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View More NewsPresident William Ruto (centre), Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi (left) and the PS Alex Wachira before signing the contract for Improved Access to Electricity through Mini-Grid and Stand-Alone Solar Systems under…
Workers use tea harvesting machine on a farm in Kericho. [File, Standard] Small-scale tea holder factories earned Sh882.4 million from the sale of 3,543,878kg at the Mombasa Tea Auction. The…
President William Ruto chairs a meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [File, Standard] The Financial Times (FT) will…
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot (right) at Chemosit hydropower project site which is being developed under the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Power Company. [File, Standard] Kenya Tea Development Agency…
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US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin stand together after delivering a joint press conference after participating in a US-Russia summit on…
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a joint press conference following a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson…
Opinion
The National Assembly and Senate in Nairobi. [File, Standard] This week, I keep returning to a verse that won’t leave my heart: Ephesians 4:15, “…speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in…
President William Ruto during a meeting with boda boda officials from all sub-counties at State House, Nairobi, on August 7, 2025. [PCS] I would not have any quarrel with citizens who turn up at State…
Youth during Sasa Sasa protest in Kitengela, on July 7, 2025. [File, Standard] Something has fundamentally shifted in Kenya. The Gen Z-led protests of 2024 were a political earthquake, revealing a new, unpredictable force in…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto at the Sagana State Lodge where they hosted the 97th edition of Kenya Music Festival State Concert on Aug 16, 2025. [PCS]…
Arts & Culture
Actors on stage during the staging of Last Spear of Nandi at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi [Courtesy] Director and playwright Derrick Waswa of Dorion Production brings a historical play, Last Spear of Nandi: A Story of…
Guests view art pieces from ‘Maskan’ at Creatives Garage [Anjellah Owino/Standard] A chilling art installation about…
Professor Kithaka wa Mberia [File/Standard] Kifo Kisimani, a play centering on themes of police brutality, corruption,…
The play Fractured Ties by Igiza Arts staged at Kenya National Theatre in July [Courtesy] From…
Sports
Agnes Chebet Ng’etich crosses the winning line during Sikrwa Classic World Cross Country fourth edition…
President Kenya Professional Boxing Commission Reuben Ndolo (center) and Njego Abdul, Uganda Light Heavyweight champion,…
Participants in action during the 32nd edition of Rhino Charge in Sabor village, Baringo county,…
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Dr Mercy Mwangangi, CEO Social Health Authority(SHA),on 3rd June 2025. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard] Abdulahi* lies in a hospital bed in Isiolo County, reliant on an…
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. [File, Standard] At the burial of pioneer female politician Phoebe Asiyo last week, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga gave…
Counterfeit alcohol and cigarettes impounded by police officers in Vihiga County during a crackdown on shops and bars dealing in second-generation alcohol on July…
Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-08-18 00:00:00 Author: By Washington Onyango Source: The Standard