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View More NewsODM Council of County Coordinating Chairs at a press conference in Nairobi on January 15,2026. [Benard Orwongo,Standard] Grassroots leaders of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) have demanded the immediate convening of a National Delegates Conference (NDC). They warn that failure to regularise party leadership in line with the…
President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office. [AFP] A threat by US President Donald Trump to impose a 25 per cent tariff…
World Bank Regional Director Hassan Zaman (left) with Kenya Development Corporation Director General Norah Ratemo after a high-level consultative meeting to review the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation Project, which…
Passengers boarding a Kenya Airways aircraft at Moi International Airport in Mombasa. [File, Standard] Last November, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), a regional economic bloc comprising…
It is the first time that the retail cost of petroleum products has changed since September 2025. [File, Standard] The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has denied users of…
World News
India’s Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi gestures during an annual press conference in New Delhi on January 13, 2026. [AFP] India’s army…
President-Elect Nasry Asfura of Honduras participates in a photo-op prior to a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department on…
Opinion
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. [AFP] Fellow Ugandans, thank you for granting me a seventh term as president of our great country. You’ve sent a clear message to the cynics that the Pearl of Africa can…
Pokot and Turkana miners work side by side at a gold pit in Kampi Karaya. [File, Standard] In Turkana, farmers no longer speak of drought as a season — it has become a constant companion.…
Kakamega Governor and county ODM Chairman Fernandes Barasa leads Delegates in a special sitting ahead of the party leader Oburu Odinga’s Sunday visit. (Mumo Munuve, Standard] There is an emerging consensus that the current leadership…
Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] Justice for the people of Owino Uhuru comes up once again in the Mombasa Environment and Land Court Monday morning. It has been 12 years…
Arts & Culture
‘Landscapes from Home’ exhibition brings Kenyan stories to London Landscapes from Home, a group exhibition bringing together six Kenyan artists, runs from January 15 to 23 at the Africa Centre in London. The exhibition features work by Coster…
An entrance at the Little Theatre Club in Mombasa County on Friday 5th November 2021. [Kelvin…
The eye-catching artwork comes just ahead of IShowSpeed’s highly anticipated visit to Kenya Nairobi’s matatu culture…
Social media beats traditional marketing in drawing more audiences to theatres In 2025, some productions played…
Sports
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in their controversial Netflix-backed…
Kenya’s David Munyua during the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in…
Munyua defeated world number 18 darter Mike de Decker of Belgium 3-2 in a mouthwatering…
Magazine
Woman giving surprise gift to her boyfriend. [Courtesy/GettyImages] This holiday season, gifts can come in the form of art. Artsy gifts encourage exploration, self-expression, reflection, and appreciation of culture. Whether exploring, creating, learning, or simply appreciating, thoughtful artsy gifts offer…
News Round Up
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Members of Uganda’s police force and the Ugandan army patrol the streets two days after the country’s 2026 presidential election as vote counting continues…
The Nairobi Expressway around Westlands. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] The drafters of our Constitution, by design, placed many safeguards on the management of public resources in…
Dr Richard Leakey. [File, Standard] Richard Erskine Frere Leakey, who died four years ago, was larger than life. A conservationist, museum director and politician,…