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Audio By VocalizeGraduands during the Nairobi National Polytechnic graduation on September 18, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kenya’s universities are facing mounting pressure to maintain the quality of teaching and student support as enrolment grows much faster than academic st …
Universities student numbers surge against staffThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeReachle Mwihaki and Brigitte Gathoni of Githurai Thailand Boxing Club in action. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kenya will take part in the Elite Men World Boxing Championships to be held in Dubai on December 3-13. …
Kenya seek to impress at World Boxing ChampionshipsThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize800 Club Afrique’s Leachim Adams is tackled by Mean Machine players during their Christie Sevens match at RFUEA Grounds yesterday. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Menengai Oilers, Kabras Sugar and KCB Rugby Club booked their places in the quarter-finals of the Christie …
Oilers, Kabras and KCB storm into Christie Sevens quartersThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeACK Chepsaita’s Eric Kimeli and Ezekiel Kibungei attempt to block Matiliku High School’s John Kyalo (centre). [Jonah Onyango, Standard] After bagging silver at this year’s National Term Two games, ACK Chepsaita are now keen to excel at the 2026 East Africa games …
School games: Newbies ACK Chepsaita eye memorable East Africa debutThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeHighway Secondary School’s Ryan Ehenzo jumps over Stephens Ouma of St Mary’s Yala during Kenya Secondary School Term 2 games at M-pesa Foundation Academy yesterday. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] After three days of gruelling encounters, the battle is now down to the …
School games: Clash of titans as last four fight for East Africa slotsThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeKakamega School's James Mulwa challenge Isaac Buluhu of Tumaini High School in the Kenya Secondary School Term 2 football match on August 4, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] A classic western Kenya football rivalry will take centre stage on Thursday after Kakamega …
Green Commandos, St. Mary's Yala Set for 'School Mashemeji Derby' in KSSSA National football finalThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeTranszoia County’s Andersen High School celebrate after beating Bukokholi Girls. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Novices Chesamisi Boys Senior School and Matiliku Boys yesterday stormed the semi-finals of the 2026 Kenya Secondary Schools National Term Two games current …
School games: Chesamisi and Matiliku cruise to nationals semisThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeKPA’s Abraham Kiplagat (left) challenges Timon Kimutai and Dennis Ireke of Prisons Kenya at the net finishing in the third place 3-2 at the Mozzart Kenya Cup on July 26, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]. …
Kenya Pipeline beat KCB and reclaim 2026 Mozzart Kenya Cup titleThe Standard
IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon addresses the Press on the Ol Kalou by-election in Nairobi on July 14, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is facing renewed scrutiny and criticism over its handling of the forthcoming Ol Kalou …
IEBC under fire over alleged double standards in Ol Kalou by-electionThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeUpper Hill School’s Joseph Mwita and Elisha Sabato of Olympic in action during the match at Jamhuri Senior School in Nairobi on July 11, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Nairobi Region boys’ football defending champions Highway Senior School will on Sunday battle …
Champs Highway face off with Upper Hill in Nairobi finalKenya's universities added 78,719 students in 2025, bringing total enrolment to 707,150, but academic staff grew by only 1,051 lecturers. Public chartered universities saw their academic staff decline while student-to-staff ratios worsened significantly, raising concerns about teaching quality and mentorship capacity.
21 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's universities added 78,719 students in 2025, bringing total enrolment to 707,150, but academic staff grew by only 1,051 lecturers. Public chartered universities saw their academic staff decline while student-to-staff ratios worsened significantly, raising concerns about teaching quality and mentorship capacity.
21 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya will compete in the Elite Men World Boxing Championships in Dubai (December 3–13) after disappointing results in four international assignments this year, including the World Cup events in Brazil and China, the Commonwealth Games, and the Eurasian Dauria Cup in Russia. The national coach, Musa Benjamin, says the team will use league championship results from Kisumu in November and Nanyuki in December to select boxers for the global championships.
