Court awards Gachagua Sh50mn over Senate hearing breach

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 8 — The High Court on Monday upheld the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, ruling that the process was constitutionally valid and final. The court arrived at... Read more »

Kakamega county urges traders to tap revolving fund to grow businesses

Audio By Vocalize Felix Omondi, a small scale trader in Kakamega town. [File, Standard] Traders in Kakamega County have been encouraged to take advantage of the revolving fund to expand... Read more »

Kagwe calls for removal of hazardous agrochemicals used in farming 

Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called for urgent global action to eliminate hazardous agricultural chemicals used in crop production. Kagwe has also urged for an end to a... Read more »

Sacco-led youth credit expands as informal finance fills lending gap

Audio By Vocalize Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti tries out a sewing machine at the newly launched Shining Hope for Communities community centre in Machakos, as tailoring instructor Elizabeth Mwendwa guides her, while... Read more »

Kenya: TIFA – Ruto-Raila Deal Loses Ground As Majority Reject Broad-Based Government

Nairobi — Support for the broad-based government has fallen sharply by 14 percentage points to 30 per cent, while opposition to the arrangement has surged past the halfway mark to 56 per... Read more »

OPINION: What the GPPAD means for the Global South » Capital News

On 27 May 2026, the Global Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Development (GPPAD) was formally established in Beijing at the 2026 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum. Co-initiated by China, 53 other... Read more »

OPINION: World Social Media Day: Are We Telling Stories That Matter? » Capital News

As the world approaches World Social Media Day on June 30, there is much to celebrate about the transformative power of digital platforms. Social media has fundamentally changed how people communicate, consume... Read more »

Rising costs take shine off annual flowers showcase

Audio By Vocalize Workers at the Maridadi flower farm in Naivasha. [File, Standard] A striking floral installation in the shape of a butterfly was one of the main attractions at... Read more »

Experts from BRICS countries identify new drivers of business partnership within group

BRICS intra-group trade exceeded the symbolic threshold of US$1 trillion in 2025, according to Irina Abramova, Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She reminded participants... Read more »

Kenya races to keep Ebola out as Muthoni sounds alarm over quarantine gaps

Kenya has not recorded a single confirmed Ebola case. Of the 59 suspected cases whose samples have been sent to the laboratory, all have returned negative. But Public Health Principal Secretary Mary... Read more »