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Why more Kenyans are choosing adoption over buying pets

More Kenyans are increasingly finding companionship in adopted pets as urban shelters report rising demand and a steady shift away from buying animals.
By David Njaaga 2026-05-11 16:32:00
Kenya’s falling birth rate reflects shifting economic pressures, changing gender roles, and rising costs that are reshaping family structures, relationships, and long-term population trends.
By Kenyatta Otieno 2026-04-24 10:04:40
Sextortion is quietly locking vulnerable Kenyans out of opportunities, replacing merit with coercion across industries.
By Manuel Ntoyai 2026-04-17 11:30:00
How Kenya quietly fell out of love with the local bar! The great nightlife shift. Why Kenyans are abandoning bars for cars, other private spaces
By Mike Kihaki 2026-04-17 11:30:00
Musicians from Samburu County have turned to music and dance as an innovative strategy to attract Generation Z voters.
By Michael Saitoti 2026-04-13 12:00:57
 Counselling psychologist and family therapist Nicoleta Mungai argues this also has something to do with responsibility, adding that nowadays some men prefer being kept by women.
By Manuel Ntoyai And Ann Wairimu 2026-04-10 12:00:00
The show aims to prepare women for future leadership and governance roles.
By Stevens Muendo
May. 23, 2022
My family tells me that I can’t marry him because of our religious differences. My father said he’ll disown me if I continue with this relationship.
By Winfrey Owino
May. 22, 2022
The first two years of my marriage were blissful. The subsequent ones have had mixed experiences.
By Winfrey Owino
May. 15, 2022
A young woman has written to The Standard saying she is ready to settle down but only meets men who are not ready.
By Winfrey Owino
May. 8, 2022
I am 43 but my 37-year-old boyfriend is hitting on my 22-year-old daughter.
By Winfrey Owino
May. 1, 2022
Nancy recently discovered that my husband of seven years was married before and that he’s been in an on-and-off relationship with his ex-wife.
By Winfrey Owino
Apr. 24, 2022