Standard Team

A month after SHA rollout, patients suffer amid system flaws

By Standard Team   2024-11-02 20:55:00

Patients reported struggling to access the Social Health Authority system with some hospitals expressing uncertainty about reimbursement for services provided to the sick.

Candidate dies, four give birth as KCSE kicks off

By Standard Team   2024-11-04 16:19:56

A Form Four candidate died in Meru hours before the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations kicked off Monday.

ODM intensifies bid to strengthen party amid fresh sibling rivalry

By Standard Team   2024-11-17 20:55:00

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s ODM party is facing a litmus test as it seeks to strengthen itself and conduct grassroots polls as fresh sibling rivalries emerge.

Kenyans Demand Ruto Address These Urgent Issues in Thursday's Speech!

By Standard Team   2024-11-20 20:55:00

What Kenyans want President Ruto to address urgently in his State of the Nation speech on Thursday.

Mixed reactions as Ruto cancels Adani deals in State of Nation address

By Standard Team   2024-11-22 19:00:00

President William Ruto’s State of the Nation address Thursday drew both praise and criticism, as legislators and Kenyans offered varying views.

Femicide a concern as 16 Days of Activism against GBV begin

By Standard Team   2024-11-25 13:00:00

This campaign comes on the heels of President William Ruto’s donation of Sh100 million toward the fight against GBV.

Femicide major concern as 16 Days of Activism against GBV begin

By Standard Team   2024-11-26 08:00:00

As Kenya joins the rest of the world in marking the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), rising cases of femicide continue to be a point of concern

Crunch time as ODM goes to polls amid factional wrangles

By Standard Team   2024-11-27 19:00:00

The polls come amid reports of factional wars in its strongholds of Coast, Western and Nyanza regions. The exercise will be held in over 20,000 polling centres, and is planned to close by 2pm.

ODM embraces consensus and polls to get new party officials

By Standard Team   2024-11-28 11:00:00

Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s ODM party yesterday embraced consensus in several areas as it conducted much-awaited grassroots elections.

State embarks on door-to-door drive to shore up SHA registration

By Standard Team   2024-11-30 00:00:00

Central Kenya and Rift Valley counties take the lead in the listing as the total hits over 14 million. National government officers team up with counties in the drive.

Revealed: The Hidden costs in diaspora jobs deal

By Standard Team   2024-12-04 18:00:00

Kenyans question huge amounts demanded upfront for jobs in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Labour CS Alfred Mutua admits there are sacrifices they have to make.

Desperate cry for help as floods leave trail of death, destruction

By Standard Team   2024-12-05 09:00:00

Several families are staring at huge losses as floods continue to wreak havoc, displacing thousands and destroying large swathes of farmland in Nyanza and Western regions.

Governors under siege as rivals start early campaigns

By Standard Team   2024-12-09 08:10:00

In some places, politicians have already erected billboards to send campaign messages to the public.

Rights groups demand action to end GBV

By Standard Team   2024-12-10 18:08:47

In Nairobi, Amnesty International Kenya executive director Irungu Houghton and scores of activists were arrested for participating in the anti-femicide march.

Kenyans call for reconstitution of IEBC, inclusion in decision making

By Standard Team   2024-12-13 00:00:00

Jamhuri Day celebrations were met with mixed emotions due to various challenges facing the nation among them the delay in reconstituting IEBC.

Changing tack of opposition sends Ruto, allies to the drawing board

By Standard Team   2024-12-15 00:00:00

The birth of an opposition centred around social media, with wings infiltrating public spaces and events, seems to have ushered in a pervasive sense of fear for the Kenya Kwanza administration

It's the season of travel, shopping sprees, but not for everyone...

By Standard Team   2024-12-24 06:30:00

Some Kenyans say they cannot afford Christmas because of the high cost of living.

Stop abductions and corruption, religious leaders tell government

By Standard Team   2024-12-27 05:00:00

In several churches, religious used the platform to challenge the government to address the several woes the country is facing including unexplained abductions.

Not-so-merry Christmas for traders as festive season sales fall

By Standard Team   2024-12-28 06:30:00

Traders across the country have expressed disappointment, claiming there was little to celebrate as many saw dwindling sales during what is typically the busiest time of year.

Omtatah, activists arrested in protests over abductions

By Standard Team   2024-12-31 00:00:00

A group of protesters sat on concrete, chained themselves together chanting anti-abductions slogans.