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View More NewsFormer PM Raila Odinga during a past interview with The Standard. [File, Standard] President William Ruto has started a scheme to inherit the late ODM leader Raila Odinga’s strongholds in a bid to secure his re-election in 2027. Nearly a…
Retired Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta with former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i during a grass root party members meeting at Thika Green Golf Resort on 7th November…
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…
Engineering cadets under instruction aboard a cargo ship at the Mombasa port.The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) projects a shortfall of 89,000 qualified officers by 2026. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Recently retired…
Defence Principal Secretary Patrick Mariru and Laikipa MP Jane Kagiri inspecting Nanyuki Affordable Housing Programme.[Boniface Gikandi/Standard] Kenya’s construction sector has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past decade, spurred by rapid urbanisation, multibillion-shilling…
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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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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…
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich in the women’s race of the 2020 London Marathon on October 4, 2020. [AFP] It is not in doubt that the doping menace continues to pose a serious threat to Kenyan athletics. The…
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Single mothers became common before single. Childless and economically stable women who claim independence became a common feature. Most of the women without children, bar fertility issues, chose not to raise their children out of wedlock. When the serious man decided to…
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
Athletics legends Douglas Wakihuri, Daniel Komen and George Kariuki will highlight this Saturdays Windsor Mini Marathon to be held at the Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club. Published Date: 2025-11-13 15:10:00 Author: By Elizabeth Mburugu Source: The Standard
Gor Mahia’s dou Joshua Onyango and Benson Omalla celebrate their lone goal against Sofapaka fc…
Newcastle United’s English head coach Eddie Howe applauds fans on the pitch after a match…
ITTF President Petra Sörling during World Tennis Day celebration at Charter Hall, Nairobi, on April…
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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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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…
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Late gospel singer Betty Bayo. [Betty Bayo/Facebook] AAR Hospital has dismissed circulating social media reports suggesting that gospel singer Betty Bayo was denied medical…
