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Kenya's Bold Newspaper Why we're blind fans of village political parties https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549628/why-we-re-blind-fans-of-village-political-parties Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:20:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549628/why-we-re-blind-fans-of-village-political-parties Standard Digital How politicised public service and toothless Parliament have failed us https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549614/how-politicised-public-service-and-toothless-parliament-have-failed-us Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549614/how-politicised-public-service-and-toothless-parliament-have-failed-us Standard Digital Our refugee response must embrace green economy https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549627/our-refugee-response-must-embrace-green-economy Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549627/our-refugee-response-must-embrace-green-economy Standard Digital Day Kenya chose its own stories over English literary tradition https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549625/day-kenya-chose-its-own-stories-over-english-literary-tradition Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549625/day-kenya-chose-its-own-stories-over-english-literary-tradition Standard Digital How smartphones and textbooks squeezed out the popular novel https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549624/how-smartphones-and-textbooks-squeezed-out-the-popular-novel Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549624/how-smartphones-and-textbooks-squeezed-out-the-popular-novel Standard Digital Teenagers, rebellion and the power of telling their stories https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549623/teenagers-rebellion-and-the-power-of-telling-their-stories Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549623/teenagers-rebellion-and-the-power-of-telling-their-stories Standard Digital Sewage is telling us secrets we can no longer ignore https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549620/sewage-is-telling-us-secrets-we-can-no-longer-ignore Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549620/sewage-is-telling-us-secrets-we-can-no-longer-ignore Standard Digital It's shameful for the government to ignore the cries of Kenyans abused abroad https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549505/it-s-shameful-for-the-government-to-ignore-the-cries-of-kenyans-abused-abroad Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549505/it-s-shameful-for-the-government-to-ignore-the-cries-of-kenyans-abused-abroad Standard Digital Why Kenya should push on with its nuclear ambition https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549507/why-kenya-should-push-on-with-its-nuclear-ambition Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549507/why-kenya-should-push-on-with-its-nuclear-ambition Standard Digital Changing police culture is more important than creating new police units https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549504/changing-police-culture-is-more-important-than-creating-new-police-units Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549504/changing-police-culture-is-more-important-than-creating-new-police-units Standard Digital Ebola and the American fear factor... https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549522/ebola-and-the-american-fear-factor Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:05:33 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549522/ebola-and-the-american-fear-factor Standard Digital Iran has legal authority to manage the Strait of Hormuz https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549442/iran-has-legal-authority-to-manage-the-strait-of-hormuz Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549442/iran-has-legal-authority-to-manage-the-strait-of-hormuz Standard Digital Taking care of staff welfare is key to success of institutions https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549438/taking-care-of-staff-welfare-is-key-to-success-of-institutions Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549438/taking-care-of-staff-welfare-is-key-to-success-of-institutions Standard Digital Radically reform boarding schools or abolish them https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549436/radically-reform-boarding-schools-or-abolish-them Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549436/radically-reform-boarding-schools-or-abolish-them Standard Digital Planned US Ebola quarantine centre a typical case of ethical dumping https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549426/planned-us-ebola-quarantine-centre-a-typical-case-of-ethical-dumping Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549426/planned-us-ebola-quarantine-centre-a-typical-case-of-ethical-dumping Standard Digital Kenya risks losing a generation unless it confronts the rise of nicotine products https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549468/kenya-risks-losing-a-generation-unless-it-confronts-the-rise-of-nicotine-products Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:14:53 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549468/kenya-risks-losing-a-generation-unless-it-confronts-the-rise-of-nicotine-products Standard Digital Of Wajir Madaraka and the painted road https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549467/of-wajir-madaraka-and-the-painted-road Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:58:29 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549467/of-wajir-madaraka-and-the-painted-road Standard Digital US Ebola facility plan carries more reputational risk for Kenya https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549365/us-ebola-facility-plan-carries-more-reputational-risk-for-kenya Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549365/us-ebola-facility-plan-carries-more-reputational-risk-for-kenya Standard Digital Utumishi tragedy: The important conversation we must have https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549334/utumishi-tragedy-the-important-conversation-we-must-have Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:31:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549334/utumishi-tragedy-the-important-conversation-we-must-have Standard Digital Nairobi's growing security challenges deserve special police unit https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549332/nairobi-s-growing-security-challenges-deserve-special-police-unit Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549332/nairobi-s-growing-security-challenges-deserve-special-police-unit Standard Digital After the Kilifi scare, security personnel must never again take President's safety for granted https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549348/after-the-kilifi-scare-security-personnel-must-never-again-take-president-s-safety-for-granted Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:31:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549348/after-the-kilifi-scare-security-personnel-must-never-again-take-president-s-safety-for-granted Standard Digital Letter from Mogadishu: Concern as piracy picks up off Somalia coast https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549304/letter-from-mogadishu-concern-as-piracy-picks-up-off-somalia-coast Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:46:27 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549304/letter-from-mogadishu-concern-as-piracy-picks-up-off-somalia-coast Standard Digital How many more children must lose before action is taken? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549244/how-many-more-children-must-lose-before-action-is-taken Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549244/how-many-more-children-must-lose-before-action-is-taken Standard Digital Middle East Crisis Is a Wake-Up Call for Intra-African Trade 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Kenya's place in new global energy order https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549220/minerals-could-decide-kenya-s-place-in-new-global-energy-order Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:09:47 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549220/minerals-could-decide-kenya-s-place-in-new-global-energy-order Standard Digital Open letter to Aden Duale: Mental health is Kenya's silent emergency https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549219/open-letter-to-aden-duale-mental-health-is-kenya-s-silent-emergency Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:01:02 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549219/open-letter-to-aden-duale-mental-health-is-kenya-s-silent-emergency Standard Digital Presidential safety: Questions security team must answer https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549215/presidential-safety-questions-security-team-must-answer Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:44:53 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549215/presidential-safety-questions-security-team-must-answer Standard Digital Housing projects: Sort out basic needs first https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549214/housing-projects-sort-out-basic-needs-first Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:34:39 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001549214/housing-projects-sort-out-basic-needs-first Standard Digital