Health insurance tops search trends that defined the nation

Among the 2025 top search charts were SHA and Afya Yangu, searches that show how Kenyans are deeply preoccupied with health security following the retirement of NHIF.

By Caroline Chebet 22 days ago

State issues alert over uninspected meat during festive season

The Ministry admitted that this illegal trade is rampant, noting a recurring trend of unauthorised slaughter and transport during December.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

Global watchdog finds 'glaring' gaps in Kenya's ornamental fish export figures

A new report by the global wildlife trade monitor TRAFFIC has revealed a massive gap in Kenya's records of international trade in marine ornamental fish.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

Kabarak University sets pace in climate action

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Kabarak University for its ambitious plan to transition fully to green energy.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

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Kenya's lakes see steep fall in waterbirds

The National Wildlife Census 2025 Technical Report has revealed a worrying collapse in waterbird populations across Kenya's critical wetland systems

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

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Kenya's carnivores on decline, report documents

The latest National Wildlife Census 2025 Technical Report has sounded an alarm for Kenya's large carnivores.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

Study warns of drugs resistance surge in Africa

The study's results revealed a high level of antibiotic resistance in bacteria known to contribute to deaths and treatment challenges.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

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Revealed: Cerelac baby food contains high sugar levels

A new investigation in to cerelac infant cereals.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

New study maps high drug resistance in Kenya and other 13 African countries

Results from a newly published study has highlighted the growing spread of drug resistance across 14 African countries, among them Kenya.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

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Bomet's secret syndicate trades in sick, dead cows

This syndicate turns diseased and unfit meat into a profitable commodity, supplying butcheries and schools across the country.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

Land acquisition deals for carbon credits raise transparency concern, report warns

A global body that monitors and provides data on large-scale land acquisitions has revealed that carbon offsets are 'false' climate solutions.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

New trade rules to save Africa's forest hornbills

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has approved a proposal to increase protection and regulate the trade of African forest hornbills.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

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How publishers, lawyers are fighting AI counterfeit books

Scammers are using AI to produce books that closely mimic the titles of bestsellers and other sought-after works.

By Caroline Chebet 1 month ago

The delicate art of preserving rare, old books

The Standard visited one of the United Arab Emirates' iconic libraries in the Emirate of Sharjah.

By Caroline Chebet 2 months ago

Inside Sharjah's 'Poetry Pharmacy', where healing comes in verses, not pills

A one-of-its-kind pharmacy - where medicine is not swallowed but unfurled - is gaining traction.

By Caroline Chebet 2 months ago

44th edition of the world's largest book fair kicks off in UAE

Sharjah International Book Fair is held annually and brings together globally renowned authors, publishers, intellectuals and artists.

By Caroline Chebet 2 months ago

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How AI is posing a challenge to authors, publishers

While AI slop is fast gaining traction, there are currently no laws that prohibit such.

By Caroline Chebet 2 months ago

Experts: Funding cuts risk sparking malaria surge

They said the limited support and a malaria resurgence could hit vulnerable communities hardest and hold back growing economies.

By Caroline Chebet 2 months ago

Kenya's World Heritage Sites in distress call

The shores that once hosted thousands of flamingos in the three lakes- Bogoria, Nakuru and Elementaita- are now silent, even as water volumes and pollution rates keep increasing.

By Caroline Chebet 2 months ago

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Unsung Kenya educators taking lessons to the world

For Dominic Orina, a determination to tackle high rates of malnutrition among learners and the surrounding community propelled him to global acclaim.

By Caroline Chebet 3 months ago

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Study links rising temperatures to spike in stillbirths across Africa

Babies whose mothers were exposed to extreme heat in the week before childbirth faced a 34 per cent higher risk of stillbirth or neonatal death within 24 hours of delivery, a new study has revealed.

By Caroline Chebet 3 months ago

Schools urged to use creative works to tackle climate change

Basic Education PS Julius Bitok, announced plans to issue a directive to all 45,000 schools nationwide to engage in competitions where learners will be recognised and awarded.

By Caroline Chebet 3 months ago

Schools to participate in environmental competition

Principal Secretary for Basic Education Julius Bitok said he will issue a directive to the 45,000 schools to participate in the competition where learners will be awarded based on their compositions.

By Caroline Chebet 3 months ago

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How debt burden aggravates Africa climate calamity

Report reveals countries face a stark imbalance between climate needs and financial realities. The 36 countries analysed spent Sh1.7 trillion on external public debt servicing in 2022.

By Caroline Chebet 3 months ago

Global award winners give teachers tips on low-cost learning materials

Winners and finalists of the prestigious Global Teacher Award have collaborated to train teachers to innovate low-cost learning materials to boost the implementation of CBC.

By Caroline Chebet 3 months ago

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Report exposes how wildlife farms in Kenya fuel illegal trade

The majority of the legal wildlife farms in Kenya are engaged in the laundering of illegally-caught wild animals, a report has revealed.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Climate victim compensation rise as new displacements increase across Rift lakes

For 15 years, Ambuya has raised her family within the Mwariki estate that borders Lake Nakuru, but is now salvaging her few belongings from her submerged home.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Farmhand confesses to killing elderly couple

Sisa Juma Wanyama admitted to murdering his employers, Pius Machogu 72, and Jerusha Kwamboka 70, and disposing of their bodies in a water well within their compound.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

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Africa Climate Summit pledges flop as billions still undelivered

Only 0.5 per cent of $50b pledged at Nairobi Summit has been disbursed. Most funds went to mitigation, while adaptation and resilience remain underfunded.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Religious leaders call for inclusive climate action, scaling up of adaptation efforts

Faith-based leaders have called for urgent, fair and inclusive climate action rooted in justice, equity and peace.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Ruto signs deal to mobilise Sh12.9 trillion for Africa's green industrial initiative

Leading banking institutions across the continent made financial commitments to support the Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative at the Second African Climate Summit in Ethiopia.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

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Teen develops website to help teachers, parents interact

Being a member of the Coding Club at school, the learner has been perfecting his skills and has now revolutionised how parents can access their children's academic progress reports.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

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Why homes and schools offer no safety from swelling Lake Baringo

Parents, teachers and pupils grapple daily with submerged roads and threat of roaming crocodiles and hippos as residents demand urgent action including fencing and bridges.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

School calendars disrupted, facilities submerge as Lake Baringo waters rises again

Every morning, parents and teachers performed the same grim ritual of surveying the submerged roads for safe passage, checking the school grounds for crocodiles and hippos.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

How Climate change, shifting markets threaten Kenya's butterfly farmers

Extreme weather events pose a challenge to butterfly farming for export, a trade that has been going on for decades.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Why TSC's new ranking scale has sparked uproar among tutors

The lowest in the ranking are language teachers, who are awarded 25 marks, and humanities teachers, who receive five marks.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Where's our kin?: Fury after another body mix-up at mortuary

Mourners turn up for burial only to be told the body was missing at the hospital. Body of a baby that went missing at the Nakuru Level 5 in February is yet to be found.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Researchers embark on project to combat Rift Valley fever

The experts, drawn from institutions in Kenya and Tanzania, will be undertaking the project that is expected to pave the way for the development of vaccines to combat the disease.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

New technology to create safer flyways for birds

Around the same time, a flock of flamingos also became victims of the ever-increasing casualties in the delicate balance between conservation and development.

By Caroline Chebet 4 months ago

Vice Chancellors call for research funding as USAID exit impacts institutions

Stakeholders in academia are advocating for increased funding for research, as institutions face cash crunch following the departure of USAID, a major research funder.

By Caroline Chebet 5 months ago