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What you should know before borrowing cash from Hustlers Fund

President William Ruto launched the Hustlers Fund on November 30, 2022 in Nairobi.

By Brian Okoth 17 hrs ago

What you should know before borrowing cash from Hustlers Fund

How to access Hustlers Fund

How to access Hustlers Fund

By Stephanie Wangari 18 hrs ago

Explainer: What it would take to impeach CS Moses Kuria

Explainer: What it would take to impeach CS Moses Kuria

By Amos Mabinda 8 days ago

Why Mugo wa Wairimu will serve 29 years despite magistrate's 33-year sentence

Why Mugo wa Wairimu will serve 29 years despite magistrate's 33-year sentence

By Winfrey Owino 9 days ago

Kenya has three licensed CRBs— Metropol Corporation, TransUnion and Creditinfo International.

By Patrick Alushula 14 days ago

How CRB works

Intrigues that make the COP27 negotiations

Strategy. Alignment. Tension. Emotions. Power play. These are the ingredients that make the Conference of Parties (COP) negotiations.

By Carole Kimutai 14 days ago

Intrigues that make the COP27 negotiations

What's happening at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX?

The imploding cryptocurrency trading firm FTX is now short billions of dollars after experiencing the crypto equivalent of a bank run.

By AP 15 days ago

What's happening at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX?

What you need to know about Kenya's drought

National Drought Management Authority says the number of counties in the drought alarm phase has risen from 10 to 14.

By Winfrey Owino 15 days ago

What you need to know about Kenya's drought

Russia's war, climate among vexing issues at G20

President Joe Biden and other leaders of the Group of 20 top economies will have the chance to discuss the world’s most pressing problems at their summit in Bali, Indonesia.

By AP 15 days ago

Russia's war, climate among vexing issues at G20

All you need to know about the ongoing COP27 in Egypt

The COP27 climate summit in Egypt brings together tens of thousands of participants to discuss efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and ways to cope with a changing climate.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 22 days ago

All you need to know about the ongoing COP27 in Egypt

Profile: Japhet Koome, Inspector General nominee

Japhet Koome, if approved by Parliament, will replace Hillary Mutyambai as the Inspector-General of Police. He was nominated by President William Ruto on Tuesday, September 27.

By Standard Checkpoint 22 days ago

Qatar's vast wealth helps it host FIFA World Cup

Fantastically wealthy from oil and gas revenues, Qatar has spent $6.5 billion on building eight World Cup stadia.

By AP 24 days ago

Qatar's vast wealth helps it host FIFA World Cup

What is beatification? How the Catholic church determines the path to sainthood

On November 5, 2022, the Catholic Church will formally recognise Sister Maria Carola Cechin as 'Blessed'. The Italian-born nun spent two decades serving in Kenya.

By The Conversation 26 days ago

What is beatification? How the Catholic church determines the path to sainthood

Inside Sh1 trillion that makes Safaricom the top taxpayer

Safaricom has consistently been awarded as a top KRA taxpayer. Here’s how much they give to the government in duties, taxes and fees.

By Standard Checkpoint 29 days ago

Inside Sh1 trillion that makes Safaricom the top taxpayer

Timeline of billionaire Elon Musk's bid to control Twitter

On October 4, Elon Musk reversed himself and offered to honour his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion — a deal he had spent the previous several months trying to wriggle out of.

By Associated Press 1 month ago

Timeline of billionaire Elon Musk's bid to control Twitter

Why Mudavadi did not lift Bible during swearing-in as Prime CS

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi did not lift the Bible during his swearing-in on Thursday, October 27.

By David Njaaga 1 month ago

Why Mudavadi did not lift Bible during swearing-in as Prime CS

What you should know about 5G

5G is the fifth-generation mobile network, a new global wireless standard designed to connect virtually everyone and everything including machines, objects and devices.

By Sara Okuoro 1 month ago

What you should know about 5G

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's Cabinet

Nairobi Governor Johson Sakaja has unveiled a list of the county's Cabinet nominees

By Pkemoi Ng’enoh 1 month ago

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's Cabinet

What awaits Ruto cabinet secretaries in actualising hustler dream

Here's what awaits President William Ruto's cabinet secretaries in actualising Kenya Kwanza's hustler dream.

By Standard Checkpoint 1 month ago

What awaits Ruto cabinet secretaries in actualising hustler dream

Who is Penina Malonza?

Profile of Peninah Malonza, who is the Tourism Cabinet Secretary Nominee

By Standard Checkpoint 1 month ago

Who is Penina Malonza?

EXPLAINER: Why the British public is not choosing its leader

Since 1922, all of Britain’s 20 prime ministers have come from either the Labour Party or the Conservative Party.

By Associated Press 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Why the British public is not choosing its leader

Day 5 of vetting: Profiles of CS nominees

Vetting of CS nominees day 5: Simon Chelugui, Salim Mvurya, Florence Bore and Mercy Wanjau appear before the committee.

By Standard Checkpoint 1 month ago

Day 5 of vetting: Profiles of CS nominees

Day 4 of vetting: Profiles of CS nominees

Vetting of CS nominees day 4: Mithika Linturi, Eliud Owalo, Ezekiel Machogu, Ababu Namwamba and Rebecca Miano appear before the committee.

By Standard Checkpoint 1 month ago

Day 4 of vetting: Profiles of CS nominees

Killer drones vie for supremacy over Ukraine

Russia using Irani-supplied Shahed drones to a devastating effect in the war with Ukraine

By AP 1 month ago

Killer drones vie for supremacy over Ukraine

Day 3 of vetting: Profiles of CS nominees

Vetting of CS nominees enters day three with Kipchumba Murkomen, Roselinda Soipan Tuya, Penina Malonza, Zacharia Mwangi Njeru and Susan Nakhumicha Wafula appearing before the committee

By Standard Checkpoint 1 month ago

Day 3 of vetting: Profiles of CS nominees

Day 2 of vetting: Profiles of CS nominees

Parliament CS nominees vetting timetable: Mudavadi, Duale, Wahome, Mutua on Monday; Kindiki, Jumwa, Kuria on Tuesday, October 18; Murkomen on Wednesday.

By Standard Checkpoint 1 month ago

Day 2 of vetting: Profiles of CS nominees

Profiles of cabinest secretaries nominees

Here's a profile of president William Ruto's nominees who will be vetted on Monday, October 17.

By Standard Checkpoint 1 month ago

Profiles of cabinest secretaries nominees

Profiles of President Ruto appointees

Profiles of President William Ruto appointees

By Amos Mabinda 1 month ago

Profiles of President Ruto appointees