Standard Team

Crisis looms as clinicians strike picks pace

By Standard Team   2024-04-02 16:53:41

Medics since starting today Kenyans will feel the impact of the industrial action. Clinical officers downed their tools starting Monday morning in solidarity with doctors.

Funding crisis creates havoc in counties

By Standard Team   2024-04-06 20:27:16

Officials claimed that they are facing the prospects of paralysis in operations. So bad is the situation that Taita Taveta County has already announced plans to retrench workers.

Politicians spare no effort in battle to be crowned kingpins of their regions

By Standard Team   2024-04-07 20:46:04

A political volcano is rumbling in parts of the country as various leaders lay out plans for regional kingpin mantles amid realignments.

Pain of patients left on their own as doctors stand their ground

By Standard Team   2024-04-10 19:58:50

Only 18 inpatients are still admitted at one facility with a bed capacity of over 250.

Doctors' strike continues to bite as patients suffer slow services

By Standard Team   2024-04-11 16:56:28

Doctors on contract terms are offering services in select hospitals even as medics down tools. Some counties have engaged doctors and claim to have met their demands.

Muslims push government to address teething social problems

By Standard Team   2024-04-11 12:01:56

Thousands of faithful gather across the country for special prayers. Families celebrate with traditional delicacies amid fanfare and sharing with the less fortunate.

Muslims call for help for those suffering as holy month ends

By Standard Team   2024-04-11 03:48:53

Thousands of Muslim faithful joined fellow worshippers across the globe to celebrate Eid al-Fitr and mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan.

Counties on the edge as floods wreak havoc amid heavy rain

By Standard Team   2024-04-11 04:04:03

Four family members were killed by a landslide in Narok after heavy rains. Counties preparedness was tested as floods were reported in several regions.

Former President Moi's daughter, June Chebet, dies at 60

By Standard Team   2024-04-11 16:55:56

Former President Daniel Moi's daughter June Chebet Moi dies at the age of 60 years, family confirms, requests for privacy in mourning.

Why doctors in some counties are still offering normal services

By Standard Team   2024-04-14 00:31:11

Laikipia, Nyandarua and Uasin Gishu among counties where services have not been disrupted.

Early campaigns: Poisoned chalice or blessing in disguise for country?

By Standard Team   2024-04-15 20:55:59

Sakaja is among the incumbents battling criticism from leaders keen to send him packing in 2027.

CDF Ogolla's last moments in troubled North Rift

By Standard Team   2024-04-19 19:01:43

Helicopter carrying General Ogolla crashed on the border of Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot counties.

Families of fallen KDF soldiers grieve lost kin, shuttered dreams

By Standard Team   2024-04-19 20:54:36

Grief, sorrow, and a sense of emptiness struck villages in Mombasa, Siaya, Nakuru, and Kirinyaga regions as families began burial preparations for the deceased officers.

Tears, shock and sorrow as Alego mourns CDF Ogolla

By Standard Team   2024-04-19 20:42:19

General Francis Ogolla's father battled tears as he mourned his son who had planned a birthday for him that had been slated for today. 

Destruction, injuries as heavy rains pound

By Standard Team   2024-04-22 20:03:45

Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti calls for emergency disaster response backup after floods displace families in Syokimau and Kinanie

70 dead, more destruction as floods continue to wreak havoc countrywide

By Standard Team   2024-04-26 21:39:38

According to the government, 70 people have so far lost their lives to floods with 14,275 having been displaced from their households.

Rigging claims, delays in delivering poll materials mar grassroots elections

By Standard Team   2024-04-27 15:42:19

Delays in delivery of voting materials, rigging claims, hitches in voting and heavy rains marred the first phase of United Democratic Alliance grassroots elections.

How General Ogolla's departure hampers Ruto bid to win over hearts in lake region

By Standard Team   2024-04-29 15:09:27

Observers believe the demise of Ogolla has lost a nut of trust in Kenya Kwanza government.

Parents want school re-opening pushed forward over flooding

By Standard Team   2024-04-29 12:59:30

The National Parents Association says tens of homes and learning institutions have been affected by floods and that poses danger to learners.

Flood of death

By Standard Team   2024-04-30 17:20:00

Three bodies were retrieved in a flooded area of Kona Punda along the Garissa-Madogo Highway as the search for the 21 missing persons entered its second day on Monday.