Audio By Vocalize Griffins Omondi of st Mary’s Yala scores during their Handball matchup with Manyatta High school on the opening day of Nyanza Regional School Games.[File, Standard] Newbies St Mary’s School Yala will be praying to clinch the vacant handball national throne when the Brookside Secondary Schools national Term One games kick off next…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s Junior Starlets celebrate scoring a goal against Mexico in a FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Group C match at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [Harambee Starlets, Twitter]. With just nine days before they face off with Namibia in the first round of the 2026 Fifa Under-17…
Audio By Vocalize Nakuru RFC players during a training session at Nakuru Athletics Club on June 10,2025.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The Great Rift 10-Aside tournament kicks-off with the schools and Age Grade Championships this morning at Nakuru Athletic Club. The curtain raiser today has attracted teams in the Under 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18, and…
Audio By Vocalize CS Salim Mvurya hands a dammy key for Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani to the CHAN 2024 LOC Chairman Nicholas Musonye on June 30, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kenya has taken bold steps in its preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) by unveiling a 38-member Multi-Agency Local Organising Committee (LOC). …
Audio By Vocalize Upper Hill’s Evans Baya (left) and Christopher Munene of Nairobi School during Nairobi Region Secondary Schools Term 1 Rugby match at The Nairobi school on Saturday, March 15, 2025. [File, Standard] Years ago, Upper Hill was Nairobi’s undisputed secondary school sports giant. They dominated their opponents, winning at will in not just one…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s fuel stocks enough to last 16 days only as shortages hit. [File, Standard] Kenya’s petrol reserves can only last 16 days. A report by the Ministry of Energy, seen by The Standard, shows that as of Monday, March 30, the country had 138,623 metric tonnes of petrol in stock. Diesel stocks…
Audio By Vocalize PS Raymond Omollo inspecting preparations for the 2026 Madaraka Day celebrations in Wajir County. [MINA] Preparations for the 2026 Madaraka Day celebrations in Wajir County are underway, with the main stadium reported to be 28 per cent complete. Internal Security and National Administration PS Raymond Omollo, who also chairs the Steering Committee…
The seventh edition of the Kip Keino Classic, set to be held on the 24th of this month at Nyayo Stadium, received a shot in the arm after Absa Bank announced a Ksh 35 million sponsorship towards the one-day event. As part of its broader commitment to athletics in 2026, Absa has committed KSh 60…
In a move to strengthen oversight and streamline the gambling industry, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA-K) concluded a two-day public participation forum on new draft regulations under the Gambling Control Act, 2025. The forum, which attracted a wide range of industry players, was held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), bringing together…
Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto’s administration has suffered a setback after a High Court issued orders halting the planned construction of a multi-million shilling affordable housing project on a 58-acre historical shrine in Githunguri, Kiambu County, a site deeply venerated by the Agikuyu community as a cradle of Kenya’s independence struggle. Justice Ann…
Audio By Vocalize US golfer Tiger Woods watches his drive from the 4th tee during his second round, on day two of the 152nd British Open Golf Championship at Royal Troon on the south west coast of Scotland on July 19, 2024. [AFP] A Florida judge granted golf superstar Tiger Woods’s request to leave the…
Audio By Vocalize It’s all systems go for this year’s Brookside Secondary Schools National Term One games that begin on Tuesday at different venues in Kisumu County. In a historic 23rd year of immense support to the games that have served as the launching pad for Kenya’s sports stars, sponsors Brookside Dairy yesterday launched…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – April 01, 2026 – Following a landmark Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling and aggressive new directives from the National Gambling Board (NGB), the South African online gambling landscape has experienced its most dramatic shift in a decade. With local bookmakers now strictly barred from offering fixed-odds bets on casino games…
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has firmly rejected claims by comedian and businessman Sammy Kioko regarding unpaid debts for supplied goods. Addressing the controversy in a statement on April 1, 2026, the governor noted that official county records do not recognize Kioko as a registered supplier. The clarification follows what she described as “recent statements and…
Siaya Governor James Orengo believes that if the Mt. Kenya region had heeded former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s advice, the country would have avoided its current turmoil. Speaking on Wednesday, April 1, 2024, during the funeral of former Kirinyaga Senator Daniel Karaba, the governor criticized the current administration while reflecting on the 2022 General Election. Orengo…