17 September 2026 · The Standard →
Menengai Oilers, Kabras Sugar, and KCB Rugby Club won their opening two matches at the Christie Sevens at RFUEA Grounds and advanced to the quarter-finals. KCB leads the 2026 SportPesa National Sevens Circuit standings by six points over Kabras and needs only to reach the semi-finals today to secure the national title.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
ACK Chepsaita, after winning silver at the National Term Two games, will make their debut at the 2026 East Africa games in Morogoro, Tanzania, competing in boys' volleyball alongside national champions Chesamisi Boys and bronze medallists Matiliku Boys. Coach Boniface Kiplimo, drawing on his 2023 experience with Andersen Mixed, says his squad is ready and has recovered key players who were injured at nationals.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's secondary school football semi-finals are underway, with four teams—Menengai, Kakamega School, St Mary's Yala, and Takaba—competing for spots in tomorrow's final and tickets to the regional FEASSA tournament in Morogoro, Tanzania. Menengai faces Kakamega School at 11 am, while St Mary's Yala plays Takaba in the other semi-final.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kakamega High School and St. Mary's School Yala have qualified for the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association National Term Two Games football final in Thika. The matchup, dubbed the "school Mashemeji Derby," features two of Kenya's most successful football programmes competing after dominant group stage campaigns.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
Chesamisi Boys Senior School and Matiliku Boys advanced to the semi-finals of the 2026 Kenya Secondary Schools National Term Two games at Mpesa Foundation Academy in Thika after securing second consecutive victories in Group B. Chesamisi beat Moi Forces Academy 25-13, 25-10, 25-11, while Matiliku defeated Ruthimitu Mixed 25-22, 25-23, 25-21.
4 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Pipeline Corporation defeated KCB Bank 3-2 in the Women's Final of the 2026 Mozzart Kenya Cup, winning sets 21-25, 25-12, 25-21, 23-25, 15-11 at Kasarani Indoor Arena on Sunday to reclaim the title.
26 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is under scrutiny over its alleged application of double standards in handling the forthcoming Ol Kalou by-election.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Nairobi Region boys' football defending champions Highway Senior School will face Upper Hill in a final at Jamhuri Senior School on Sunday, with the winner earning a ticket to this year's National Term Two games. Highway beat Starehe Boys Centre 1-0 and Upper Hill dismissed Olympic 1-0 in semi-finals.
12 July 2026 · The Standard →
A wave of abductions and enforced disappearances targeting government critics has reignited fears across Kenya, with some victims resurfacing bearing signs of torture while others remain missing or living in fear.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
Self-employed artisans and informal traders in Nairobi have criticized Finance Minister Mbadi's Sh4.8 trillion budget, calling it a plan for the elite with insufficient measures to address the high cost of living facing ordinary Kenyans.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
Observers have criticized Finance Minister Mbadi's Sh4.8 trillion budget as favoring the elite and lacking deliberate plans to cushion ordinary Kenyans from high cost of living.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
Former KHU Men's Premier League champions Western Jaguars rallied from 2-0 down to beat USIU-A Mashujaa 4-2 at Eregi Teachers Training College, while Scorpions drew with Lakers in the KHU Women's Premier League.
7 June 2026 · The Standard →
Strathmore University Swords defeated Stanbic Aces 75-60 in a Kenya Basketball Federation Women's Premier League match at Nyayo Gymnasium on Saturday, strengthening their chances of finishing in the top five of the regular season.
7 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Police Bullets won the 2025-2026 FKF Women's Premier League title with 52 points, extending their championship run to three consecutive years, while Ulinzi Starlets finished second with 47 points and Gideon Starlets were relegated alongside Kisumu Allstarlets and Kisped Queens.
19 May 2026 · The Standard →
Lawmakers have criticised a proposal by the IEBC to increase the 2027 general election budget by Sh13.1 billion, bringing the total election budget to Sh74 billion.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Wildlife Service has stepped up surveillance operations following reports of a hyena sighting along Mwananchi Road in Syokimau, Machakos County, with footprints confirming the animal recently moved through bushy land behind JKIA towards Katani. Residents have been advised to remain alert, avoid approaching the animal, and supervise children closely as response teams are deployed to safeguard human life and wildlife.
12 May 2026 · The Standard →
Reigning Kenya Basketball Federation Men's Premier League champions Nairobi City Thunder are one point behind league leaders Kenya Ports Authority, with 16 points to KPA's 17. Thunder beat Umoja 78-66 and African Nazarene University 83-79 in weekend matches and remain unbeaten in the past two seasons.
4 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya faces a significant sporting decade ahead—hosting Afcon 2027 with Uganda and Tanzania, seeing the final state-funded Safari Rally, and returning the Harambee Starlets to the Women's Africa Cup of Nations after nine years—but corporate sector backing remains largely absent from these efforts.
27 April 2026 · The Standard →