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View More NewsNational Assembly Committee on PIC Governance and Education Chairman Jack Wamboka during a committee meeting Schools at Parliament on April 9, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] President William Ruto was in the furnace on Tuesday afternoon over his criticism of Parliament…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki in Njoro Sub County on August 1, 2025, during an empowerment event. Despite saying it was not time to campaign, Kindiki…
Extended drought and climate change is now directly and significantly affecting local livelihoods. [File, Standard] There is need for urgent private sector investment in integrated water resource management (IWRM). This, experts said, will be an essential factor for mitigating…
Shoppers are seen walking in and out of Sarit Centre Mall Westlands shopping for Christmas.[FILE/Standard} The growing trend of supermarkets opening outlets in residential areas has been linked to the…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki inspects works at the Shimoni Fish Port in Kwale county accompanied by Governor Fatuma Achani, Mining CS Hassan Joho, PS Betsy Njagi, ICT PS John Tanui, KPA…
President William Ruto during the launch of the 220-unit Makenji Affordable Housing project in Kandara, Murang’a County. [File, Standard] The construction of Makuyu affordable houses in Muranga County has not…
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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 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on August 18, 2025. [AFP] In the middle of the night, by…
The monument on Dam Square is sprayed with slogan during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Amsterdam on August 16, 2025. [AFP] Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
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Vehicles involved in an accident along the Narok-Bomet highway on May 2, 2025. [File, Standard] Kenya is grappling with a surge in deadly road crashes, making road safety an urgent national priority, with recent weeks…
Voters queue at NSSF grounds in Nairobi during the 2017 General Election. [File, Standard] “Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” These were the…
Kenya Airways officially commences direct flights to London Gatwick, boosting UK connectivity. [Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard] The African airline industry faces profound operational and financial challenges, yet its role in national development means it must be assessed…
Hawkers display their wares at the backstreets on Nairobi’s Central Business District.They are complaining of slow business because there is no purchasing power among the population attributed to high taxes.[Benard Orwongo,Standard In Nairobi, from Gikomba market to…
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Guests pictured during the African Book Fair held at the Kenya National Library [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Bookworms Muthoni Muiruri and Wendy Njoroge met at a book club founded by the former. Wendy was then a member of the Soma Nami book…
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Author Stephanie Wambugu (R) alongside her book Lonely Crowds [Courtesy] Debut novels are treasured by readers because they introduce them to an author who might become a favourite. They offer a chance to witness the beginning of an…
Anita Kavochy seated next to her pieces at The African Arts Trust [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Opened August…
Guests pictured during the African Book Fair held at the Kenya National Library [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Bookworms…
Actors on stage during the staging of Last Spear of Nandi at the Kenya National Theatre…
Sports
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi wins men’s 800m during the Diamond League Athletics meeting in Stockholm. [AFP] “Winners make it happen,” basketball legend Michael Jordan once said, and it seems reigning Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi perfectly espouses this belief. The 800m star…
Vivo Energy Kenya CLT team led Commercial Manager Mark Senteu, Soumaya Haddad, and Stephen Gikonyo…
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Police officer stands at a cordon in Liverpool, north-west England on May 27, 2025, after…
Nuclear experts visit Kasarani Stadium on April 19, 2025 as 2027 Africa Cup of Nations preparations intensify. [Courtesy]…
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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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Farmers sort out coffee berries. [File, Standard] The weekly coffee auction fetched Sh649.4 million after the sale of 10,850 bags of coffee at the…
A section of the Nairobi Expressway and Mombasa road from Ole Sereni, Nairobi interchange. December 20th,2024 [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Moja Expressway has dismissed as…
Kanyamwa Kosewe MCA Nicholas Owaka who has been approved by ODM as the bona fide chairman of the party in Ndhiwa Constituency. [James Omoro,…
Extended drought and climate change is now directly and significantly affecting local livelihoods. [File, Standard] There is need for urgent private sector investment in integrated water resource management (IWRM). This, experts said, will…