3+ hour, 55+ min ago   (454+ words) Leaders allied with Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua have warned President William Ruto against what they described as a dangerous approach to political unrest following clashes in Embu and an attack at ACK Witima Church. Speaking at…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (775+ words) An aerial view of Port of Mogadishu in Somalia. [Getty Images] Last week I wrote about the Federal Government of Somalia and the Turkey allegedly paying ransom to secure the release of the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship and its crew that…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (531+ words) At the far eastern edge of Africa lies a remarkable land where history, nature and the ocean come together in a way that is difficult to find anywhere else in the world. Baargaal and Hafun, in the Ras Caseyr region…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago   (64+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Mombasa Floods: Patients, Schoolchildren Stranded as Heavy Rains Cut Off Roads, Dispensary BREAKING: Court convicts Okoth Obado and two co-defendants in Sharon Otieno murder trial Live Ol Kalou: Voter bribery and intimidation allegations surround upcoming by-election Screening…...

14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (666+ words) France has changed its language in Africa, but the critical question is whether it has changed its methods of engagement. The answer is no! For decades, French power in Africa rested on political influence, military presence and economic leverage. But…...

14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (875+ words) Sixteen years after promulgation of the Constitution, Kenya has every reason to celebrate progress made in strengthening democracy, devolution, human rights and accountable governance. Yet, as we reflect on the journey, it is necessary to acknowledge that no constitutional order…...

14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (835+ words) Sixteen years after promulgation of the Constitution, Kenya has every reason to celebrate progress made in strengthening democracy, devolution, human rights and accountable governance. Yet, as we reflect on the journey, it is necessary to acknowledge that no constitutional order…...

21+ hour, 26+ min ago   (120+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Real targets are not Burundians but Kenyans working abroad President William Ruto’s increasingly hostile rhetoric towards foreigners in small businesses and low-paying jobs in Kenya is being presented as a defence of Kenyan workers. But we should…...

2+ day, 15+ 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…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (154+ words) standardmedia.co.ke Growing humanitarian crisis inside Burundi Embassy: Desperation, squalor and a long wait to go home The smell hits before the eyes can make sense of what lies ahead. Along the perimeter fence of the Burundian Embassy in…...