ODM’s make or break meeting


The Orange Democratic Movement retreats to Naivasha today to make its constitution comply with the demands of the new Political Parties Act. Read More

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Grand reception awaits superstar Jelimo

A grand bash awaits Kenya’s latest athletics sensation Pamela Jelimo when she returns. ... Read More

Mt Kenya rivers disappear

Ever since she settled in Mutiriri village in Laikipia East in 1984, Esther Njeri, 49, has depended on Ontulili River. ... Read More

You must sign contracts, Raila tells teachers and judges

Teachers and judges must sign performance contracts, Prime Minister Raila Odinga has restated. ... Read More

Nema makes fresh bid to stop Tanzania’s soda ash project

Kenya and Tanzania are headed for a fresh round of confrontation after the former restated its previous position that th... Read More

Govt takes major step to resolve food crisis

Faced with a looming serious food shortage, Kenya was last week forced to begin subsidising agriculture to forestall a h... Read More

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ODM, PNU intrigues continue

Sambili promises Stars awards

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Hoteliers blame low returns on private villas
Hotels at the coast continue to record low bed occupancy despite increased tourist arrivals. Hoteliers say visitors arriving...more

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  Sunday Magazine
The President, my brother

Seated outside her four-roomed timber house, Mrs Esther Waitherero, 87, cuts the figure of an ordinary rural woman struggling with the hardships of life. There is nothing unique about her compound that would betray her as a sister of President Kibaki. Apart from the well-manicured hedge surrounding the seven-acre piece of land, this is a typical rural home with a cowshed and a rack for storing firewood. The shed, complete with a milking pen, is located a few yards from the main house.

These leaders are better suited for Beijing
By Oscar Obonyo
Senior Political Writer with The Standard Group
The change world looks for in Obama speech
Dan Okoth
Standard Group Senior Editor - Online
Stop robbing the poor to pay big cats
By Kipkirui K'Telwa
Sub-Editor with The Standard Online Edition

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