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Kenya's Bold Newspaper Gachagua moots for a zero borrowing budget https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549606/gachagua-moots-for-a-zero-borrowing-budget Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549606/gachagua-moots-for-a-zero-borrowing-budget Standard Digital Gachagua: Reject 2026-27 budget, it will strain households and businesses https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549593/gachagua-reject-2026-27-budget-it-will-strain-households-and-businesses Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:21:18 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549593/gachagua-reject-2026-27-budget-it-will-strain-households-and-businesses Standard Digital Matiang'i backs talks for opposition presidential candidate https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549561/matiang-i-backs-talks-for-opposition-presidential-candidate Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:51:07 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549561/matiang-i-backs-talks-for-opposition-presidential-candidate Standard Digital Luanda MP Maungu replaces Wamboka as PIC chair https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549552/luanda-mp-maungu-replaces-wamboka-as-pic-chair Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:06:01 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549552/luanda-mp-maungu-replaces-wamboka-as-pic-chair Standard Digital Ebola facility targets to wipe out Mt Kenya community, claims Gachagua https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549541/ebola-facility-targets-to-wipe-out-mt-kenya-community-claims-gachagua Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:16:09 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549541/ebola-facility-targets-to-wipe-out-mt-kenya-community-claims-gachagua Standard Digital Disability leaders demand Cabinet post ahead of 2027 election https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549533/disability-leaders-demand-cabinet-post-ahead-of-2027-election Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:48:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549533/disability-leaders-demand-cabinet-post-ahead-of-2027-election Standard Digital Ruto's pet projects to gobble up lion's share of Sh4.8 trillion budget https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549475/ruto-s-pet-projects-to-gobble-up-lion-s-share-of-sh4-8-trillion-budget Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:37:03 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549475/ruto-s-pet-projects-to-gobble-up-lion-s-share-of-sh4-8-trillion-budget Standard Digital United Opposition to field one candidate in Ol Kalou by-election https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549418/united-opposition-to-field-one-candidate-in-ol-kalou-by-election Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:42:16 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549418/united-opposition-to-field-one-candidate-in-ol-kalou-by-election Standard Digital Party hopping rocks political outfits ahead of polls https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549339/party-hopping-rocks-political-outfits-ahead-of-polls Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549339/party-hopping-rocks-political-outfits-ahead-of-polls Standard Digital Internal wrangles threaten to bring down Gachagua's house https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549224/internal-wrangles-threaten-to-bring-down-gachagua-s-house Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:32:20 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549224/internal-wrangles-threaten-to-bring-down-gachagua-s-house Standard Digital ODM's desperation: Oburu says he is ready to quit if supporters think he is divisive https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549190/odm-s-desperation-oburu-says-he-is-ready-to-quit-if-supporters-think-he-is-divisive Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549190/odm-s-desperation-oburu-says-he-is-ready-to-quit-if-supporters-think-he-is-divisive Standard Digital Ruto dismisses opposition, vows easy victory in 2027 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549193/ruto-dismisses-opposition-vows-easy-victory-in-2027 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549193/ruto-dismisses-opposition-vows-easy-victory-in-2027 Standard Digital Linda Mwananchi leaders court Kalonzo in Machakos tour https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549180/linda-mwananchi-leaders-court-kalonzo-in-machakos-tour Sun, 31 May 2026 18:06:42 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549180/linda-mwananchi-leaders-court-kalonzo-in-machakos-tour Standard Digital Opposition leaders fault govt over school safety failures https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549165/opposition-leaders-fault-govt-over-school-safety-failures Sun, 31 May 2026 16:15:38 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549165/opposition-leaders-fault-govt-over-school-safety-failures Standard Digital ODM's moment of reckoning: Why Kisumu rally will test party unity