
History shows that development often comes with a hidden price. In the United States, hip-hop was born from block parties and street cyphers, raw storytelling from communities pushed to the margins. As... Read more »

Former UDA Nominated Senator Orwoba outside the Senate’s entrance in Nairobi where she was denied entry, on August 27, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
There was drama at the Senate... Read more »

Leadership is tough, as it comes with stress and pressure. In a fast-paced business world filled with the burden for results, the burden of the people you lead and the pressure from... Read more »

In the 1950s, Kenyans fought against colonial control in what came to be known as the Mau Mau rebellion. In response, the British government announced a state of emergency in 1952 and... Read more »

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna (left) and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and other leaders during during a service at Jesus Teaching Ministry in Nairobi
A restless group of young lawmakers is... Read more »

In this report, Tokunbo Adedoja pays tribute to former Nigerian Ambassador to the United States of America, Prof. Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, who died 10 years ago. Ten years ago today, Nigeria lost... Read more »

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about the circulation of falsified batches of Postinor-2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg), a widely used emergency contraceptive pill. The agency... Read more »

Rahab Mwangi(Left)and Sylvia Karanja(Right)founder liquor library,share light moment during California wines Catalogue Africa tasting tour,on 24th March 2025 at Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi. [File ,Standard]
It is cheaper to drink wine,... Read more »

When over 500 young people gathered at the Dominion City Headquarters in Umuahia on the 22nd of August, it was not to see the beauty of the environment. It was, as late... Read more »

Woodley Residents Welfare Society former chairman Sam Gachago (right) and his deputy David Sosah address the Press in Woodley estate, Nairobi. [File, Standard]
Leaders of the Woodley Estate Residents Association say they are now living in fear following a spate of... Read more »