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Standard On Saturday

Gideon wasn’t summoned or questioned, say DCI officials

Senator argues that the article has tainted his reputation as an honest state officer and business person

By Standard on Saturday Team 4 years ago

Gideon wasn’t summoned or questioned, say DCI officials

No straight ‘A’ in Coast region’s national schools

No straight ‘A’ in Coast region’s national schools

By Standard on Saturday Team 4 years ago

Screaming and fighting, governor makes it hard for arresting officers

Screaming and fighting, governor makes it hard for arresting officers

By The standard on saturday team 4 years ago

Claims of rigging in favour of Al Ghurair stalked process for over a year

Claims of rigging in favour of Al Ghurair stalked process for over a year

By Standard on Saturday Team 6 years ago

Tributes flow as Nyeri County mourns

"Words cannot convey the magnitude of this loss," the President said. He commended the governor's accomplishments in infrastructural development and his contribution to reforms in the coffee sector.

By Standard on Saturday Team 7 years ago

Tributes flow as Nyeri County mourns

Ruto boxed in as Kanu moves to stake claim on Rift Valley voters

Kanu’s decision to work with Jubilee Party (JP) has been received with both excitement and caution as the country watches how Deputy President William Ruto will navigate around the new challenge.

By Standard on Saturday Team 7 years ago

Ruto boxed in as Kanu moves to stake claim on Rift Valley voters

Raila Odinga: For peace, polls must be fair

CORD leader Raila Odinga has said only a free and fair election will bring a lasting peace in the country.

By Standard on Saturday Team 7 years ago

Raila Odinga: For peace, polls must be fair

Opposition in secret plot for an ‘all inclusive’ grand alliance

Opposition leaders are crafting an ‘inclusive’ grand alliance modeled along the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) of 2002 in a bid to defeat Jubilee at the 2017 General Election.

By Standard on Saturday Team 7 years ago

Opposition in secret plot for an ‘all inclusive’ grand alliance

Secrets of Raila’s super alliance against Uhuru for 2017 polls

The Opposition is plotting to ambush President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Alliance with a united front comprising leaders from all regions in the 2017 elections.

By Standard on Saturday Team 7 years ago

Secrets of Raila’s super alliance against Uhuru for 2017 polls

Top Coast students reveal secrets of success in KCPE

Muhammad Hassan of Aga Khan Primary School in Mombasa was the second best student in the region with 423 marks.

By The standard on saturday team 7 years ago

Top Coast students reveal secrets of success in KCPE

Delegates’ row threatens to mar Jubilee launch

Jostling for delegates’ slots threatens to divide the ruling Jubilee coalition ahead of the grand convention in two weeks.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM 7 years ago

Delegates’ row threatens to mar Jubilee launch

World champion Kiyeng triumphs in Oslo

Asbel Kiprop and Faith Kipyegon padded their Diamond Race leads with convincing victories in their respective Dream Miles at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games on Thursday

By The standard on saturday team 7 years ago

World champion Kiyeng triumphs in Oslo

Christians seek divine ‘help’ against runaway corruption and insecurity

Christians marked Good Friday by seeking divine intervention against challenges facing the country.

By The standard on saturday team 8 years ago

Christians seek divine ‘help’ against runaway corruption and insecurity

Stampede at Kenyatta University as Moi Varsity students riot

Thirty-eight Kenyatta University students were injured in a stampede following a scuffle.

By The standard on saturday team 8 years ago

Stampede at Kenyatta University as Moi Varsity students riot

I’m not a poor man and my wealth is legal, says Tunoi

Embattled Supreme Court Judge Justice Philip Tunoi has rubbished allegations that he acquired 180 acres of land recently.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM 8 years ago

I’m not a poor man and my wealth is legal, says Tunoi

It's been a great journey, Tunoi says as he waits to face tribunal

Justice Philip KiptooTunoi is arguably one of Kenya’s longest serving judges, rising from a junior judge to serving in the highest court in the land.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM 8 years ago

It's been a great journey, Tunoi says as he waits to face tribunal

Do not give Musau Ndunda money, schools ordered

It is now official. Schools should not remit money to the Kenya National Parents Association (Knap).

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM 8 years ago

Do not give Musau Ndunda money, schools ordered

Mama Sarah Obama consoles K'ogelo residents

Residents of K’ogelo are disappointed at reports indicating that US President Barack Obama will not visit his ‘ancestral home’, after all.

By The standard on saturday team 8 years ago

Mama Sarah Obama consoles K'ogelo residents

NYS land probe sent EACC bosses packing

Persistent infighting and protection of powerful individuals, in government and the Opposition, implicated in land grabbing and corruption, led to the disintegration of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), The Standard on Saturday can authoritatively reveal.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM 8 years ago

NYS land probe sent EACC bosses packing

Did detectives ignore first alert over National Youth Service scam?

Details of the crooked manner in which six companies in collusion with suppliers and procurement officers went to load millions of shillings in procuring fictitious goods and services have emerged.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM 8 years ago

Did detectives ignore first alert over National Youth Service scam?

