Blankets & Wine Promises Bigger, Safer Experience After Backlash Over Last Edition

Members of the Blankets & Wine organizing team celebrate the festival’s 17th anniversary during a private event in Nairobi. Blankets & Wine has confirmed plans to transform its festival experience, introducing sweeping changes aimed at restoring fan confidence and elevating event standards after facing backlash over its last edition. The announcement came as the revered…

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Will KPA pass past favourites Rwanda’s APR in crunch duel?

KPA’s Okoro Ifunaya reacts during a past Kenya Basketball Federation League match at Nyayo stadium. [File, Standard] A showdown is looming today when champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) battle with Rwanda’s Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) in their last Group A match of the ongoing 2025 Women Basketball League Africa (WBLA) Zone Five qualifiers at Nyayo…

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Bishop slams Ruto for deluding Nyanza with ‘few’ appointments, state burial

ACK Bishop Charles Ong’injo of Maseno South Diocese. [File, Standard]   A bishop from Nyanza has stirred controversy following his criticisms against President William Ruto’s administration. Anglican Bishop Charles Ong’injo of Maseno South Diocese has been on the receiving end of Kenya Kwanza-allied politicians after he alleged that Nyanza was getting a raw deal in its relationship with President Ruto…

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How the 25.5km Kiambu Road Expansion Will Ease Nairobi Commutes

The dualling of the 23.5-kilometre Muthaiga -Kiambu -Ndumberi road, commonly known as Kiambu Road, is set to significantly ease traffic congestion between Nairobi and Kiambu counties, marking a major milestone in the government’s infrastructure modernization plan. According to a dispatch issued on Tuesday, the project will widen the current two-lane single carriageway into a four-lane…

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Pastor Kanyari Says He Was Not Information About Betty Bayo’s Illness, He Insists He Would Take Her To India

Betty Bayo died on Monday, November 10, while receiving treatment for acute myeloid leukemia, a condition she was diagnosed with at least a week before her death Her ex-husband, Pastor Victor Kanyari, denied claims that anyone had tried to inform him about her deteriorating health Kanyari revealed that if he had been informed about Betty’s…

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