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CoB: Ministries spent Sh132b in three months

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o before the National Assembly's Committee on Public Debt and Privatisation at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on May 30, 2025.[File, Standard]

By The Standard Jan 08, 2026

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Over 80 per cent of city buildings unsafe due to graft, experts warn

As investigations into the collapse of a building in South C continues, professional associations in the built environment have painted a grim picture of construction safety in Nairobi, warning that only 15 per cent of buildings in the city are structurally safe.Speaking during a press briefing, pro

By The Standard Jan 08, 2026

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Azimio la Umoja's presidential campaign failed on strategy, not agents

At the height of the 2022 presidential campaigns, the mobilisation machinery behind Raila Odinga’s candidature was visibly energetic but strategically hollow. While Azimio invested heavily in rallies, coalition building and elite endorsements, it failed at the most fundamental level of any serious p

By The Standard Jan 08, 2026

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Kenya's premature political campaigns and their many downsides

Happy New Year! It’s nine days into 2026 and, as of today, we have 82 weeks and four days to the 2027 General Election.During the 2025 festive season, I travelled from Nakuru through Nyeri to Meru, then from Meru to Embu and back to Nakuru through Nairobi. Along the way, I counted numerous billboard

By The Standard Jan 08, 2026

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Synergy between aviation and tourism can spur growth

Kenya’s long-term economic growth depends on how effectively it connects with the world. Two sectors sit at the heart of that ambition – aviation and tourism. Both sectors, as I know them, are deeply interconnected, as they act as engines for global and national economic growth.For Kenya, leveraging

By The Standard Jan 08, 2026

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