As geopolitical tensions hit a breaking point in the Middle East, Iran has moved to calm fears that Kenya could be drawn into the crosshairs of its intensifying conflict with the United States and Israel. Speaking at a press briefing in Nairobi on Monday, the Iranian Ambassador to Kenya, Dr. Ali Gholampour, assured the public…
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport terminal 1A in Nairobi on February 16, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The Kenya Airports Authority last week unveiled a sweeping 20-year blueprint for the transformation of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, but the ambitious plan has revived concerns that the controversial Adani Group could be circling the country’s aviation asset…
Audio By Vocalize Josh Mcerlean navigated by Eoin Treacy in action during WRC Safari Rally Kenya 2025 at Hells Gate in Naivasha on March 23, 2025. [File, Standard] Leading Japanese constructor Toyota will send a formidable line up to battle for honours in the third leg of the 2026 World Rally Championship (WRC),…
Audio By Vocalize USIU – A Men’s Danstone Wabwire dribles the ball past Allan Inungu of Butali Sugar during Kenya Hockey Union premier league match at Dasmesh stadium, Sikh Union club in Nairobi, June 8, 2025. [File, Standard] Champions of the Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) 2025 season were crowned at the weekend which…
Audio By Vocalize St Mary’s Yala Emannuel Obado scores during handball match against Orero at Nyanza Region games on March 14, 2025. [File,Standard] Defending champions Ng’iya Girls and St Mary’s Yala are the teams to watch as the Siaya County Term One games get underway at Ukwala High School in Ugenya Sub County. …
Audio By Vocalize Kariobangi Sharks FC vs Sofapaka during their FKF Premier League match at Dandora Stadium in Nairobi on May 10, 2025. [File, Standard] Season regulars Sofapaka and Ulinzi Stars together with newcomers APS Bomet are in trouble of facing the chop from the SportPesa Premier League after the trio lost again…
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport terminal 1A in Nairobi on February 16, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The Kenya Airports Authority last week unveiled a sweeping 20-year blueprint for the transformation of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, but the ambitious plan has revived concerns that the controversial Adani Group could be circling the country’s aviation asset…
The National Assembly has constituted an ad hoc parliamentary committee to coordinate funeral arrangements for the late Emurua Dikirr Member of Parliament, Johana Ng’eno. In a communication dated February 28, 2026, Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula announced the formation of the Funeral Planning Committee following the demise of the legislator on Saturday. The…
Audio By Vocalize Kenyan runners attend an early morning session of local training camp in Iten, Kenya, on June 5, 2023. [AFP] Disgraced Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo, national 400m hurdles champion Wiseman Were, and 25 other athletes have been provisionally suspended for doping violations, the country’s anti‑doping agency announced on Monday. Jeptoo,…
Audio By Vocalize Principal Secretary for State Department for Foreign Affairs Dr. Korir Singoei. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has faulted Parliament for scrapping diplomatic privileges and immunities granted to the Global Center for Adaptation (GCA), a climate change research agency that opened its headquarters in Nairobi last year. Last week on…
Audio By Vocalize Linet Ayuko alongside her driver veteran broadcaster Pauline Shegu were the first all-women team to complete a rally race in 2023. The Kenya Pipeline Company has issued a Sh500,000 sponsorship to rally navigator Linet Ayuko ahead of her participation in the 2026 World Rally Championship (WRC) from March 12 to 15…
Generous Kenyans have come to the aid of gospel singer Mary Atieno Ominde following criticism of her skimpy outfit during a crusade Mary, known for her song ‘Adamu na Awa’, gave a powerful performance, but her performance was overshadowed by her comments about her outfit One beggar offered to reward him with a beautiful heifer…
President William Ruto on Monday condoled with the family of the late Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno during a visit to the family’s residence in Karen, Nairobi. Ng’eno died alongside five others in a helicopter crash on Saturday in Mosop Constituency, Nandi County. In an update, the family indicated that the late MP will be…
Funeral arrangements for the late Emurua Member of Parliament Dikirr Johana Ng’eno and five others who died in the Chepkiep Forest helicopter crash have been announced Narok County Governor Patrick Ole Ntutu confirmed that the victims will be buried in a joint ceremony which President William Ruto is expected to attend The announcement comes as…
The Permanent Presidential Music Commission (PPMC), in partnership with the University of Georgia, Athens, will host a Dance Choreography & Performance Workshop in Nairobi on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The intensive session will take place from 9 am to 12 noon at the Permanent Presidential Music Commission premises along State House Road. Organisers say the…