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View More NewsAn aerial view of electric cables on November 21, 2024 in Mathare slums. [File, Standard] Kenya is urbanising at a higher rate than the global average, mainly due to high…
Commercial banks have six months to revise their lending rates to reflect the risk-based credit pricing model spearheaded by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The regulator said on Wednesday…
Trucks queue at the Malaba border on January 20, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] The construction of the 11-kilometre road linking Kenya and South Sudan to boost cross-border trade and cut…
An open dinning place and a sitting room at the MI VIDA homes at the Garden City in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Behind the aggressive push fueling the construction boom under…
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South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee (C), wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court.[AFP] South Korea’s former first…
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting in Helsinki on July 16, 2018. [AFP] Donald Trump styles himself as…
Opinion
An anti-riot police vehicle drives past the aftermath of protests in Kitengela during during Saba Saba protest in Kitengela on July 7th 2025. (Collins Oduor, Standard) The recent images of peaceful protesters being bundled into…
Defence, Intelligence & Foreign Relations committee Chair Nelson Koech during the vetting of ambassadors at the Mini Chambers, County hall, Nairobi. October 27th, 2023, [Elvis Ogina, Standard] On Thursday last week, the skyline over Nairobi…
The recent images of peaceful protesters being bundled into police trucks, young men being carried to safety with gunshot wounds, goons attacking peaceful protestors under the watch of armed officers, blood and more blood on…
Former Chief Justice David Maraga addresses mourners during the requiem mass of the late Dr Phoebe Asiyo at Maxwell Adventist Church in Nairobi, on August 6, 2025. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] I sat in former Chief…
Arts & Culture
Professor Kithaka wa Mberia [File/Standard] Kifo Kisimani, a play centering on themes of police brutality, corruption, and bad governance, was staged at the 800-seater Jain Bhavan auditorium in Loresho, Nairobi, after being highly anticipated for its bold depiction.…
The play Fractured Ties by Igiza Arts staged at Kenya National Theatre in July [Courtesy] From…
A viewer attending the Cross Perspectives on Kenyan Society exhibition in Nairobi [Courtesy] Two generations of…
Rewind, Remix, Reclaim exhibition set off a vibrant, multi-site experience at both the Alliance Française (AF)…
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Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-08-15 06:00:00 Author: By Esther Dianah Source: The Standard
President William Ruto at Devolution conference 2025 at Homabay Boys High school. [Michael Mute, Standard] In a country plagued by systems failures, dysfunction and…
Standard Chartered Bank/FILEStandard Chartered has clinched four major honours at the 2025 Middle East & Africa (MEA) Retail Banking Innovation Awards, reinforcing its position…
DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua with his spouse, Dorcas during their tour in the US. [Rigathi Gachagua, Facebook] Democracy for Citizens (DCP) Party leader…