Relatives, friends and Human rights advocates pay a visit to Davis Lichuma at the Nairobi Women's Hospital. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] A fresh wave of abductions and enforced disappearances targeting government critics has reignited fears across the country, with some victims resu …
Dan Owino an artisan along Landhies Road in Nairobi, June 11, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] They termed it a budget for the elite, with little deliberate plans to cushion the ordinary Kenyan from the high cost of living. …
Dan Owino an artisan along Landhies Road in Nairobi, June 11, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] They termed it a budget for the elite, with little deliberate plans to cushion the ordinary Kenyan from the high cost of living. …
Audio By VocalizeBlazers' Maureen Okumu (left) and Nancy Kibogong of Sliders during their KHU Women's Premier League match at Parklands Sports Club on June 6, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Former Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Men’s Premier League champions Western Jaguars on Saturda …
Audio By VocalizeSafe Spaces' Hilda Ndegwa in action during their KBF Premier League match against Zetech Sparks at Nyayo Gymnasium. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Strathmore University Swords saw off Stanbic Aces 75-60 in a Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Women’s Premier League mat …
Audio By VocalizeKenya Police Bullets celebrate their Women Premier League 2025-2026 title win at Police Sacco Stadium in Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] The 2025-2026 season of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Women’s Premier League ended at the weekend with the crowning o …
IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon during the stakeholder engagement forum, December 8, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Lawmakers have criticised a proposal by IEBC to increase the 2027 general election budget by a staggering Sh13.1 billion. …
Audio By VocalizeA hyena hunting at Amboseli National Park. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says it has intensified surveillance operations following reports of a hyena spotted along Mwananchi Road off Eastport Drive in Syokimau, Machakos County. …
Audio By VocalizeUlinzi Warriors' Elisha Odhiambo (left) and Dan Mbugua of Blades battle for ball control during a KBF Premier League match at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Reigning Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Men’s Premier League champions Nair …
Audio By VocalizeHarambee Stars' Ryan Ogam celebrates his goal against Madagascar in the CHAN 2024 quarter-final match at The Moi International Sports Center. [Jonah Onyango, 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.
Why it matters
Wave of abductions and enforced disappearances targeting government critics represents an urgent human rights crisis with direct impact on Kenyan civic space and personal security.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.