An obstetrician and KOGS chairman argues that healthcare systems should prioritize accountability mechanisms over punitive approaches when maternal deaths occur, drawing on personal experience of managing an unexpected death during routine Caesarean delivery.
3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Police in Samburu County have intercepted a vehicle carrying suspected counterfeit alcoholic products following an intelligence-led operation at a roadblock. The vehicle is being held at Maralal Police Station while agencies verify the products as part of a wider crackdown on counterfeit alcohol distribution.
5 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's public debt reached Sh13.120.87 trillion as of end-June, representing 68.5 per cent of GDP and exceeding the 55 per cent legal ceiling, while President Ruto claims his administration has slowed borrowing and stabilised the economy, a claim contradicted by Treasury data and warnings from fiscal watchdogs and the International Monetary Fund about rising refinancing pressures.
10 hours ago · The Standard →
The family of late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has announced plans for an inclusive first anniversary commemoration of his death on October 15, 2025. A committee chaired by Prof. Adams Oloo is coordinating activities to allow supporters to mourn and celebrate him.
5 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
At the 10th memorial of late Maasai leader William Ole Ntimama, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi called for Ruto's peaceful re-election while Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku urged the Maa community to back the President to secure its interests, with the event focused on Ntimama's decades-long campaign for Maasai land rights and political representation.
10 hours ago · The Standard →
Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana and his wife, Deputy Government Spokesperson Mwanaisha Chidzuga, are mourning the death of their last-born daughter, Amal Mghoi Mungatana, who died on Sunday at Gertrude's Children's Hospital in Muthaiga. Amal had experienced health issues since birth and received treatment in Kenya and abroad.
14 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Prof Isabella Oyier, Head of the Biosciences Department at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and Professor of Molecular Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, was appointed Deputy Director (Kilifi) of the KWTRP in May this year. She credits passion and support from mentors as key drivers in her scientific career.
10 hours ago · The Standard →
Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku claims that soda ash manufacturer Tata Chemicals owes the county government Ksh.13 billion in unpaid land rates, and says a court has confirmed the county's right to collect rent for the land where the company operates in the Magadi area. This comes after President William Ruto ordered the company to leave Kenya on September 3 over allegations of unlawful operations and failure to benefit the local community.
14 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna held a large procession through Nairobi on Sunday as part of his Linda Mwananchi movement, declaring his readiness to become Kenya's sixth President and signaling his emergence as an opposition force ahead of the 2027 General Election.
10 hours ago · The Standard →
The Controller of Budget has raised concerns over the National Treasury's misuse of Article 223 of the Constitution to access billions from the Consolidated Fund for routine, day-to-day office operations, contrary to law, according to her National Government Budget Implementation Review Report for the 2025/26 financial year.
10 hours ago · The Standard →
A Standard opinion piece compares US President Trump and Kenyan President Ruto, arguing both leaders follow a pattern of unchecked authority that erodes moral standards and accountability, invoking Lord Acton's principle that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto is pursuing an aggressive strategy to recruit opposition leaders to his re-election campaign while working to undermine his opponents.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Central Bank of Kenya has cautioned commercial banks against using artificial intelligence to reject or approve loans. Kenyan banks have increasingly embedded AI into operations, with one tier-one lender using machine learning models to approve mobile loans at a rate of Sh1.5 billion a day.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →