Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:00:26 +0300 The Standard Columnists https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/columnists.php en-us The Standard Group PLC. Standard Digital RSS Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:00:26 +0300 10 The Standard Columnists https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/columnists.php https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/assets/images/logo.png Standardmedia.co.ke We deliver breaking news from across Kenya and the globe and information on the latest top stories, business, sports and entertainment headlines. Follow the news as it happens through: special reports, videos, audio, photo gallerie and many more. Kenya's Bold Newspaper Leaders to blame for global trust deficit and declining multilateralism https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560855/leaders-to-blame-for-global-trust-deficit-and-declining-multilateralism Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560855/leaders-to-blame-for-global-trust-deficit-and-declining-multilateralism Standard Digital Kenya's education illusion: Why our system needs a total rewrite https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560805/kenya-s-education-illusion-why-our-system-needs-a-total-rewrite Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:25:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560805/kenya-s-education-illusion-why-our-system-needs-a-total-rewrite Standard Digital Better have an illiterate leader than a looter https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560803/better-have-an-illiterate-leader-than-a-looter Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560803/better-have-an-illiterate-leader-than-a-looter Standard Digital Public office is about service to nation, not a political debt https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560802/public-office-is-about-service-to-nation-not-a-political-debt Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:20:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560802/public-office-is-about-service-to-nation-not-a-political-debt Standard Digital Of double standards and dark shadows; hypocrisy shaping 2027 presidential race https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560777/of-double-standards-and-dark-shadows-hypocrisy-shaping-2027-presidential-race Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560777/of-double-standards-and-dark-shadows-hypocrisy-shaping-2027-presidential-race Standard Digital The irony of honouring freedom heroes while silencing dissent https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560789/the-irony-of-honouring-freedom-heroes-while-silencing-dissent Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560789/the-irony-of-honouring-freedom-heroes-while-silencing-dissent Standard Digital Honour CBA with lecturers for genuine varsity education https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560790/honour-cba-with-lecturers-for-genuine-varsity-education Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:48:19 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560790/honour-cba-with-lecturers-for-genuine-varsity-education Standard Digital How trust deficit fuels Ebola conspiracy theories https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560737/how-trust-deficit-fuels-ebola-conspiracy-theories Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:25:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560737/how-trust-deficit-fuels-ebola-conspiracy-theories Standard Digital Translation and the unsung heroes of our languages https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560707/translation-and-the-unsung-heroes-of-our-languages Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:10:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560707/translation-and-the-unsung-heroes-of-our-languages Standard Digital We hosted sick Americans in Laikipia, now they're keeping off to avoid Ebola https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560667/we-hosted-sick-americans-in-laikipia-now-they-re-keeping-off-to-avoid-ebola Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560667/we-hosted-sick-americans-in-laikipia-now-they-re-keeping-off-to-avoid-ebola Standard Digital The usual suspects stole the rains and are likely, yet again, to get away... https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560671/the-usual-suspects-stole-the-rains-and-are-likely-yet-again-to-get-away Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560671/the-usual-suspects-stole-the-rains-and-are-likely-yet-again-to-get-away Standard Digital MP Passaris turns 'sexty two' and her bosom 'baddie' Millie can't stay calm https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560669/mp-passaris-turns-sexty-two-and-her-bosom-baddie-millie-can-t-stay-calm Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560669/mp-passaris-turns-sexty-two-and-her-bosom-baddie-millie-can-t-stay-calm Standard Digital It's time we romanticised our tea, just like Ethiopian coffee https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560524/it-s-time-we-romanticised-our-tea-just-like-ethiopian-coffee Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:52:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560524/it-s-time-we-romanticised-our-tea-just-like-ethiopian-coffee Standard Digital Mashujaa Day: Heroes are feted but their stories quickly forgotten https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560454/mashujaa-day-heroes-are-feted-but-their-stories-quickly-forgotten Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560454/mashujaa-day-heroes-are-feted-but-their-stories-quickly-forgotten