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View More NewsCBK 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…
Gantry cranes at the Kenya Ports Authority container terminal in Mombasa. [File, Standard] The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has received 10 new Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes as part of the…
Farmers load some bags of tea leaves into a truck. [File, Standard] The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has urged the Mombasa County government to waive the Sh7,000 charged per truck ferrying tea…
President William Ruto’s cash-strapped administration has secured a vital endorsement after the global rating agency S&P upgraded Kenya’s credit rating. The surprise decision, analysts said, will provide immediate debt-cost relief but falls short of…
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…
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…
A section of youthful protesters who took to the streets demanding the withdrawal of the punitive Finance Bill 2024 on June 26, 2024. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The 2024 Gen Z protests shook the government to its…
Arts & Culture
Ngugi wa Thiong’o unveiled as face of Kenya International Theatre Festival The late Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o has been named the face of this year’s Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFEST), which will run from November 4 to 16.…
In Kenya today, we are faced with a legal and moral dilemma that demands both common…
Author Stephanie Wambugu (R) alongside her book Lonely Crowds [Courtesy] Debut novels are treasured by readers…
Anita Kavochy seated next to her pieces at The African Arts Trust [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Opened August…
Sports
Barcelona and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski [Courtesy] Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski said Sunday he would…
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski said Sunday he would not play for his national team Poland…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s coach and teammates praised his leadership after Sunday’s Nations League final win over…
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Nairobi Nakuru highway under construction at Rironi area. [George Njunge, Standard] Crippling traffic jams on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, which are increasingly becoming frequent, appear…
Woodley Residents Welfare Society former chairman Sam Gachago (right) and his deputy David Sosah address the Press in Woodley estate, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Leaders of the Woodley Estate Residents Association…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna (left) and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and other leaders during during a service at Jesus Teaching Ministry in Nairobi …
President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga during a meeting at State House, Mombasa. [File, Standard] There was a ‘conclave’ at Karen attended…