All systems go for 'Ms President'
The reality show, centred on cultivating women's leadership, has been airing on the Standard Media Group-owned KTN Home Channel every Thursday evening since June 30.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
All systems go for 'Ms President'
USIU-Africa set to train students on medicine making
A local university is spearheading a campaign to enhance the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals in Kenya.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
USIU-Africa set to train students on medicine making
600,000 Kenyan children out of school - Unicef
Girls' education remains under threat because of barriers such as poverty, early marriage, gender-based violence and backward cultural norms like prioritising boys' education.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
600,000 Kenyan children out of school - Unicef
Voters grappling with illegal voter transfer ask IEBC to act
According to IEBC regulations formulated in 2017, a transfer can only happen after a voter makes a formal request.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
Voters grappling with illegal voter transfer ask IEBC to act
Man wants Wajackoyah stopped from running for president
Peter Gichira, in a letter dated July 4, asked the commission to verify the state of Prof Wajackoyah's UK citizenship.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
Man wants Wajackoyah stopped from running for president
Networking app for campus students unveiled
The app allows you to start or join audio conversations and post questions on topics of interest with other campus students around the world.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
Networking app for campus students unveiled
Canadian minister visits Ms President Leadership Academy
The 50 contestants underwent an intensive 10-day leadership training programme ahead of official production of the show's second season.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
Canadian minister visits Ms President Leadership Academy
Government lifts ban on scrap metal and updates regulations
From next week, the scrap metal industry will be back to life after the lifting of a ban imposed in January.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
Government lifts ban on scrap metal and updates regulations
Government lifts ban on scrap metal and updates regulations
From next week, the scrap metal industry will be back to life after the lifting of a ban imposed in January.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
Government lifts ban on scrap metal and updates regulations
Political parties tribunal sets up 7 regional offices
CJ Koome announced that the Judiciary has decentralised the PPDT to seven regions in the country.
By Renee Were 1 year ago
Political parties tribunal sets up 7 regional offices
Scrap metal dealers protest against ban
Scrap metal dealers from across the country yesterday held a demonstration and appealed to the government to lift the ban on their trade.
By Renee Were 2 years ago
Scrap metal dealers protest against ban
Council of Governors seeks release of Sh148b funds held by Treasury
County governments have raised the alarm over continuous delay in disbursement of funds by the National Treasury.
By Renee Were 2 years ago
Council of Governors seeks release of Sh148b funds held by Treasury
School going children hardest hit by dry spell in Baringo
School children are among hundreds of people facing acute water shortage and starvation in Baringo County.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
School going children hardest hit by dry spell in Baringo
Starving nation: Horrifying face of misery as hunger and drought wreak havoc
The sun dances dizzily in the open skies as one heads to Chesakam in Tiaty, Baringo County.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Starving nation: Horrifying face of misery as hunger and drought wreak havoc
Bandits barricade roads despite IG Joseph Boinnet order
Armed bandits have barricaded all roads leading to the cattle rustling-prone areas of Baringo South.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
 Bandits barricade roads despite IG Joseph Boinnet order
Uproar as cartels edge out local farmers in Kimalel goat auction
Investigations by The Standard established that genuine peasant farmers were allegedly replaced by livestock traders and protected cartels.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Uproar as cartels edge out local farmers in Kimalel goat auction
15-year-old boy in Nakuru slits his cousin's throat over sugarcane
A 15-year-old boy has killed his cousin after an argument over sugarcane in Nakuru, police have said.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
15-year-old boy in Nakuru slits his cousin's throat over sugarcane
Peasant farmers protest as their goats are rejected at event presided over by DP Ruto
Farmers who attended yesterday's Kimalel goat auction accused its organisers of rejecting animals supplied by peasants in preference for those supplied by politically-connected individuals.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Peasant farmers protest as their goats are rejected at event presided over by DP Ruto
Woman dies and body left lying on hospital floor
A woman died Wednesday at the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital as inexperienced nurses who were recently recruited tried to save her life.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Woman dies and body left lying on hospital floor
Poor Baringo boy admitted to Alliance High appeals for help
Maiywa Kipkirui Bedan is more than a village champion.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Poor Baringo boy admitted to Alliance High appeals for help
Police lorry busted ferrying donkeys to slaughterhouse
Police officers have been battling cattle rustlers in Baringo County for several years now.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Police lorry busted ferrying donkeys to slaughterhouse