https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549140/odm-s-moment-of-reckoning-why-kisumu-rally-will-test-party-unity Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549140/odm-s-moment-of-reckoning-why-kisumu-rally-will-test-party-unity Standard Digital House committees changes signal broad-based coalition's headache https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549142/house-committees-changes-signal-broad-based-coalition-s-headache Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549142/house-committees-changes-signal-broad-based-coalition-s-headache Standard Digital The Gachagua- Methu vs Malala Nyoro tug of war https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549125/the-gachagua-methu-vs-malala-nyoro-tug-of-war Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549125/the-gachagua-methu-vs-malala-nyoro-tug-of-war Standard Digital Case declines to kick out Wetang'ula as speaker https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549074/case-declines-to-kick-out-wetang-ula-as-speaker Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549074/case-declines-to-kick-out-wetang-ula-as-speaker Standard Digital Kadu Asili faults Ruto over Coast projects https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549075/kadu-asili-faults-ruto-over-coast-projects Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549075/kadu-asili-faults-ruto-over-coast-projects Standard Digital Why Ruto allies are abandoning UDA ahead of 2027 Polls https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549021/why-ruto-allies-are-abandoning-uda-ahead-of-2027-polls Fri, 29 May 2026 12:18:33 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549021/why-ruto-allies-are-abandoning-uda-ahead-of-2027-polls Standard Digital Jubilee youths tell UDA MPs to confront Ruto, not Hassan Omar https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549020/jubilee-youths-tell-uda-mps-to-confront-ruto-not-hassan-omar Fri, 29 May 2026 11:59:10 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001549020/jubilee-youths-tell-uda-mps-to-confront-ruto-not-hassan-omar Standard Digital Escalating factional rivalries cast shadow over ODM's future https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548979/escalating-factional-rivalries-cast-shadow-over-odm-s-future Fri, 29 May 2026 08:21:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548979/escalating-factional-rivalries-cast-shadow-over-odm-s-future Standard Digital God will decide 2027, Ruto tells a nation on edge https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548943/god-will-decide-2027-ruto-tells-a-nation-on-edge Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:23 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548943/god-will-decide-2027-ruto-tells-a-nation-on-edge Standard Digital Kalonzo demands urgent action on school fires after Utumishi Girls tragedy https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548921/kalonzo-demands-urgent-action-on-school-fires-after-utumishi-girls-tragedy Thu, 28 May 2026 10:46:29 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548921/kalonzo-demands-urgent-action-on-school-fires-after-utumishi-girls-tragedy Standard Digital Hypocrisy at prayer breakfast as politicians spare insults for rivals https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548896/hypocrisy-at-prayer-breakfast-as-politicians-spare-insults-for-rivals Thu, 28 May 2026 08:45:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548896/hypocrisy-at-prayer-breakfast-as-politicians-spare-insults-for-rivals Standard Digital Uhuru faces Ruto in court over Sh16b Jubilee funding arrears https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548903/uhuru-faces-ruto-in-court-over-sh16b-jubilee-funding-arrears Thu, 28 May 2026 08:45:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548903/uhuru-faces-ruto-in-court-over-sh16b-jubilee-funding-arrears Standard Digital No end in sight to former President, UDA war of words https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548904/no-end-in-sight-to-former-president-uda-war-of-words Thu, 28 May 2026 08:45:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548904/no-end-in-sight-to-former-president-uda-war-of-words Standard Digital Gachagua warns of ethnic politics, rising insecurity countrywide https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548833/gachagua-warns-of-ethnic-politics-rising-insecurity-countrywide Wed, 27 May 2026 10:02:38 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548833/gachagua-warns-of-ethnic-politics-rising-insecurity-countrywide Standard Digital Hassan Omar: From rights defender to Ruto's hawkish ally https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548811/hassan-omar-from-rights-defender-to-ruto-s-hawkish-ally Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548811/hassan-omar-from-rights-defender-to-ruto-s-hawkish-ally Standard Digital Ruto allies beat drums of war as NCIC sits on the fence https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548796/ruto-allies-beat-drums-of-war-as-ncic-sits-on-the-fence Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001548796/ruto-allies-beat-drums-of-war-as-ncic-sits-on-the-fence Standard Digital