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Murkomen isn't nosing around for goons who are on the run, they'll eventually get back home https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001546121/murkomen-isn-t-nosing-around-for-goons-who-are-on-the-run-they-ll-eventually-get-back-home Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001546121/murkomen-isn-t-nosing-around-for-goons-who-are-on-the-run-they-ll-eventually-get-back-home Standard Digital
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Folk in Mutara wait for service when Kenya Power end their drama https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001546118/folk-in-mutara-wait-for-service-when-kenya-power-end-their-drama Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001546118/folk-in-mutara-wait-for-service-when-kenya-power-end-their-drama Standard Digital
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Ruto's state house hits 'first world' status as rest of country floods https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001546120/ruto-s-state-house-hits-first-world-status-as-rest-of-country-floods Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001546120/ruto-s-state-house-hits-first-world-status-as-rest-of-country-floods Standard Digital
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Leaders out to extract political capital from fuel crisis https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545935/leaders-out-to-extract-political-capital-from-fuel-crisis Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:01:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545935/leaders-out-to-extract-political-capital-from-fuel-crisis Standard Digital
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The golden age of pork is nigh and unstoppable https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545918/the-golden-age-of-pork-is-nigh-and-unstoppable Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545918/the-golden-age-of-pork-is-nigh-and-unstoppable Standard Digital
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Kenya has no shortage of alternative tourist attractions https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545855/kenya-has-no-shortage-of-alternative-tourist-attractions Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545855/kenya-has-no-shortage-of-alternative-tourist-attractions Standard Digital
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There's more to fuel prices than meets the eye https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545735/there-s-more-to-fuel-prices-than-meets-the-eye Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545735/there-s-more-to-fuel-prices-than-meets-the-eye Standard Digital
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Rising dementia cases call for noble, cohesive response plan https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545674/rising-dementia-cases-call-for-noble-cohesive-response-plan Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:27:30 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545674/rising-dementia-cases-call-for-noble-cohesive-response-plan Standard Digital
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How Uganda's new bill could backfire on its economy https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545644/how-uganda-s-new-bill-could-backfire-on-its-economy Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:02:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545644/how-uganda-s-new-bill-could-backfire-on-its-economy Standard Digital
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Karma comes calling, fuelling a crisis Ruto can't easily surmount https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545577/karma-comes-calling-fuelling-a-crisis-ruto-can-t-easily-surmount Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545577/karma-comes-calling-fuelling-a-crisis-ruto-can-t-easily-surmount Standard Digital
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IMF to Kenya: Truth shall set you free, but it doesn't mean freedom from yoke https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545578/imf-to-kenya-truth-shall-set-you-free-but-it-doesn-t-mean-freedom-from-yoke Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545578/imf-to-kenya-truth-shall-set-you-free-but-it-doesn-t-mean-freedom-from-yoke Standard Digital
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What Opposition should do besides criticising government https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545453/what-opposition-should-do-besides-criticising-government Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545453/what-opposition-should-do-besides-criticising-government Standard Digital
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2027 General Election and the return of ethnic nationalism https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545358/2027-general-election-and-the-return-of-ethnic-nationalism Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:45:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545358/2027-general-election-and-the-return-of-ethnic-nationalism Standard Digital
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Thika Road Ads: Firms never waste a good crisis https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545376/thika-road-ads-firms-never-waste-a-good-crisis Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545376/thika-road-ads-firms-never-waste-a-good-crisis Standard Digital
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Why Nyandarua's uniqueness makes it enigma of devolution https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545341/why-nyandarua-s-uniqueness-makes-it-enigma-of-devolution Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:26:49 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545341/why-nyandarua-s-uniqueness-makes-it-enigma-of-devolution Standard Digital
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Look closely at your current and aspiring leaders ahead of 2027 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545244/look-closely-at-your-current-and-aspiring-leaders-ahead-of-2027 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545244/look-closely-at-your-current-and-aspiring-leaders-ahead-of-2027 Standard Digital
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Inside William Ruto's-Raila succession plan https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545180/inside-william-ruto-s-raila-succession-plan Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545180/inside-william-ruto-s-raila-succession-plan Standard Digital
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Ol Kalou fallout reveals protocol cracks, bruises presidency image https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545148/ol-kalou-fallout-reveals-protocol-cracks-bruises-presidency-image Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545148/ol-kalou-fallout-reveals-protocol-cracks-bruises-presidency-image Standard Digital
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Kenya's freedoms requires constant defence, not laxity https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545094/kenya-s-freedoms-requires-constant-defence-not-laxity Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:59:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545094/kenya-s-freedoms-requires-constant-defence-not-laxity Standard Digital
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Political violence signals troubled road to the 2027 General Election https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545078/political-violence-signals-troubled-road-to-the-2027-general-election Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001545078/political-violence-signals-troubled-road-to-the-2027-general-election Standard Digital
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If we can't face up to the truth in schools' theatre, how about eating cake and having it? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544970/if-we-can-t-face-up-to-the-truth-in-schools-theatre-how-about-eating-cake-and-having-it Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544970/if-we-can-t-face-up-to-the-truth-in-schools-theatre-how-about-eating-cake-and-having-it Standard Digital
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Riggy G skins Prezzo Ruto at foot of Mt Kenya, then lays his scalp out to dry https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544966/riggy-g-skins-prezzo-ruto-at-foot-of-mt-kenya-then-lays-his-scalp-out-to-dry Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544966/riggy-g-skins-prezzo-ruto-at-foot-of-mt-kenya-then-lays-his-scalp-out-to-dry Standard Digital
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Survival tales in the plains of Kajiado, and the making of the new metropoles https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544972/survival-tales-in-the-plains-of-kajiado-and-the-making-of-the-new-metropoles Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544972/survival-tales-in-the-plains-of-kajiado-and-the-making-of-the-new-metropoles Standard Digital
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Increasing political antagonism could push Kenya to the brink https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544865/increasing-political-antagonism-could-push-kenya-to-the-brink Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544865/increasing-political-antagonism-could-push-kenya-to-the-brink Standard Digital
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Ease funding red tape to grow local enterprises https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544704/ease-funding-red-tape-to-grow-local-enterprises Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544704/ease-funding-red-tape-to-grow-local-enterprises Standard Digital
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Kenya, like other countries, has many religions and a scarcity of faith https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544660/kenya-like-other-countries-has-many-religions-and-a-scarcity-of-faith Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544660/kenya-like-other-countries-has-many-religions-and-a-scarcity-of-faith Standard Digital
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Time to race to the moon, not countryside this Easter holiday https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544609/time-to-race-to-the-moon-not-countryside-this-easter-holiday Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544609/time-to-race-to-the-moon-not-countryside-this-easter-holiday Standard Digital
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Ticking clock to 2027 elections fuels pressure on Ruto's presidency https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544614/ticking-clock-to-2027-elections-fuels-pressure-on-ruto-s-presidency Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544614/ticking-clock-to-2027-elections-fuels-pressure-on-ruto-s-presidency Standard Digital
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When systems turn: What Tuju's case says about power in Kenya https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544601/when-systems-turn-what-tuju-s-case-says-about-power-in-kenya Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544601/when-systems-turn-what-tuju-s-case-says-about-power-in-kenya Standard Digital
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Major poultry diseases and their control https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544567/major-poultry-diseases-and-their-control Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:19:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001544567/major-poultry-diseases-and-their-control Standard Digital