In Western Kenya, funerals are not just solemn religious send-offs; they are often grand celebrations of life.This deep-rooted cultural tradition has led to extravagant burial budgets, with families ...

In “Khartoum,” five protagonists and four filmmakers tell the story of a city brimming with such life that even a long and vicious war could not dim it. The filmmakers started making “Khartoum” before ...

NAIROBI—Last September, Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei lost her life in Kenya at the hands of an intimate partner.

From the young woman brutally murdered and dismembered in a short-term rental apartment to the Olympic runner set on fire by ...

From the young woman brutally murdered and dismembered in a short-term rental apartment to the Olympic runner set on fire by her estranged boyfriend, a surge in violence against women in Kenya has ...

Kenya’s foreign policy once stood tall with a sense of purpose, a dash of East African solidarity, and the occasional flair for showmanship ...

Insiders have revealed to The Standard how Nairobi’s nightclub scene has become a prime front for money laundering—evolving ...

Screeching off East Africa's only ice rink, the skates of Kenya's Ice Lions scatter frozen chips of ice as they celebrate ...

After years in the wilderness, Kenyan bands like Irony Destroyed, Last Year’s Tragedy and Rash are clawing their way up the ...

Prof Ogot’s liking for history was really his most known public persona. But he was truly an intercultural intellectual. He ...

At least 82 people have been abducted since June, according to an official tally. But rights groups estimate the real number could be three times that.

Transport in and out of Nairobi’s central business district was thrown into chaos for the better part of Thursday as matatu ...