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.
Activist Bonface Mwangi at Wilson Airport on after arriving back from Tanzania on May 22, 2025 [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]
As Kenya marked Madaraka Day — a celebration of self-rule and civil liberty, lobby groups mount pressure on government over the continued detention of Rose Njeri, a software developer and civic activist, calls for her release.
Njeri was arrested Friday for developing an online tool that enables citizens to formally object to the contentious Finance Bill 2025.
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