×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Truth Without Fear
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now
×
The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and international interest.
  • Standard Group Plc HQ Office,
  • The Standard Group Center,Mombasa Road.
  • P.O Box 30080-00100,Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Telephone number: 0203222111, 0719012111
  • Email: corporate@standardmedia.co.ke

Premium
How will next President govern after seemingly violent 2027 poll?

A confident incumbent does not cut across the country daily, shelling his competitors with angry political invective. He knows his performance speaks for him.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-10-04 09:14:00
Ogot not only argued the case for African historiography but also contributed to the archive through prolific writing based on his new canon.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-09-27 08:30:00
People’s frustration with the incumbent is assumed to be an unconditional endorsement of whoever assembles an outfit that calls itself the alternative.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-09-20 10:00:00
Everything seems to circle back to anxiety over next year’s election. Panic is becoming palpable.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-09-06 10:00:00
Dolly Parton's mother made her a coat from pieces of cloth because there wasn’t money for anything better, and she wore it proudly as a tribute to the love that went into each stitch.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-08-30 10:37:21
Opposition chiefs could spend a whole year demonstrating that the mood in the country is awesomely against  President William Ruto’s re-election, but still go on to lose next year’s election to him.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-08-30 06:00:00
Goons in Kenya are steadily acquiring the capacity to decide when to be violent in the public space and to exercise legitimate violence.
By Barack Muluka 2026-08-23 11:42:01
Dreams are magnificent because they are unrestrained by reality. But they are not necessarily visions. A vision comes with obligations.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-08-16 10:20:00
When the incumbent is spending so much vocal and mental energy on attacking a retired president, all is certainly not well.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-08-16 08:21:00
Sifuna must transform his triumphant moment into a national movement. If not, the season will only be remembered as the flash in the pan that his detractors yearn for.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-08-02 09:00:00
Kalonzo has been framed and defamed as someone who could sneak to State House during the night, to hunt with State predators, only to run with the antelopes in the bush during the day. 
By Barrack Muluka 2026-08-02 09:00:00
Like most African presidents, Ruto speaks the language of politics. He does not speak the language of social ethics and values. This is where the problem begins and ends.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-08-02 08:55:00