Kenya: Former Mwea MP Among 5 Arrested As DCI Recovers Stolen Murang’a Lorries

Nairobi — Former Mwea MP Peter Gitau is among five suspects arrested in connection with the theft of two Isuzu lorries in Murang’a County in August. Detectives from the Operation Support Unit... Read more »

Bangladesh Islamist Leader Eyes Premiership in Landmark Election » Capital News

Feb 8 – The leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Shafiqur Rahman, is hoping that his fourth attempt at electoral victory will finally deliver him the country’s top office. Voters in the... Read more »

DR. HESBON HANSEN: A New Electorate Is Rising — Are Politicians Ready? » Capital News

In the 1950s and 60s, Wole Soyinka emerged as a sharp critic of the Negritude movement’s over-romanticisation and performative assertion of Black identity without corresponding action. He famously observed, “A tiger does... Read more »

Gov’t fast-tracks construction of 10,000-seater Wajir Stadium

The national government is fast-tracking construction of a 10,000-seater stadium in Wajir County ahead of the 2026 Madaraka Day celebrations, set to be hosted at the facility. The move follows a site... Read more »

Sino-US trade shift seen as a gradual rebalancing

BEIJING, China, Feb 7 — Amid mounting challenges such as tariff barriers, technology restrictions and heightened geopolitical uncertainty, China-US trade is undergoing a gradual adjustment, with market watchers and business leaders saying... Read more »

Battle lines drawn as Oburu takes on Sifuna

 ODM party leader Oburu Oginga and SG Edwin Sifuna. [File, Standard] ODM party leader Oburu Oginga has unleashed his  political claws in a characteristic method rarely associated with party... Read more »

NSSF records highest returns now sets eyes on Sh1tr fund size

NSSF CEO David Koros, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and NSSF Chairman David Kariuki during the launch of the report. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has recorded... Read more »

Kenya prepares drawdown in Haiti after GSF transition

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 7 — Kenya is set to begin reducing its police deployment in Haiti after achieving what it considers the primary objective of stabilizing the country, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary... Read more »

Survey: Towels, bathrobes and toiletries most stolen by visitors in hotel rooms

According to the hospitality industry expert from Deluxe Holiday Homes, the high theft rate comes from how easy towels are to pack and sneak out. [iStockphoto] Towels rank first among items... Read more »

Ruto claims United Opposition lacks brains to craft a campaign plan that can outshine his

President William Ruto. [File, Standard] President William Ruto has challenged the United Opposition to present their agenda for the 2027 general election, for Kenyans to have time to interrogate it. Four... Read more »