Standard Digital A preview of Kenya's education and some quiet reflections https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560457/a-preview-of-kenya-s-education-and-some-quiet-reflections Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560457/a-preview-of-kenya-s-education-and-some-quiet-reflections Standard Digital President's angry outbursts and why he is his own worst enemy https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560451/president-s-angry-outbursts-and-why-he-is-his-own-worst-enemy Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560451/president-s-angry-outbursts-and-why-he-is-his-own-worst-enemy Standard Digital What the 2026 Nobels teach us about patience and progress https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560448/what-the-2026-nobels-teach-us-about-patience-and-progress Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:34:17 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560448/what-the-2026-nobels-teach-us-about-patience-and-progress Standard Digital Ignoring critical thinking academic disciplines a 'recipe for disaster' https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560388/ignoring-critical-thinking-academic-disciplines-a-recipe-for-disaster Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560388/ignoring-critical-thinking-academic-disciplines-a-recipe-for-disaster Standard Digital Mr President, answer Sifuna's argument without insults https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560343/mr-president-answer-sifuna-s-argument-without-insults Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560343/mr-president-answer-sifuna-s-argument-without-insults Standard Digital Kenyans have a right to question the President's mental wellbeing https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560342/kenyans-have-a-right-to-question-the-president-s-mental-wellbeing Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:21:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560342/kenyans-have-a-right-to-question-the-president-s-mental-wellbeing Standard Digital The reckoning: Ruto's fury, Uhuru's gamble and Gen Z's political awakening https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560321/the-reckoning-ruto-s-fury-uhuru-s-gamble-and-gen-z-s-political-awakening Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560321/the-reckoning-ruto-s-fury-uhuru-s-gamble-and-gen-z-s-political-awakening Standard Digital Raila's life was Kenya's struggle for dignity written in blood and flesh https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560292/raila-s-life-was-kenya-s-struggle-for-dignity-written-in-blood-and-flesh Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:15:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560292/raila-s-life-was-kenya-s-struggle-for-dignity-written-in-blood-and-flesh Standard Digital Beyond politics, Raila Odinga was the 'welder' who held Kenya together https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560140/beyond-politics-raila-odinga-was-the-welder-who-held-kenya-together Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:06:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560140/beyond-politics-raila-odinga-was-the-welder-who-held-kenya-together Standard Digital From whence comes such another? Why Winnie Odinga is the natural heir https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560141/from-whence-comes-such-another-why-winnie-odinga-is-the-natural-heir Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560141/from-whence-comes-such-another-why-winnie-odinga-is-the-natural-heir Standard Digital Why Ruto is losing the plot ahead of 2027 elections https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560066/why-ruto-is-losing-the-plot-ahead-of-2027-elections Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560066/why-ruto-is-losing-the-plot-ahead-of-2027-elections Standard Digital Quickmart IPO: Who is next? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559978/quickmart-ipo-who-is-next Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559978/quickmart-ipo-who-is-next Standard Digital The presidency is way out of reach for Mudavadi, Wetang'ula https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559980/the-presidency-is-way-out-of-reach-for-mudavadi-wetang-ula Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:20:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559980/the-presidency-is-way-out-of-reach-for-mudavadi-wetang-ula Standard Digital Why fast-rising Poland has set its sights on Kenya and Africa at large https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559945/why-fast-rising-poland-has-set-its-sights-on-kenya-and-africa-at-large Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559945/why-fast-rising-poland-has-set-its-sights-on-kenya-and-africa-at-large Standard Digital Optics tell it all: Why William Ruto looks tell of a desperate politician https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559847/optics-tell-it-all-why-william-ruto-looks-tell-of-a-desperate-politician Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559847/optics-tell-it-all-why-william-ruto-looks-tell-of-a-desperate-politician Standard Digital Coffin politics: Is Ruto's love for departed Raila genuine? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559852/coffin-politics-is-ruto-s-love-for-departed-raila-genuine Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559852/coffin-politics-is-ruto-s-love-for-departed-raila-genuine Standard Digital