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Kenya's Bold Newspaper Counties face solid waste nightmare https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549350/counties-face-solid-waste-nightmare Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:31:39 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549350/counties-face-solid-waste-nightmare Standard Digital DCI identifies six students linked to Utumishi Girls dorm fire https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549135/dci-identifies-six-students-linked-to-utumishi-girls-dorm-fire Sun, 31 May 2026 11:34:59 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549135/dci-identifies-six-students-linked-to-utumishi-girls-dorm-fire Standard Digital Father, son among three dead inside septic tank at Makindu Boys High School https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549000/father-son-among-three-dead-inside-septic-tank-at-makindu-boys-high-school Thu, 28 May 2026 23:03:04 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549000/father-son-among-three-dead-inside-septic-tank-at-makindu-boys-high-school Standard Digital EACC warns counties over conflict of interest https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001548433/eacc-warns-counties-over-conflict-of-interest Thu, 21 May 2026 23:25:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001548433/eacc-warns-counties-over-conflict-of-interest Standard Digital Sh19.3 Billion appeal for drought crisis https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001548334/sh19-3-billion-appeal-for-drought-crisis Wed, 20 May 2026 20:27:57 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001548334/sh19-3-billion-appeal-for-drought-crisis Standard Digital Concern over management of Nairobi Food Certification Unit https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001548110/concern-over-management-of-nairobi-food-certification-unit Mon, 18 May 2026 14:41:24 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001548110/concern-over-management-of-nairobi-food-certification-unit Standard Digital Partial closure on Ngong road as KURA finalises Sh3.8 B junction mall viaduct https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001548033/partial-closure-on-ngong-road-as-kura-finalises-sh3-8-b-junction-mall-viaduct Sun, 17 May 2026 11:47:54 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001548033/partial-closure-on-ngong-road-as-kura-finalises-sh3-8-b-junction-mall-viaduct Standard Digital Four-month closure of Eldoret Road for Nairobi River Bridge works https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547536/four-month-closure-of-eldoret-road-for-nairobi-river-bridge-works Mon, 11 May 2026 10:58:13 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547536/four-month-closure-of-eldoret-road-for-nairobi-river-bridge-works Standard Digital 13 suspects arrested in Trans Nzoia gang crackdown https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547468/13-suspects-arrested-in-trans-nzoia-gang-crackdown Sun, 10 May 2026 13:56:23 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547468/13-suspects-arrested-in-trans-nzoia-gang-crackdown Standard Digital Detectives arrest 68-year-old woman, seize suspected narcotics in Nairobi https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547388/detectives-arrest-68-year-old-woman-seize-suspected-narcotics-in-nairobi Fri, 08 May 2026 22:38:27 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547388/detectives-arrest-68-year-old-woman-seize-suspected-narcotics-in-nairobi Standard Digital Body of missing five-year-old boy found in Nyamira tea plantation https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547387/body-of-missing-five-year-old-boy-found-in-nyamira-tea-plantation Fri, 08 May 2026 22:31:07 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547387/body-of-missing-five-year-old-boy-found-in-nyamira-tea-plantation Standard Digital Hope, doubt in Laikipia as decades-long road crisis nears resolution https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547385/hope-doubt-in-laikipia-as-decades-long-road-crisis-nears-resolution Fri, 08 May 2026 18:10:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547385/hope-doubt-in-laikipia-as-decades-long-road-crisis-nears-resolution Standard Digital Kenya Power official arrested over alleged Sh20,000 bribery scheme https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547255/kenya-power-official-arrested-over-alleged-sh20-000-bribery-scheme Thu, 07 May 2026 16:27:58 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001547255/kenya-power-official-arrested-over-alleged-sh20-000-bribery-scheme Standard Digital KMPDU raises alarm over security and staffing at Ishiara hospital https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545616/kmpdu-raises-alarm-over-security-and-staffing-at-ishiara-hospital Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:44:32 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545616/kmpdu-raises-alarm-over-security-and-staffing-at-ishiara-hospital Standard Digital Machakos County Government launches a youth empowerment programme https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545512/machakos-county-government-launches-a-youth-empowerment-programme Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545512/machakos-county-government-launches-a-youth-empowerment-programme Standard Digital IG orders recall of Ishiara OCS over Embu protest killings