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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 …
Mr President, why? Fresh abductions raise alarm over State repressionThe Standard
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. …
Out of touch: 'Hustlers' say Mbadi's Sh4.8tn plan won't uplift their livesThe Standard
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. …
Why Mbadi's Sh4.8tn budget is out of touch with 'hustlers'The Standard
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 …
Jaguars pounce on USIU-A as Scorpions shares spoils with LakersThe Standard
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 …
Sharp Strathmore Swords raid Stanbic AcesThe Standard
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 …
Police Bullets reign supreme as financial constraints choke teamsThe Standard
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. …
IEBC in the spot over Sh74 billion election budgetThe Standard
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. …
Search intensified after hyena sighting in SyokimauThe Standard
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 …
Champions Thunder narrow gap on league leaders KPAThe Standard
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. …
Corporate Kenya not doing enough to support sportsKenya'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 →