Leaders accuse MPs of malice in rejection of Uhuru nominee

Members of Parliament who shot down President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nominee for Secretary to the Cabinet came under scathing attack from within and outside the National Assembly, exposing deep divisions in the governing coalition and the Opposition.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM 8 years ago

Leaders accuse MPs of malice in rejection of Uhuru nominee

Cheers and jeers over Uhuru Kenyatta’s secret list

There were mixed reactions following the handing over of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s secret list of top public officials to the Speakers of the National Assembly Justin Muturi and the Senate Ekwe Ethuro.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM 9 years ago

Cheers and jeers over Uhuru Kenyatta’s secret list

NYS Sh8.1b good for skills development, CS Rotich says

The National Youth Service is set to become a key skilled personnel development institution following the allocation of Sh8.1 billion in the 2014/15 national budget unveiled on Thursday.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY REPORTER 9 years ago

NYS Sh8.1b good for skills development, CS Rotich says

Lessons for local game from World Cup

The World Cup, which started in Brazil on Thursday, has gripped the social fabric of virtually every nation around the world.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY EDITORIAL 9 years ago

Lessons for local game from World Cup

Strategies needed to address key challenges

Kenya has laid a solid plan that will see the country define its economic path in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY EDITORIAL 9 years ago

Strategies needed to address key challenges

Uhuru takes battle with CORD to Raila’s backyard

President Uhuru Kenyatta is today expected to take Jubilee’s war with the opposition to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s Nyanza backyard, capping a week of fierce exchanges and political tensions between the two leaders.

By Standard on Saturday reporters 9 years ago

Uhuru takes battle with CORD to Raila’s backyard

Leaders ferry supporters to Uhuru Park

Thousands of CORD supporters arrived in Nairobi yesterday for the homecoming party for Raila Odinga, while others are expected today.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY REPORTERS 9 years ago

Leaders ferry supporters to Uhuru Park

MOA chairman calls for unity against repressive regulations

Newly elected Media Owners Association (MOA) chairman Sam Shollei, has called upon players in the media to fight laws that hurt the industry.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY Reporter 9 years ago

MOA chairman calls for unity against repressive regulations

Serem: We have not asked civil servants to take pay cuts

Salaries and Remuneration Commission chairperson Sarah Serem has assured civil servants that their salaries would not be slashed as a way of managing the public wage bill.

By The Standard on Saturday 10 years ago

Serem: We have not asked civil servants to take pay cuts

Ensure due diligence in laptop project

The much-awaited laptops for schools tender has been awarded, setting off the Jubilee coalition’s ambitious project promised during last year’s election campaigns.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY 10 years ago

Ensure due diligence in laptop project

Rugby Sevens team must now step up their game

Anxiety is mounting among the rugby fraternity, with the Kenya National Sevens team once again dropping to the Bowl of the Wellington leg of the International Rugby Board series.

By STANDARD ON SATURDAY 10 years ago

Rugby Sevens team must now step up their game

Fake lecturer who conned farmers still on the run a year later

More than 30 farmers from Kakamega and Vihiga counties are counting heavy losses after being defrauded of hundreds of thousands of shillings they paid to acquire heifers.

By By THE STANDARD ON SATURDAY REPORTER 10 years ago

Fake lecturer who conned farmers still on the run a year later

Operators hike fares as night travel ban bites

Thousands of travellers are stranded in Mombasa and other coastal towns following the ban on night travel.

By Standard on Saturday team 10 years ago

Operators hike fares as night travel ban bites

GNU, URP candidates retain seats in ward polls

A GNU candidate proved he was really the people’s choice when he was voted back to the Meru County Assembly in Igoji West Ward during Thursday’s by-election.

By STANDARD on SATURDAY TEAM 10 years ago

GNU, URP candidates retain seats in ward polls

Striking MCAs have let voters down

The suspension of sittings in numerous county assemblies is not only unfortunate, but also smacks off greed and selfishness.

By Standard on Saturday 10 years ago

Striking MCAs have let voters down

Mutua has shown the way with a clear vision

The art of leadership can be a minefield. You have to learn to navigate the porous road to prosperity and empower your subjects.

By Standard on Saturday 10 years ago

Mutua has shown the way with a clear vision

Clerics must unite against ‘gospel’ of death

The time has come for Kenya to stop burying its proverbial head in the sand regarding the potential risk posed by sporadic inter-faith tensions.

By Standard on Saturday 10 years ago

Clerics must unite against ‘gospel’ of death

Now let Senators, MPs be guided by the law

It would seem the Senate has had the last laugh following yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that the National Assembly erred by bypassing the Upper House while passing the Division of Revenue Act.

By Standard on Saturday 10 years ago

Now let Senators, MPs be guided by the law

Tension as climate of hate festers in Eastleigh Estate

The climate of hate festering in Nairobi’s Eastleigh Estate is clear from one woman’s account of an alleged gang rape at the hands of three city police officers.

By - STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM and AGENCIES 10 years ago

Tension as climate of hate festers in Eastleigh Estate

Extortion a major motive in attacks on refugees

Extortion is a major motive in attacks on refugees living in Nairobi, a report by advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) concludes.

By - STANDARD ON SATURDAY TEAM and AGENCIES 10 years ago

Extortion a major motive in attacks on refugees

Plot against Moi by Mboya killers

Was there a plot to kill Vice-President Daniel arap Moi in February 1975?

By By Standard on Saturday Team 10 years ago

Plot against Moi by Mboya killers

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