×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Read Offline Anywhere
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Josphat Thiong'o

KRC defaults on six-year Sh569b SGR loan, Auditor General reveals

By Josphat Thiong'o   2025-11-05 11:46:00

Revenue shortfalls, unauthorised retention by KPA have worsened the repayment crisis, raising government debt risks.

Kenyans' pain: Soaring cost of living tops as New Year knocks

By Josphat Thiong'o   2025-12-29 08:00:00

InfoTrack poll reveals most Kenyans are worried about rising living expenses and the State’s inability to address the same.

Iran links riots to terrorists amid economic woes

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-01-18 15:28:16

The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran says the demonstrations in several cities in the country were motivated by legitimate economic concerns following fluctuations in foreign exchange.

Women, children eat wild leaves as biting drought persists

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-02-10 15:00:00

After a season of failed rains, the agro-pastoralist community is deep in the throes of a ravaging drought described as the worst in decades.

Sakaja-Ruto Sh80b deal: Who is fooling whom?

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-02-19 08:15:00

Leaders say the deal is opaque and will be an avenue to siphon money ahead of the 2027 polls. They wonder why public participation was not done and the skewed numbers in the team to run it.

Nairobi MPs back Sh80b Ruto-Sakaja deal, reject ouster plot

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-02-20 08:50:00

Nairobi MPs allied to the broad-based government arrangement have thrown their weight behind the Sh80 billion cooperation agreement between President Ruto and Governor Johnson Sakaja.

Election crisis that forced Marjan out of IEBC

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-02-26 08:10:00

On Wednesday, however, it emerged that the former Chief Executive Officer was forced out of the electoral agency by Commissioners to avert a crisis ahead of the 2027 general election.

Parliamentary purge: Why ODM risks being reduced to a Luo party

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-02-26 08:15:00

MPs face the wrath of parties for taking stands that are different from the party bosses in a move that could, however, boomerang as supporters of these leaders feel slighted by the demotions.

MPs censure Gachagua, chide 'moribund' NCIC

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-02-27 06:00:00

The National Assembly on Thursday censured former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his inflammatory remarks aimed at Nyaribare Chache MP Zaheer Jhanda.

MPs demand names of defaulters as Hustler Fund unpaid loans hit Sh12.5b

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-03-06 08:00:00

Inclusion Fund Chief Executive Officer Henry Tanui on Thursday revealed that Sh83 billion had been issued out as of Wednesday this week, and Sh71 billion had already been repaid.

From sharing beds to sleeping on floor: Inside Mathari Hospital crisis

By Josphat Thiong'o   2026-03-27 11:00:00

MPs have expressed concern over the deplorable state of Mathari National Hospital following revelations that mental health patients were forced to sleep on the floor while others share beds.