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Sat, 27 Nov 2021 11:01:49 +0300
Woman who quit FGM gets Shujaa medal
For many years, Juliana Chebor was a household name whenever the topic of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) came up.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0300
Leven House: The anti-slavery base that hosted Dr Krapf
German missionary who lived in the iconic house is credited with establishing the first churches and schools at the Coast.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 10:51:00 +0300
Race to elevate Eldoret town to city status gathers momentum
The journey towards elevation of North Rift's agricultural town, Eldoret, to city status is gathering pace.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0300
KPA's plan to hire 200 sparks controversy
MP Abdulswamad Nassir told Parliament that KPA had promised the Labour and Social Welfare Committee that it would first rehire 247 sacked workers.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:52:06 +0300
Waiguru to Ngirici: You don't enjoy exclusive rights in UDA
Waiguru said during in an interview with The Standard that Ngirici shouldn't treat UDA like her personal property.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:07:17 +0300
Tears and gloom at Embu hospital as families collect 15 bodies
The 15 people succumbed after a 21-seater mini-bus last week rolled down Thura River bridge in Kamugu Village, Mbeere North in Embu County.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:14:15 +0300
Rude shock for police officers suspected of torture
Constables Abner Marienga, Timothy Kuria, Steve Bongo and Sgt Shadrack Kavala had reported at the NPS Internal Affairs Unit only to be arrested.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:09:23 +0300
Standard group journalists arrested, cameras confiscated
Peter Ochieng was following up on a drug-dealing incident when the officers under the command of the station OCS arrested him.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:04:57 +0300
We were not consulted, Pokot elders reject Raila's endorsement
Pokot Council of Elders claim that there were no wider consultations over the matter before Raila was endorsed.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:02:26 +0300
Raila in Nyeri: Ida gets Kikuyu name as ODM chief receives warm reception
Raila Odinga was received by Kikuyu elders and traditional dancers at the Kabiruini Grounds in Nyeri Town.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0300
Balala: Aged Kenyans to visit Nairobi National park for free
The offer promoted by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) will run for a period of one month.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:05:38 +0300
President Uhuru presides over cadets commissioning parade
The commissioning parade includes General Service Officers (GSOs), Specialist Cadets and Special Duty Officers from Kenya and allied countries.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:32:29 +0300
Raila heads to Kisii as Ongwae succession politics hots up
Raila's visit to the region comes at a time when some top party leaders from the region have been split over succession politics.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:53:30 +0300
Embrace climate literacy to boost innovations in green sector, Kombo says
Kombo said climate literacy will play a key role in raising a generation that loves, understands and protects nature.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:45:23 +0300
Jane Mugo files report of attack while en route to Nairobi
The suspects, according to Jane Mugo, abducted her driver, Kevin Okoth, and another passenger, Newton Manyana.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:28:26 +0300
400 cooperatives oppose new Bill, term it as punitive
Leaders of the Meru Cooperators Forum have rejected the draft Co-operative Bill, 2021 terming it as punitive.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:02:44 +0300
Sh3.5b EU grant to promote blue economy, tourism at the Coast
At least 10,000 youth and women to be enrolled in income-generating activities, two public spaces will be built in Kilifi and Mombasa.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:51:52 +0300
Taita farmers counting losses as drought kills hundreds of cows
Mwatate and Voi sub-counties are the worst hit. A farmer in Maktau location has lost cows worth Sh6.4 million.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0300
County leaders oppose plans by Unilever to sell Sh500b tea estate
Leaders say land under leasehold cannot be transferred without involving the government.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 17:14:53 +0300
I stabbed my husband to death, woman tells court
The suspect, Elizabeth Wawira, said she and her spouse were drunk during the fight.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:44:47 +0300
Veteran journalist Gatonye Gathura found dead
Gatonye Gathura, who wrote for The Standard and Nation in the past, ran a Health and Science blog called Rocket Science.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0300
Mombasa 'new Dubai' as car bazaars take over the city
Mombasa is turning into a grand car bazaar city like Dubai, thanks to a growing class of middle income earners with an appetite for trendy brands.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:30:00 +0300
Father loses church-choice court war to daughters
A decision by four siblings to worship in a city church has turned ugly, pitting their father against the sanctuary.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0300
Court saves leafy Karen suburb from unwelcome structures
The Environment and Lands Court has pulled a plug on Nairobi County government's issuance of building approvals in Karen.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Couple, two others get seven years for killing teenager
The High Court in Embu has jailed a couple and two other people for seven years for murder.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Kirinyaga Senator Charles Kibiru joins the governor race
Kirinyaga Senator Charles Kibiru has declared his interest in the governorship in next year's General Election.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0300
High Court releases three schoolboys accused of setting dormitory on fire
The High Court has ordered the release of three boys from Kiritiri Police Station in Mbeere South where a magistrate court detained them from November

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Households embrace safer energy for cooking to protect health
Residents of different villages in Abothoguchi West in Meru County have started to embrace gas to cook, instead of firewood.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Initiative to plant over 500,000 trees launched in schools
The military and some civilian agencies have launched an exercise to plant more than 500,000 tree seedlings in Nyandarua County.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Reprieve for tycoon after court halts jail sentence over land
A businessman has been spared a jail term over allegations of grabbing land valued at Sh1 billion.



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