Prices of unga have risen sharply following a drought and a surge in prices of fertiliser, with a 2kg packet retailing for as high as Sh230 in some outlets.

Martha Karua portrayed image of being clean and dependable, painting Kenya Kwanza as corrupt.

IEBC argues that it will spend an additional Sh971 million to reprint the ballot paper and reconfigure 55,650 Kiems kits.

The subsidy has cushioned Kenyans from high pump prices since April.

Most Grain Belt Millers Association members have closed shop following the high cost of maize for processing.

DP William Ruto said he bought the land legally, contrary to claims from his political detractors.

Former TV news anchor Jacqueline Maribe says police linked her to murder case for being fiancée of the main suspect.

A spot-check by The Standard, however, revealed that a 2-kg packet of unga was retailing as high as Sh230 in some supermarkets.

CS Matiangi has said they have received intelligence reports that criminal gangs are grouping in Coast region ahead of the August 9 polls.

Ugali, also known as the white cornmeal, is one of the most popular foods in Kenya.

The IEBC says the presidential hopeful did not raise the requisite 48,000 signatures from at least 24 counties in Kenya as required by the law.

The tires of the matatu associations were punctured by Attorney General Mathew Guy Muli whose mighty pen did the unthinkable.

Karua faced off with United Democratic Alliances running mate, Rigathi Gachagua, in a live televised debate that lasted 90 minutes.

IEBC explained that it has developed a tamper proof transmission to insulate it from past failures while ensuring the credibility of the vote.

Karuas candidacy has opened up an avenue through which Raila Odinga can access the Mt Kenya region, which boasts some 5.8 million votes.

Jowie argued that the statement sworn by Maribe on September 29 2018 was self-incriminating since it indicts him in the murder of Ms Kimani.

To Gachagua, Uhuru's failure to back his deputy was betrayal of a gentlemans agreement that Ruto would succeed his boss after serving for 10 years.

Mutuuria says he used to make about Sh500,000 a month from his farm. But that was before Somalia banned its export.

Martha Karua's journey to being picked as Raila's ticket mate was more drawn out than Rigathi Gachagua's.

DP William Ruto on Tuesday night took to Twitter to congratulate Rigathi Gachagua over what he termed a solid debate.

Rigathi Gachagua debated Martha Karua at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA).

Rigathi Gachagua has said that the construction of his house in Nyeri stalled after the courts froze his cash in various bank accounts in October 2020.

Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that President Uhuru Kenyatta wanted to sack Deputy President William Ruto shortly after the duo won the 2017 presidential polls.

Rigathi Gachagua and Martha Karua shake hands ahead of the deputy presidential debate at CUEA, Nairobi on July 19, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Clarification-quest, banters, disbelief, use of slang, regular laughter and passionate defense of respective manifestos dominated tier-one of the deputy presidential debate on Tuesday.

Ruth Mutua on Tuesday put her Roots Party counterpart Justina Wamae to task to justify how bhang use and trade will improve the lives of Kenyans.

The UN office working on behalf of children caught up in armed conflicts has launched a guidance note to strengthen the monitoring and reporting on the abduction of children.

Muigai warned that such actions could jeopardise how the August 9 elections are run.  

Murang'a Governor Mwangi wa Iria pledges to support Raila Odinga's presidential candidature; defers his own bid.

Things are falling apart for the Kenya Kwanza Alliance under Deputy President William Ruto. The once overconfident and boisterous DP is now increasingly paranoid.