Society
Frederick Gori, a Rongo University lecturer, began an 18-day walk from Migori to Nairobi on August 18 to raise awareness about mental health and deliver petitions to county governments. Gori, who struggled with mental health challenges from age five but did not understand what he was experiencing until about five years ago, says the walk is part of a campaign to get Kenyans talking about mental health.
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Politics
President William Ruto dismissed his political rivals, saying he trusts Kenyan voters to distinguish between political rhetoric and concrete policy plans ahead of the upcoming general elections. He challenged opponents to offer policy alternatives instead of relying on name-calling and slogans.
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Politics
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has criticized ongoing attempts to disrupt opposition rallies and sow chaos, saying growing intolerance and meeting disruptions are taking Kenya backwards and urging politicians to seek votes peacefully.
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Politics
Political leaders from Migori have begun mobilisation efforts to block Linda Mwananchi from holding a rally in the area. The article characterises this as part of a pattern of violent political rhetoric and intimidation by ODM leaders targeting opposition figures.
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Society
Schools across Kenya reopen on Monday, August 24, for a nine-week third term described as one of the most demanding periods in the 2026 academic calendar. Learners are returning from a three-week break as the government races to complete the national assessment and examination cycle.
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Politics
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission is under pressure over how it will handle senior leaders accused of making inflammatory remarks ahead of the 2027 general election, with figures including former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, and Homa Bay Town MP Opondo Kaluma reportedly defying NCIC summons.
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Society
Ahead of expected heavy rains during the October-November-December season across East Africa, countries have been urged to conduct emergency simulations at high-risk health facilities to test hospitals' ability to handle surges in patients, coordinate referrals, maintain supplies, and continue operating when floods disrupt transport and services.
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Agriculture & Land
Sudan's farmland lies fallow as El Niño delays crucial rains and causes Nile water levels to drop sharply, compounding devastation from the civil war that has killed over 200,000 people and pushed nearly 20 million into crisis hunger levels.
23 August 2026 · The Standard →
Politics
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to attend the annual memorial service for former Vice-President Michael Kijana Wamalwa in Kitale, where he will launch a book on Wamalwa's life and legacy. The book, completed 23 years after Wamalwa's death in 2003, features a foreword written by Uhuru, and the event is expected to draw political leaders from across the political divide.
23 August 2026 · The Standard →
Politics
Following violent incidents in Homa Bay County last week, including an attack on a Linda Mwananchi convoy, a Standard analysis questions whether Kenya is progressing toward development like Singapore or regressing into lawlessness.
23 August 2026 · The Standard →
Opinion
Scholar and commentator Barrack Muluka argues that Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen's advice to avoid areas where goons have organized—rather than ensuring police protection—represents a dangerous normalization of political violence and an abdication of the state's monopoly on legitimate force, signaling Kenya's slide toward state failure.
23 August 2026 · The Standard →
Opinion
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's high rate of doping violations — accounting for 12 per cent of athlete violations globally, the world's third-highest share — represents a moral crisis threatening sport's integrity and national honor. The author cites recent cases, including three positive samples at the Kitui Green Run, and notes that ADAK's register lists 45 provisionally suspended competitors, with 35 in athletics.
23 August 2026 · The Standard →