Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured Kenyans that the government is fully prepared to respond to the ongoing drought, saying adequate measures have been put in place to mitigate the situation. Speaking during the 14th Development Partners Forum in Nairobi on Wednesday, January 14, Kindiki stated that Sh6 billion has already been allocated to support...

Chief Justice Martha Koome has declared a vacancy in the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Mohamed Ibrahim in December last year. In a gazette notice dated January 9, Koome, who chairs the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), invited qualified Kenyans to apply for the position, citing the Constitution and the Judicial Service Act. The...

A grade three pupil and eight others are in critical condition following an inferno at Winners Day and Boarding School in Kimana, Kajiado County. According to a police report seen by The Standard, the cause of the incident that happened on Tuesday, January 14, at night is not yet known. The matron of the school...