×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - 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: [email protected]

Premium
How Treasury is edging out 'mama mboga' for banks

Kenya’s increased reliance on local borrowing is raising concerns that it is crowding out businesses and households from accessing credit, potentially slowing economic growth.
By Macharia Kamau 2026-04-06 16:00:00
China has unveiled a detailed plan to integrate Kenyan producers into its high-tech industrial chains.
By Brian Ngugi 2026-04-04 14:51:00
Tier one lender Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) shares could rise nearly a quarter over the next 12 months
By Brian Ngugi 2026-04-04 14:36:00
President William Ruto’s administration has reduced the share of its external debt denominated in US dollars to the lowest level on record.
By Brian Ngugi 2026-04-04 06:00:00
The government is planning tighter regulations to streamline Kenya’s multi-billion-shilling tea sector and protect more than 800,000 farmers from exploitation.
By Boniface Gikandi 2026-04-03 16:46:00
Kenya’s tourism earnings hit a record Sh500 billion in 2025, signalling strong recovery and growth despite recent shocks, including Gen-Z protests and the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Esther Dianah 2026-04-03 15:50:00
Youth and women groups in Kakamega County are increasingly turning to avocado farming as a viable income stream
By Mary Imenza and Benard Lusigi 2026-04-03 12:55:00
How a self- taught artist is transforming cooking through a portable kitchen innovation in Thika Town .
By Silas Nyamweya 2026-04-03 11:31:12
Appearing before the parliamentary committee on Public Petitions, KTDA Acting CEO Engineer Francis Miano stated that the Chemosit project is currently 51 per cent complete.
By Daniel Kariuki 2026-04-02 12:56:26
HF Group reported a 40 per cent rise in net profit for the year ended December 2025, driven by higher interest income
By Brian Ngugi 2026-04-02 06:00:00
Among the key measures proposed is the auditing of trips undertaken by Sacco boards.
By Mate Tongola 2026-04-01 17:44:46
Kenyans will now be able to file their taxes through WhatsApp in a new innovation by the taxman that targets five million fillings this year
By Graham Kajilwa 2026-04-01 16:40:01