Gideon Moi asks Uhuru to write off Rift Valley farmers’ huge loans
Kanu chairman Gideon Moi has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to write off huge debts owed by Rift Valley farmers.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Gideon Moi asks Uhuru to write off Rift Valley farmers’ huge loans
Hospital managers order patients with unpaid bills locked in wards as strike continues
Fourteen patients have been locked up inside hospital wards at Kabarnet County Hospital.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Hospital managers order patients with unpaid bills locked in wards as strike continues
Security camps everywhere, but no peace for residents
When 21 police officers were slaughtered in Kasarani Plains in Kapedo Baringo County, exactly three years after a similar assault had been directed at security officers, the Government – for the first time in the country’s history – deployed the military to pursue bandits behind the assault.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Security camps everywhere, but no peace for residents
Inside the valley of death – and biting sting of State inaction
The succession of plains and undulating hills and ravines from Samburu to Kerio Valley makes for one of the most scenic swathes of Kenya’s landscape and yet, tragically, one of the most dangerous terrains, too.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Inside the valley of death – and biting sting of State inaction
Jubilation as Moi Kabarak emerges top again
There was jubilation at Moi Primary School Kabarak, Nakuru after the school registered an excellent performance in this year's KCPE exam.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Jubilation as Moi Kabarak emerges top again
Sirma now supports DP Ruto, wants back his Eldama Ravine seat
The return of former Cabinet Minister Musa Sirma to Deputy President William Ruto's political camp has complicated re-election bid for Eldama Ravine MP Moses Lessonet.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Sirma now supports DP Ruto, wants back his Eldama Ravine seat
Moi tells off Kanu critics in Rift Valley
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi yesterday dismissed Kanu’s critics in the Rift Valley as more than 10 members of Baringo County Assembly pledged support for the Kanu National Chairman ahead of the General Election.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Moi tells off Kanu critics in Rift Valley
KCSE exams delayed as cattle rustlers shoot at police car
Panic gripped three schools in Kerio Valley after armed bandits fired at a police vehicle ferrying exam materials.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
KCSE exams delayed as cattle rustlers shoot at police car
Kabarak University lauded for competitive courses
Speaking at Kabarak University in Nakuru, Standard Group Managing Director, Print, Francis Munywoki, hailed the introduction of a school of health sciences by the university, saying the medical courses offered were in high demand across the region.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Kabarak University lauded for competitive courses
Chemolingot residents want stalled projects completed before 2017
The construction of North Rift Technical Institute, which began in 2014, ground to a halt and the contractor has since left the site, leaving the education project in suspense.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Chemolingot residents want stalled projects completed before 2017
Kanu calls for probe on IFMIS sourcing
Kanu Secretary General Nick Salat wants the sourcing of the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS) investigated.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Kanu calls for probe on IFMIS sourcing
Politicians skip Kerio Valley peace meeting
Political leaders from Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet counties Thursday snubbed a peace meeting organised by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC).
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Politicians skip Kerio Valley peace meeting
Great-grandmother among this year's KCPE candidates
A 71-year-old great-grandmother is among the candidates sitting the 2016 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Great-grandmother among this year's KCPE candidates
DP Ruto cornered as locals demand school bus, roads
There was drama in Sigoro village, Baringo County, when residents put Deputy President William Ruto under pressure to buy a bus for a local school.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
DP Ruto cornered as locals demand school bus, roads
Leave IEBC alone, politicians told
The outgoing electoral agency commissioners have called on politicians to stop interfering with the operations of the commission.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Leave IEBC alone, politicians told
Parents of girls killed in car crash cry for justice
Parents of two girls who died in a car accident have accused the police of frustrating their quest for justice.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Parents of girls killed in car crash cry for justice
Keep politics out of IEBC, say outgoing commissioners
The outgoing IEBC members have urged politicians to stop interfering with the agency's operations 10 months to next year's General Election
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Keep politics out of IEBC, say outgoing commissioners
Kisanana Health Centre where patients buy paraffin lamps
If there is one facility that represents everything that is wrong with devolved health services, it has to be Kisanana Health Centre.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Kisanana Health Centre where patients buy paraffin lamps
Residents protest DP Ruto's choice of new varsity location
Wrangles surrounding the establishment of the first ever public university in Baringo have taken a new twist, weeks after Deputy President William Ruto proposed another venue.
By Vincent Mabatuk 7 years ago
Residents protest DP Ruto's choice of new varsity location