14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (196+ words) President William Ruto has sent a message of condolence to Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana and his wife, Deputy Government Spokesperson Mwanaisha Chidzuga, following the death of their eight-year-old daughter, Amal Mghoi Mungatana. Amal died on Sunday, September 13, 2026, while undergoing…...

14+ hour, 29+ min ago   (63+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Kenya’s public debt crossed the Sh13 trillion mark in June, Treasury data shows, with the country’s fiscal watchdog and the International Monetary Fund warning that rising refinancing needs are squeezing public finances even as President William Ruto insists…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (40+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Ruto's Tata Chemicals tantrum spooks investors ahead of polls CBK warns banks against use of AI to reject or approve loans What machines still can't do on a project team...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (419+ words) In recent articles on flooding and drought, I have challenged government to act systemically, with resilience in mind. The same standard requires recognising progress when public institutions begin connecting the problems they must solve. On September 8, I attended a roundtable…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (636+ words) I learned that Amboseli's elephants were dying, as most Kenyans did, from a report, and it shook me. I serve as an honorary warden of the Kenya Wildlife Service, and that duty teaches you to read a country by what…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (154+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Parable of PLO's hammer-lifting mosquitoes, and professorial pecking order in Kisumu fete Parable of PLO’s hammer-lifting mosquitoes, and professorial pecking order in Kisumu fete Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, aka PLO, has fashioned himself as the quintessential public…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (72+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Co-op Bank leads list of Kenyan lenders in Forbes World top 500 Four top Kenyan banks have been ranked among the world's top 500 performing lenders in the inaugural Forbes World's Top Performing Banks 2026 list. This is a rare…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (133+ words) Counterfeit alcohol: ACA admits limited capacity in fighting fake drinks surge standardmedia.co.ke Counterfeit alcohol: ACA admits limited capacity in fighting fake drinks surge The Anti-Counterfeit Authority of Kenya has admitted that it lacks the capacity to effectively police…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (376+ words) PPK leader Ndindi Nyoro addresses a rally at Nambale market in Busia on August 30, 2026. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has cautioned President William Ruto against meddling in the affairs of Tata Chemicals, Africa’s largest soda ash plant in…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (391+ words) Submarine cable on the seabed. Kenya's Coast is set to benefit from the planned LuLu Coastal Cable System linking Mombasa to Lamu. [Courtesy] A new submarine cable linking Mombasa to Lamu could reshape Kenya's coastal economy by opening the region…...