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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…
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…
When Lomas & Lomas Limited Marketing Director Sunil Saleh demonstrated features of the Honda Ace motorcycle to Radar Security Operations Director, Terrill Peters during the handover ceremony of 3 motorcycles purchased by the security company.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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President William Ruto delivers State of the Nation Address in the Parliament plenary, Nairobi, on November 21, 2024. [File, Standard] In theory, Parliament is…
ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, MPs Babu Owino, Gathoni Wamuchomba, Anthony Kibagendi, Obadiah Barongo, during service at Jesus Teaching Ministry in Nairobi, on August…
President William Ruto delivers State of the Nation Address in the Parliament plenary, Nairobi, on November 21, 2024. [File, Standard] In theory, Parliament is…
President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga commission the construction of the LV Marina Housing Project at Kirembe Grounds in Kisumu on…