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Kenya's Bold Newspaper Sifuna, Osotsi removed from powerful Senate Committees https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553992/sifuna-osotsi-removed-from-powerful-senate-committees Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:22:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553992/sifuna-osotsi-removed-from-powerful-senate-committees Standard Digital Bitter exchanges expose infighting and tension in Ruto's cabinet https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553984/bitter-exchanges-expose-infighting-and-tension-in-ruto-s-cabinet Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:17:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553984/bitter-exchanges-expose-infighting-and-tension-in-ruto-s-cabinet Standard Digital Hits and misses of Gachagua's 45-day retreat https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553989/hits-and-misses-of-gachagua-s-45-day-retreat Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553989/hits-and-misses-of-gachagua-s-45-day-retreat Standard Digital Ruto concedes his re-election battle will not be easy https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553993/ruto-concedes-his-re-election-battle-will-not-be-easy Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:14:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553993/ruto-concedes-his-re-election-battle-will-not-be-easy Standard Digital Poisoned chalice: Why deputy presidents struggle to survive https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553994/poisoned-chalice-why-deputy-presidents-struggle-to-survive Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:12:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553994/poisoned-chalice-why-deputy-presidents-struggle-to-survive Standard Digital Murkomen, Wahome under fire for snubbing Senate summons https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553995/murkomen-wahome-under-fire-for-snubbing-senate-summons Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553995/murkomen-wahome-under-fire-for-snubbing-senate-summons Standard Digital The Sifuna crown: Have Gen Zs already found their presidential voice? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553929/the-sifuna-crown-have-gen-zs-already-found-their-presidential-voice Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:16:28 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553929/the-sifuna-crown-have-gen-zs-already-found-their-presidential-voice Standard Digital From shifting alliances to gathering storms: Ruto's delicate 2027 balancing act https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553922/from-shifting-alliances-to-gathering-storms-ruto-s-delicate-2027-balancing-act Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:20:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553922/from-shifting-alliances-to-gathering-storms-ruto-s-delicate-2027-balancing-act Standard Digital Stripped: Why Kindiki has lost key intergovernmental role to Mudavadi in Ruto's shake-up https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553890/stripped-why-kindiki-has-lost-key-intergovernmental-role-to-mudavadi-in-ruto-s-shake-up Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:20:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553890/stripped-why-kindiki-has-lost-key-intergovernmental-role-to-mudavadi-in-ruto-s-shake-up Standard Digital UDA women condemn political attacks, vow to support Ruto's re-election bid https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553894/uda-women-condemn-political-attacks-vow-to-support-ruto-s-re-election-bid Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:25:11 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553894/uda-women-condemn-political-attacks-vow-to-support-ruto-s-re-election-bid Standard Digital Kindiki: I will be Ruto's running mate in 2027 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553878/kindiki-i-will-be-ruto-s-running-mate-in-2027 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:20:58 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553878/kindiki-i-will-be-ruto-s-running-mate-in-2027 Standard Digital AG pushes for election law reforms to curb early campaigns https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553870/ag-pushes-for-election-law-reforms-to-curb-early-campaigns Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:49:30 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553870/ag-pushes-for-election-law-reforms-to-curb-early-campaigns Standard Digital 'You don't know me well': Rattled Ruto hits back at opposition https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553840/you-don-t-know-me-well-rattled-ruto-hits-back-at-opposition Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553840/you-don-t-know-me-well-rattled-ruto-hits-back-at-opposition Standard Digital Where is Kalonzo Musyoka? https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553836/where-is-kalonzo-musyoka Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553836/where-is-kalonzo-musyoka Standard Digital Reincarnation: Sifuna's rise fuels Raila successor debate https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553825/reincarnation-sifuna-s-rise-fuels-raila-successor-debate Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553825/reincarnation-sifuna-s-rise-fuels-raila-successor-debate Standard Digital Aladwa defends IG Kanja against Gachagua's criticism https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553850/aladwa-defends-ig-kanja-against-gachagua-s-criticism Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553850/aladwa-defends-ig-kanja-against-gachagua-s-criticism Standard Digital Sakaja: Political transfer season starts in November https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553849/sakaja-political-transfer-season-starts-in-november Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553849/sakaja-political-transfer-season-starts-in-november Standard Digital Peaceful Sifuna tour raises questions over recent wave of political rally disruptions https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553833/peaceful-sifuna-tour-raises-questions-over-recent-wave-of-political-rally-disruptions Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553833/peaceful-sifuna-tour-raises-questions-over-recent-wave-of-political-rally-disruptions Standard Digital Gachagua claims Ruto allies undermining Kindiki https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553852/gachagua-claims-ruto-allies-undermining-kindiki Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:36:48 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553852/gachagua-claims-ruto-allies-undermining-kindiki Standard Digital Duale defies NCIC, insists Gachagua must be summoned first https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553832/duale-defies-ncic-insists-gachagua-must-be-summoned-first Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:15:14 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553832/duale-defies-ncic-insists-gachagua-must-be-summoned-first Standard Digital Karua, Kalonzo, demands Duale's dismissal over incitement allegations https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553830/karua-kalonzo-demands-duale-s-dismissal-over-incitement-allegations Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:55:30 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553830/karua-kalonzo-demands-duale-s-dismissal-over-incitement-allegations Standard Digital Gachagua blames Ruto for BATUK's relocation to Tanzania https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553813/gachagua-blames-ruto-for-batuk-s-relocation-to-tanzania Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:18:43 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553813/gachagua-blames-ruto-for-batuk-s-relocation-to-tanzania Standard Digital Cherangany MP Patrick Simiyu joins Linda Mwananchi https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553801/cherangany-mp-patrick-simiyu-joins-linda-mwananchi Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:02:18 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553801/cherangany-mp-patrick-simiyu-joins-linda-mwananchi Standard Digital Gumo endorses Sifuna's intention for presidency https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553755/gumo-endorses-sifuna-s-intention-for-presidency Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553755/gumo-endorses-sifuna-s-intention-for-presidency Standard Digital Sifuna storm: New chapter in Kenya's political journey begins https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553754/sifuna-storm-new-chapter-in-kenya-s-political-journey-begins Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553754/sifuna-storm-new-chapter-in-kenya-s-political-journey-begins Standard Digital How Ruto's political miscalculations have created political monsters in Gachagua, Sifuna https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553747/how-ruto-s-political-miscalculations-have-created-political-monsters-in-gachagua-sifuna Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553747/how-ruto-s-political-miscalculations-have-created-political-monsters-in-gachagua-sifuna Standard Digital The rise and fall of Obado Sirkal https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553742/the-rise-and-fall-of-obado-sirkal Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553742/the-rise-and-fall-of-obado-sirkal Standard Digital Matiang'i warns of armed goons as 2027 campaigns loom https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553732/matiang-i-warns-of-armed-goons-as-2027-campaigns-loom Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:37:53 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553732/matiang-i-warns-of-armed-goons-as-2027-campaigns-loom Standard Digital Western on standstill as rival politicians scramble for Mulembe cake https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553692/western-on-standstill-as-rival-politicians-scramble-for-mulembe-cake Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553692/western-on-standstill-as-rival-politicians-scramble-for-mulembe-cake Standard Digital PS Omollo urges parents to shield children from crime https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553707/ps-omollo-urges-parents-to-shield-children-from-crime Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:17:41 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001553707/ps-omollo-urges-parents-to-shield-children-from-crime Standard Digital