https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545498/ig-orders-recall-of-ishiara-ocs-over-embu-protest-killings Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:45:04 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545498/ig-orders-recall-of-ishiara-ocs-over-embu-protest-killings Standard Digital Schools showcase talent, life lessons at national drama festivals https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545310/schools-showcase-talent-life-lessons-at-national-drama-festivals Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:51:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545310/schools-showcase-talent-life-lessons-at-national-drama-festivals Standard Digital Bishop Kimengich tells government to stop the culture of goons https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545249/bishop-kimengich-tells-government-to-stop-the-culture-of-goons Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:01:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545249/bishop-kimengich-tells-government-to-stop-the-culture-of-goons Standard Digital ASAL farmers face massive losses as drought deepens, KEFFA pushes for special livestock fund https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545133/asal-farmers-face-massive-losses-as-drought-deepens-keffa-pushes-for-special-livestock-fund Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545133/asal-farmers-face-massive-losses-as-drought-deepens-keffa-pushes-for-special-livestock-fund Standard Digital Homa bay nurses call off strike after nine days https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544923/homa-bay-nurses-call-off-strike-after-nine-days Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:34:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544923/homa-bay-nurses-call-off-strike-after-nine-days Standard Digital Nairobi CBD road closures: What you need to know https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544910/nairobi-cbd-road-closures-what-you-need-to-know Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:22:30 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544910/nairobi-cbd-road-closures-what-you-need-to-know Standard Digital Sikri College for the Blind and Deaf Elevated to National Polytechnic https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544754/sikri-college-for-the-blind-and-deaf-elevated-to-national-polytechnic Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:36:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544754/sikri-college-for-the-blind-and-deaf-elevated-to-national-polytechnic Standard Digital Five counties in SHA fraud web as 12 hospitals shut amid probe https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544695/five-counties-in-sha-fraud-web-as-12-hospitals-shut-amid-probe Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:58:05 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544695/five-counties-in-sha-fraud-web-as-12-hospitals-shut-amid-probe Standard Digital Mudavadi defends cooperation framework between govt and Nairobi county https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544193/mudavadi-defends-cooperation-framework-between-govt-and-nairobi-county Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:51:43 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544193/mudavadi-defends-cooperation-framework-between-govt-and-nairobi-county Standard Digital 15 killed in crash on NyeriNyahururu Highway https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544113/15-killed-in-crash-on-nyerinyahururu-highway Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:02:41 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544113/15-killed-in-crash-on-nyerinyahururu-highway Standard Digital Sakaja defends riverbank evictions https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001543603/sakaja-defends-riverbank-evictions Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001543603/sakaja-defends-riverbank-evictions Standard Digital Standard Group, Mediamax journalists attacked amid fake ambulance scam coverage https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001543503/standard-group-mediamax-journalists-attacked-amid-fake-ambulance-scam-coverage Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:54:51 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001543503/standard-group-mediamax-journalists-attacked-amid-fake-ambulance-scam-coverage Standard Digital Sakaja directs round clock flood response plan https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001543189/sakaja-directs-round-clock-flood-response-plan Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:20:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001543189/sakaja-directs-round-clock-flood-response-plan Standard Digital Femicide cases expose deepening crisis of violence against women https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001542583/femicide-cases-expose-deepening-crisis-of-violence-against-women Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:24:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001542583/femicide-cases-expose-deepening-crisis-of-violence-against-women Standard Digital Bishop Kimengich: Heads to Mombasa after witnessing bandits' terror in Turkana and Marakwet https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001541971/bishop-kimengich-heads-to-mombasa-after-witnessing-bandits-terror-in-turkana-and-marakwet Sun, 01 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001541971/bishop-kimengich-heads-to-mombasa-after-witnessing-bandits-terror-in-turkana-and-marakwet Standard Digital