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View More NewsA microphone in a translating booth during a plenary mini-session. [AFP] At the long conference table of a Nairobi hotel, microphones flicker to life. Some participants wear headsets, others lean…
KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga has invited public comments on the draft Income Tax (Significant Economic Presence Tax) Regulations, 2025. [File, Standard] The taxman is poised for a sweeping crackdown…
Credit card payment. [Courtesy] Paying for a safari trip, buying souvenirs at a Maasai market, or grabbing a snack from a roadside food stall has long been a headache for…
PASER Hub, inaugurated at Tom Mboya University, aims to create a new model for data-driven research to shape policy. [File, Standard] A Princeton University-linked initiative has launched a major research…
World News
US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in…
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud shakes hands with France’s President Emmanuel Macron during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York…
Opinion
Former Chief Justice David Maraga. [File, Standard] In politics, small moves often create the biggest waves. What begins as a whisper among principled citizens can grow into a movement that reshapes a nation. Kenya has…
Kabarak University VC Henry Kiplagat (right) and Prof Julius Oyugi, Director of Research at UoN’s Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, during the launch of the “Enabling Girls in AI and Growing Expertise,” on July…
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera. [Agencies] Comparisons have been drawn between Malawi’s recently concluded presidential election and Kenya’s upcoming poll, scheduled for August 2027. Some analysts argue that Malawi’s outcome foreshadows potential electoral defeat for Kenya’s…
Job seekers from Nyanza region flock NITA offices grounds in Kisumu to try their luck for overseas jobs during an event presided over by Labour CS Alfred Mutua. [File, Standard] Recently, I came across a…
Arts & Culture
Fresh initiative offers artists savings, insurance, credit access Ardhi Gallery and CPF Financial Services partnered to launch a financial inclusion platform for these visual artists. The platform—whose name is yet to be decided—is designed to empower artists with…
What your Zodiac element says about identity, self-care needs In astrological conversations, sun signs are typically…
Between applause and rent: The economics of being a poet in Kenya Poetry in Kenya is…
Slow down by Lora Arts [Courtesy] For Laura Adongo, who goes by the name Lora Arts,…
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A plastic calabash has a bigger base than the natural calabash. [File, Standard] The calabash is a gift from nature. It’s derived from a…
Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi says that the reduction in physical footprint in banks is the reason why they have a technology subsidiary. [File,…
People walk past toppled barriers in Lei Yue Mun after Super Typhoon Ragasa hit Hong Kong on September 24, 2025. [AFP] Fierce winds, pounding…
A microphone in a translating booth during a plenary mini-session. [AFP] At the long conference table of a Nairobi hotel, microphones flicker to life.…