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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya |Erastus M Mulwa |Stephen Nzioka
President William Ruto and his Deputy Kithure Kindiki during the 22nd National Prayer Breakfast at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. May 28th,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Thursday led a high profile delegation to Ukambani in what appears to be a strategic plan to woo the region ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya |Erastus M Mulwa
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka speaks during a political rally at Mulu Mutisya grounds in Machakos town on May 30, 2025. [John Muia, Standard]For two days running, Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka electrified his Ukambani stronghold backyard with a high-powered political delegation, in a symbolic ‘going back to the roots’ launchpad for his 2027 presidential bid.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya |Erastus M Mulwa
Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka speaks during the inauguration service of the new Bishop Patrick Munuve at A.C.K All Souls Cathedral in Machakos town on May 18, 2025. [John Muia, Standard]Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka yesterday hosted several political leaders at his Kitui County backyard, where he announced that they will soon unveil their strategy to deny President William Ruto a second term in office.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka speaks during the inauguration service of the new Bishop Patrick Munuve at ACK All Souls Cathedral in Machakos town on May 18, 2025. [John Muia, Standard]Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has accused President William Ruto of orchestrating an intimidation and harassment campaign against opposition leaders, allegedly in preparation to steal the 2027 presidential election.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua addresses faithful at Gospel Confirmation Centre in Machakos town, on March 2, 2025. [John Muia, Standard]Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua has reaffirmed the opposition's commitment to stick together in their resolve to unseat President William Ruto in the 2027 presidential elections.
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1 month ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka, Fred Matiang'i and Eugene Wamalwa during a thanks giving ceremony at Wamunyoro in Nyeri County on May 04, 2025. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper) and Eugene Wamalwa (DAP-K) have slammed President William Ruto for allegedly attempting to control the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ahead of the 2027 elections.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
On the outskirts of Kiunduani market, along the Nairobi-Mombasa road in Makueni County, three tiny voices pierce the air with an almost synchronised cry from their sleeping parlour. The triplets’ father, Cyrus Sila, gently lifts each one, his hands steady as he cradles his daughters, murmuring soft reassurances in a low, soothing voice. He shifts the three girls in his arms, their small fingers curling tightly around his shirt, as though afraid to let go.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned the UDA coalition led by president William Ruto and the Raila Odinga led ODM against constituting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) without consulting the opposition.
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Feb 23, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
As vehicles honk endlessly, calling for customers in the bustling town of Mlolongo, Machakos County, John Mwangi taps a switch in his workshop’s hall, and a glass-cutting machine with a rotating blade roars to life. As the blade begins spinning, he opens a valve on a thin pipe hovering above the cutting machine, releasing a jet of water just above the spinning blade.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
At the sleepy Kyandula trading centre in Kitui South, a group of women gathers around a specialised posho mill, readying a sack full of sunflower seeds. One woman powers on the electric machine, and it bursts into life. Its grain-grinding jaws rotate purposefully, and the woman eagerly processes the seeds into oil. As the mill churns, Rhoda Musembi bends over and scoops a jarful of sunflower seeds. Carefully, she pours them into the mill’s gaping mouth.
