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View More NewsIsaiah Omondi, a food vendor, goes about his work during the last day of Devolution Conference 2025 in Homa Bay County on August 15, 2025. [Ronald Kipruto, Standard] Homa Bay…
EAC Cabinet Secretary Beatrice Askul (centre) during the announcement of the East African Business & Investment Summit & Expo 2025 which will be held on 16–17 October in Nairobi. [Boniface…
Belva Digital Chief Executive Officer Serah Katusya with Founder and Group CEO Fred Kithinzi, after the launch of the SHIFT platform. [Courtesy] A marketing technology company Belva Digital is now…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight accountants from the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives…
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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…
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…
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Deputy Director and Head of Safety ad Compliance at NTSA Wilson Tuikong. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] The spike in accidents has once again laid bare the dangers travellers are exposed to on Kenyan roads. Within a span of four days, some 80…
Supreme Court Judges during the hearing of the presidential election. [File, Standard] When Kenyans voted overwhelmingly for the current Constitution, they embraced more than just a new legal order. They ushered in a bold experiment…
On the eve of the June 25, 2025, protests, I received a call from a survivor of the 2007–2008 post-election violence. She told me she was terrified and wanted to move to a safer place.…
Police officers guard ballot boxes containing presidential ballot papers from Jomvu polling station in Mombasa. [File, Standard] Hoping for a perfect president in Kenya, it seems, is like waiting for Godot. Godot is a character…
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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Attendees at the Wikimania 2025./HANDOUT Leading African technology experts and open knowledge advocates are exploring how the world’s largest free encyclopedia can embrace AI innovations…
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This combination of pictures created on June 4, 2025 shows, (L/R) US President Donald Trump in Morristown, New Jersey, May 23, 2025, and Russian…
President William Ruto with Hon Raila Odinga at the funeral service of Mama Pheobe Asiyo in Homabay County. [Michael Mute, Standard] The committee established…