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View More NewsAbsa Bank Kenya launches country’s first 110 per cent Eco-Home Loan to finance energy-efficient and climate-resilient housing.[iStock] Kenya’s mortgage market is transitioning into green finance, offering new options for buyers…
Mount Kenya University Director of Research and Innovation Dr Jesse Gitaka guides Health DG Dr Patrick Amoth and other ministry officials on a lab tour. [Photo/John Muchucha] As technology continues to reshape…
Woman holding a mobile phone with loan application approval. [Courtesy/GettyImages] A new report offers an analytical look into the borrowing habits of Kenyans, revealing that digital credit is not just a financial…
Flower exhibitors at the International Floriculture Trade Expo (IFTEX 2025), held at the Oshwal Centre, Westlands in Nairobi. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Countries including Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania continue to demonstrate…
World News
Wreckage of Ghana military helicopter that crashed in Ashanti region. Several countries and world leaders have joined Ghana in mourning the demise of two ministers…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. [AFP] Higher US tariffs came…
Opinion
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security in August 2024. One year after the first case was detected at the Taita Taveta border, Kenya is…
Charleen Murira (Adapt AI), Winnie Karanu (Microsoft), and Diana Ogeto (Safaricom) at the Tech Women Festival 2025 and launch of the Spark mentorship programme, Serena Hotel, 21 February 2025. [David Guchuru, Standard] With the emergence…
President William Ruto and Citizen Services PS Prof. Julius Bitok at the first anniversary of the e-Citizen Directorate, KICC Nairobi. [PHOTO | EDWARD ALUSA | 28/11/2024] If there was a Nobel Prize for fighting corruption,…
Siaya Governor James Orengo at the burial of Rarieda’s first MP & former Ambassador Bob Jalang’o in Obaga, West Asembo. [Courtesy/James Orengo/X] When people hear “fake news,” they often think it was born on Facebook, Twitter…
Arts & Culture
Rewind, Remix, Reclaim exhibition set off a vibrant, multi-site experience at both the Alliance Française (AF) Nairobi and Goethe-Institut Nairobi. (Photos by Anjellah Owino, Standard) It’s not every day that an art exhibition opens across two venues, but…
Hillary Namanje Mtana (Hillary Namanje) and his family (photo courtesy) In August, Air 001, a stage play,…
Kenya’s iconic minibuses popularly known as Nganya (Photo Standard From the streets of Nairobi CBD to…
Author George Gathiani [Courtesy] At four years old, George Gathiani was fascinated with books about plant…
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President William Ruto addresses residents after commissioning the Ntulele Fresh Produce Market in Narok East Constituency, on May 6, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] President…
President William Ruto and Tanzania President Samia Suluhu during the 24th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State in Arusha. [File, Standard] There are…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security in August 2024. One year after the…
A cargo ship off loads containers at Lamu Port. [File, Standard Kenya’s second seaport of Lamu last week received the longest vessel ever to have…