. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Taboo topics in African families exist. However, it’s time we understand that not addressing some traumatic experiences, is one way of creating men and women who hurt each…
A senior citizen goes through a leaflet given by CIC during the launch of annual assessment of the constitution at Gusii stadium on August 27,2015 during the fifth anniversary since the constitution was promulgated.[FILE/Standard] The…
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Wakio Mzenge [Courtesy] To celebrate veteran playwright and actor John Sibi-Okumu turning 70, Wakio Mzenge is bringing back his poignant one-woman play, Elements. The play will be staged at the McMillan Memorial Library in August. For the longest time, Wakio…
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Artist Nduta Kariuki stands next to her works being showcased at Munyu Space [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Multidisciplinary…
Artist Nduta Kariuki stands next to her works being showcased at Munyu Space [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Multidisciplinary…
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Sudan players after their match with Madagascar at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, on August 26, 2025. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard] On Friday at 6pm, inside the iconic Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Sudan and Senegal will battle for…
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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…
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The flights will provide Kenyan travelers with streamlined access to Saudi Arabia for leisure, business, and pilgrimage. In a strategic move to bolster its…
Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki. [File, Standard] Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki has criticized the opposition for allegedly misleading the youth by discrediting the…
A collage of Bomet governor Hillary Barchok and former Bungoma governor Wycliffe Wangamati. The Director of Public Prosecutions has ordered the prosecution of Bomet…