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View More NewsUBA 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…
The new owners of Bamburi, Amsons Group, have strengthened their hold on Kenya’s cement industry after the acquisition of a 29.2 per cent stake in East African Portland Cement (EAPC).…
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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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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…
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Former PM Raila Odinga during a past interview with The Standard. [File, Standard] President William Ruto has started a scheme to inherit the late…
ACK Bishop Charles Ong’injo of Maseno South Diocese. [File, Standard] A bishop from Nyanza has stirred controversy following his criticisms against President William Ruto’s administration. Anglican Bishop Charles…
President William Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet and UDA candidate David Indakwa seek pray during funds drive for a church in Malava on October 5,2025.…
UDA Secretary General Senator Hassan Omar Hassan. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has dismissed Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader…