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View More NewsTwo times African Champion Ferdinand Omanyala has pulled out of the 20205 Diamond League Finals (photo courtesy) Kenyan sprint star Ferdinand Omanyala has pulled out of the 2025 Diamond League…
Parliament has introduced a bill that could change how proceeds from the country’s aviation levy, charged per passenger, are distributed, with the Cabinet Secretary retaining powers to adjust the US$…
Sidian Bank CEO Chege Thumbi (left) and Nyandarua Governor Moses Kiarie Ndirangu cut a ribbon during the launch of the bank’s Ol Kalou branch. Growing agribusiness and small-scale trade in…
CBK Governor Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on March 25, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Major commercial banks are under…
World News
Smoke emanating over buildings following a Russian air attack, in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia launched hundreds of drones and…
Rescue workers and residents search for victims in the debris of collapsed houses after a cloudburst in Dolari village, Swabi district, in northern Pakistan’s mountainous…
Opinion
Surgeons performing coronary artery bypass operation. [Courtesy] Every year, thousands of Kenyan families face a quiet but devastating health crisis; congenital and acquired heart disease. Over 5,000 children require open-heart surgery annually in Kenya, not…
President William Ruto chairs a meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change on the sidelines of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [File, Standard] When a…
Ukraine ambassador to Kenya Andrii Pravednyk. [File, Standard] When I think of my time in Kenya, I often compare it to the cup of the world’s best type of coffee – Arabica. I drink my…
National Assembly Chambers during a previous session. [File, Standard] Recently, tensions within the halls of Parliament have reached a boiling point, with MPs vociferously responding to a pointed accusation from the President that they regularly dip their…
Arts & Culture
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.…
Artist Nduta Kariuki stands next to her works being showcased at Munyu Space [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Multidisciplinary…
Mural artist Viktart Mwangi in action [Courtesy] If you’ve walked through Nairobi’s CBD, you’ve likely seen…
Tevin Noel Ngunjiri explores transformation in ‘Skin as a Noun, as a Verb’ [Courtesy] Skin as…
Sports
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente. [AFP] Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said his side were “already thinking…
Former Harambee Stars striker, Taiwo Atieno during an interview with Standard at Standard Group head office in Nairobi,…
Taiwo Atieno was brought to court in the United Kingdom last week on serious allegations…
Magazine
News Round Up
Social Health Authority CEO Mercy Mwangangi during a press briefing at Afya House, Nairobi, on August 25, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] The Social Health…
Venice Film Festival features star-studded lineup during 82nd edition The 82nd Venice Film Festival opens on Wednesday, promising a rich blend of politics, spectacle,…
Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga. [File, Standard] The lobby group, Justice and Equity Council has given a 14-day ultimatum to the Director of…
Crippling traffic jams on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, which are increasingly becoming frequent, appear to make a case for the expansion of the road. READ…