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View More NewsCabinet Secretary for Public Service, Geoffrey Ruku during the swearing in. [Courtesy] Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Geoffrey Ruku, has dismissed claims by Democratic Congress Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua alleging threats of election violence in Mbeere North Constituency. Instead,…
Former PM Raila Odinga during a past interview with The Standard. [File, Standard] President William Ruto has started a scheme to inherit the late ODM…
Co-op Bank MD Gideon Muriuki. [Courtesy] Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Coop Bank) has declared its first-ever interim dividend, signalling robust financial health and confidence in its future outlook after posting…
Kenya Accreditation Service chief manager for laboratories Lucy Namu, CEO Walter Ongeti and chair of the conference’s organising committee, Felista Nyakoe, at a press conference ahead of the conference. /HANDOUTKenya is…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi in a recent function. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] Kenya has made remarkable strides in communication, trade and industry in the last two decades. Prime Cabinet Secretary…
UBA Group Managing Director for Africa Dr Oliver Alawuba. [Courtesy] The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group Chairman and investor Tony Elumelu has pledged deeper collaboration in infrastructure, energy, and economic…
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This photograph shows Red Bull drink cans at the Red Bull Formula One team motorhome, in Hockenheim, on July 18, 2008.[AFP] The EU on Thursday announced a probe into energy drink maker Red Bull over suspicions the Austrian company abused…
U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) Republican lawmakers and business leaders affected by the…
People participate in a demonstration in front of main entrance of COP30 in Belem, Para State, Brazil on November 10, 2025. (Photo by IVAN PISARENKO…
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Cameroon’s Incumbent President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon.[FILE] Charles Dunbar Burgess King, a presidential candidate for the True Whig…
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu.[AFP] Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam, the Most Rev Jude Thaddeus Ruwa’ichi, gave a very moving tribute to the lives lost in the Tanzanian post-election violence last month…
Africa stands at a pivotal point. Countries are making deliberate actions to deepen regional economic ties, overcome shared challenges and create linkages to pave the way for prosperous, interconnected regional economies. But one thing stands…
We are now increasingly realising that many of the moving stories gaining strong traction on social media are increasingly displaying symptoms of wounded individuals that are evidently informed by rooted unmet emotional needs or maladaptive…
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Ngugi wa Thiong’o unveiled as face of Kenya International Theatre Festival The late Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o has been named the face of this year’s Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFEST), which will run from November 4 to 16. The announcement…
Arts & Culture
ALF Nairobi Chapter Director Alexander Nderitu [Courtesy] Nairobi will host its first edition of the Asian Literary Festival (ALF) in April 2026. The international literary event, slated for debut in Africa, will feature authors from Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan,…
Wangari 2.0: Theatrical tribute to Wangari Maathai’s legacy At Karura University, Zuri Wangari is devastated when…
German youth orchestra pays moving tribute to Raila Odinga at Opoda Farm [Courtesy/Gabriel Oguda/X] A youth orchestra…
Stakeholders from the Kenyan creative sector met to outline plans for the Creation Africa Forum (photo…
Sports
The final leg will be held at Ofafa Memorial Hall from Thursday to Saturday, an official has confirmed. Published Date: 2025-11-14 00:00:00 Author: By Ben Ahenda Source: The Standard
From Right to Left: Cricket Kenya Chairman Manoj Patel, AOS Sport Tournament Chairman Chandra Prakash…
Arsenal’s Spanish coach Mikel Arteta gestures on the touchline during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second…
Nyahururu Golfer of The Year (Goty), Benjamin Njunge tees off on the par-four first hole…
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Karen Blixen Coffee Garden unveils new inclusive menu.[Courtesy] There’s something about Karen that slows time. On this particular afternoon, as my friend Prof Rebecca Wambua and I walk through the wrought-iron gates of the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden, I cannot…
It has been a long time since people in my village, Gitegi, walked with as…
Visitors viewing paintings by Onesmus Okamar at HOF Gallery Kibera. [Anjellah Owino, Standard] Onesmus Okamar’s paintings…
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Kakuma Refugee Camp. [File/AFP] A refugee lobby group has raised concern over the possible exploitation of displaced persons by predatory lenders in refugee-hosting areas.…
Co-op Bank MD Gideon Muriuki. [Courtesy] Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Coop Bank) has declared its first-ever interim dividend, signalling robust financial health and confidence…
Moi High School pupils queuing for lunch time meals at the school dining hall. [File, Standard] LPG programme good for school workers’ health and…
Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) led by chairman Maurice Muhatia and Vice chairman Anthony Muheria of Nyeri Diocese during a press briefing in…
