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Kenya's Bold Newspaper Sleepy Lamu could be heart of East Africa's economic takeoff https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559296/sleepy-lamu-could-be-heart-of-east-africa-s-economic-takeoff Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:29:13 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559296/sleepy-lamu-could-be-heart-of-east-africa-s-economic-takeoff Standard Digital Fare thee well, Mr Walker, whose life was full of candour and valour https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559204/fare-thee-well-mr-walker-whose-life-was-full-of-candour-and-valour Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559204/fare-thee-well-mr-walker-whose-life-was-full-of-candour-and-valour Standard Digital Universities should rethink thesis writing in the age of AI https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559067/universities-should-rethink-thesis-writing-in-the-age-of-ai Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559067/universities-should-rethink-thesis-writing-in-the-age-of-ai Standard Digital Courtesy should not be just about money https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558999/courtesy-should-not-be-just-about-money Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558999/courtesy-should-not-be-just-about-money Standard Digital Greedy 'churchpreneurs' make the need for church regulation extremely urgent https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558905/greedy-churchpreneurs-make-the-need-for-church-regulation-extremely-urgent Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:10:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558905/greedy-churchpreneurs-make-the-need-for-church-regulation-extremely-urgent Standard Digital A strange plane at JKIA and the power of innovation https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558906/a-strange-plane-at-jkia-and-the-power-of-innovation Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558906/a-strange-plane-at-jkia-and-the-power-of-innovation Standard Digital Can Ruto honour history and, at the same time, scoff at it? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558757/can-ruto-honour-history-and-at-the-same-time-scoff-at-it Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558757/can-ruto-honour-history-and-at-the-same-time-scoff-at-it Standard Digital Beyond the GDP: What Kenya's hustle culture can learn from Tanzania https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558760/beyond-the-gdp-what-kenya-s-hustle-culture-can-learn-from-tanzania Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558760/beyond-the-gdp-what-kenya-s-hustle-culture-can-learn-from-tanzania Standard Digital How United Nations has failed Africa on stability and peace https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558773/how-united-nations-has-failed-africa-on-stability-and-peace Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:04:03 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558773/how-united-nations-has-failed-africa-on-stability-and-peace Standard Digital Letter from Murang'as famous Gatura, the home of microfinance banks https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558405/letter-from-murang-as-famous-gatura-the-home-of-microfinance-banks Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558405/letter-from-murang-as-famous-gatura-the-home-of-microfinance-banks Standard Digital Ruto's opponents using his insults as ammunition for counterattack https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558307/ruto-s-opponents-using-his-insults-as-ammunition-for-counterattack Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558307/ruto-s-opponents-using-his-insults-as-ammunition-for-counterattack Standard Digital What attracts foreigners to Kenya? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558315/what-attracts-foreigners-to-kenya Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558315/what-attracts-foreigners-to-kenya Standard Digital Gutteres' appointment of Kenyans to high UN offices good for our country https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558238/gutteres-appointment-of-kenyans-to-high-un-offices-good-for-our-country Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558238/gutteres-appointment-of-kenyans-to-high-un-offices-good-for-our-country Standard Digital Tame the egos: The elephant in the Opposition politics and the nightmare there in https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558175/tame-the-egos-the-elephant-in-the-opposition-politics-and-the-nightmare-there-in Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558175/tame-the-egos-the-elephant-in-the-opposition-politics-and-the-nightmare-there-in Standard Digital Why joining BRICS could be an appealing proposition for Kenya https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558180/why-joining-brics-could-be-an-appealing-proposition-for-kenya Sat, 19 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558180/why-joining-brics-could-be-an-appealing-proposition-for-kenya Standard Digital Foreign Agents Registration Bill must not be used to curb critics https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558168/foreign-agents-registration-bill-must-not-be-used-to-curb-critics Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:33:30 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558168/foreign-agents-registration-bill-must-not-be-used-to-curb-critics Standard Digital Why Maraga is getting carried away in the battle for headlines https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558153/why-maraga-is-getting-carried-away-in-the-battle-for-headlines Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558153/why-maraga-is-getting-carried-away-in-the-battle-for-headlines Standard Digital Slowing down folks on the expressway paves for way for healthy 'collections' https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558078/slowing-down-folks-on-the-expressway-paves-for-way-for-healthy-collections Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558078/slowing-down-folks-on-the-expressway-paves-for-way-for-healthy-collections Standard Digital As judgement draws nigh for Obado Co, it seems truth stranger than fiction https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558077/as-judgement-draws-nigh-for-obado-co-it-seems-truth-stranger-than-fiction Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558077/as-judgement-draws-nigh-for-obado-co-it-seems-truth-stranger-than-fiction Standard Digital The Nanyuki road is getting paved, on paper, but that won't stop you from getting stuck https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558079/the-nanyuki-road-is-getting-paved-on-paper-but-that-won-t-stop-you-from-getting-stuck Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558079/the-nanyuki-road-is-getting-paved-on-paper-but-that-won-t-stop-you-from-getting-stuck Standard Digital Why Sifuna has outshined other aspirants for top seat https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557938/why-sifuna-has-outshined-other-aspirants-for-top-seat Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557938/why-sifuna-has-outshined-other-aspirants-for-top-seat Standard Digital Brewed with love: Are traditional brews enjoying a renaissance? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557881/brewed-with-love-are-traditional-brews-enjoying-a-renaissance Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:43:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557881/brewed-with-love-are-traditional-brews-enjoying-a-renaissance Standard Digital Kenya must lead Africa's push for truly open skies https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557874/kenya-must-lead-africa-s-push-for-truly-open-skies Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557874/kenya-must-lead-africa-s-push-for-truly-open-skies Standard Digital Why trust should be the seventh factor of production https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557775/why-trust-should-be-the-seventh-factor-of-production Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557775/why-trust-should-be-the-seventh-factor-of-production Standard Digital Community organising gets boost after ruling on public participation https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557624/community-organising-gets-boost-after-ruling-on-public-participation Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557624/community-organising-gets-boost-after-ruling-on-public-participation Standard Digital Separating business and politics is a good idea in a democracy https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557622/separating-business-and-politics-is-a-good-idea-in-a-democracy Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:41:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557622/separating-business-and-politics-is-a-good-idea-in-a-democracy Standard Digital Parable of PLO's hammer-lifting mosquitoes, and professorial pecking order in Kisumu fete https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557495/parable-of-plo-s-hammer-lifting-mosquitoes-and-professorial-pecking-order-in-kisumu-fete Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557495/parable-of-plo-s-hammer-lifting-mosquitoes-and-professorial-pecking-order-in-kisumu-fete Standard Digital Politicians creating a monster by hiring jobless youths to cause violence https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557411/politicians-creating-a-monster-by-hiring-jobless-youths-to-cause-violence Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:23:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557411/politicians-creating-a-monster-by-hiring-jobless-youths-to-cause-violence Standard Digital The good old days, from big mugs in villages to five-star hotels https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557297/the-good-old-days-from-big-mugs-in-villages-to-five-star-hotels Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:10:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557297/the-good-old-days-from-big-mugs-in-villages-to-five-star-hotels Standard Digital Kenya's economic recovery needs continuity, not reckless political experimentation https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557308/kenya-s-economic-recovery-needs-continuity-not-reckless-political-experimentation Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001557308/kenya-s-economic-recovery-needs-continuity-not-reckless-political-experimentation Standard Digital