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Kenya's Bold Newspaper Barasa: ODM and UDA pact to redefine political landscape ahead of 2027 polls https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545829/barasa-odm-and-uda-pact-to-redefine-political-landscape-ahead-of-2027-polls Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:20:39 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545829/barasa-odm-and-uda-pact-to-redefine-political-landscape-ahead-of-2027-polls Standard Digital ODM leaders push for youth inclusion ahead of 2027 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545824/odm-leaders-push-for-youth-inclusion-ahead-of-2027 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:29:28 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545824/odm-leaders-push-for-youth-inclusion-ahead-of-2027 Standard Digital ODM leaders push back against dissent, reassert party loyalty https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545822/odm-leaders-push-back-against-dissent-reassert-party-loyalty Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:13:08 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545822/odm-leaders-push-back-against-dissent-reassert-party-loyalty Standard Digital ODM youth reject protests, push for Inclusion and 2027 strategy https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545817/odm-youth-reject-protests-push-for-inclusion-and-2027-strategy Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:39:32 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545817/odm-youth-reject-protests-push-for-inclusion-and-2027-strategy Standard Digital Ruto allies hit out at Sifuna, Babu and defend government's development record https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545818/ruto-allies-hit-out-at-sifuna-babu-and-defend-government-s-development-record Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:32:05 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545818/ruto-allies-hit-out-at-sifuna-babu-and-defend-government-s-development-record Standard Digital 'You have my blessings' - Gachagua to Gen Zs https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545813/you-have-my-blessings-gachagua-to-gen-zs Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:13:54 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545813/you-have-my-blessings-gachagua-to-gen-zs Standard Digital ODM plans youth convention to chart way forward amid rift with UDA https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545806/odm-plans-youth-convention-to-chart-way-forward-amid-rift-with-uda Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:06:59 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545806/odm-plans-youth-convention-to-chart-way-forward-amid-rift-with-uda Standard Digital UDA-ODM war of words exposes fragility of 2027 pre-election pact https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545780/uda-odm-war-of-words-exposes-fragility-of-2027-pre-election-pact Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545780/uda-odm-war-of-words-exposes-fragility-of-2027-pre-election-pact Standard Digital Nandi clergy urge opposition leaders to suspend Tuesday protests https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545767/nandi-clergy-urge-opposition-leaders-to-suspend-tuesday-protests Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:28:15 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545767/nandi-clergy-urge-opposition-leaders-to-suspend-tuesday-protests Standard Digital MP says Mbadi ticks all boxes to be Ruto's running mate in 2027 polls https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545763/mp-says-mbadi-ticks-all-boxes-to-be-ruto-s-running-mate-in-2027-polls Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:36:43 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545763/mp-says-mbadi-ticks-all-boxes-to-be-ruto-s-running-mate-in-2027-polls Standard Digital Stop dragging Uhuru's name into political disputes, Gachagua tells Duale https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545760/stop-dragging-uhuru-s-name-into-political-disputes-gachagua-tells-duale Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:50:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545760/stop-dragging-uhuru-s-name-into-political-disputes-gachagua-tells-duale Standard Digital 'Get ready, get ready' - Linda Mwananchi announces three-day June protests https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545747/get-ready-get-ready-linda-mwananchi-announces-three-day-june-protests Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:58:59 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545747/get-ready-get-ready-linda-mwananchi-announces-three-day-june-protests Standard Digital ODM orphans to chart new political path - Babu Owino https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545746/odm-orphans-to-chart-new-political-path-babu-owino Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:37:01 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545746/odm-orphans-to-chart-new-political-path-babu-owino Standard Digital ODM Coast leaders meet amid growing tension in broad-based government https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545745/odm-coast-leaders-meet-amid-growing-tension-in-broad-based-government Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:21:44 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545745/odm-coast-leaders-meet-amid-growing-tension-in-broad-based-government Standard Digital Ruto's playbook that is eating Orange party from the inside https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545720/ruto-s-playbook-that-is-eating-orange-party-from-the-inside Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:40:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545720/ruto-s-playbook-that-is-eating-orange-party-from-the-inside Standard Digital Kadu Asili rebrands to replace PAA as a formidable force https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545721/kadu-asili-rebrands-to-replace-paa-as-a-formidable-force Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545721/kadu-asili-rebrands-to-replace-paa-as-a-formidable-force Standard Digital Jimi Wanjigi faults Nyanza leaders as Safina opens Siaya office https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545722/jimi-wanjigi-faults-nyanza-leaders-as-safina-opens-siaya-office Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:12:47 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545722/jimi-wanjigi-faults-nyanza-leaders-as-safina-opens-siaya-office Standard Digital DP Kindiki accuses opposition of incitement over fuel crisis https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001544156/dp-kindiki-accuses-opposition-of-incitement-over-fuel-crisis Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:08:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001544156/dp-kindiki-accuses-opposition-of-incitement-over-fuel-crisis Standard Digital Skip summons at your own peril, Wetang'ula warns governors https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545655/skip-summons-at-your-own-peril-wetang-ula-warns-governors Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:30:33 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545655/skip-summons-at-your-own-peril-wetang-ula-warns-governors Standard Digital Mwangaza is out to dilute UDA's two-term campaign in Meru https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545630/mwangaza-is-out-to-dilute-uda-s-two-term-campaign-in-meru Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:48:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545630/mwangaza-is-out-to-dilute-uda-s-two-term-campaign-in-meru Standard Digital Wanjigi criticises Ruto's economic policies, cites rising tax burden https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545626/wanjigi-criticises-ruto-s-economic-policies-cites-rising-tax-burden Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:23:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545626/wanjigi-criticises-ruto-s-economic-policies-cites-rising-tax-burden Standard Digital Ruling party UDA accuses Uhuru of plotting to fund mass protests https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545584/ruling-party-uda-accuses-uhuru-of-plotting-to-fund-mass-protests Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545584/ruling-party-uda-accuses-uhuru-of-plotting-to-fund-mass-protests Standard Digital Gen Z, opposition protest threat: Why Ruto and allies are uneasy https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545586/gen-z-opposition-protest-threat-why-ruto-and-allies-are-uneasy Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545586/gen-z-opposition-protest-threat-why-ruto-and-allies-are-uneasy Standard Digital Osotsi: Why I will not challenge ODM removal https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545598/osotsi-why-i-will-not-challenge-odm-removal Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:14:53 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545598/osotsi-why-i-will-not-challenge-odm-removal Standard Digital ODM demands respect from UDA amid tension in broad-based government https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545574/odm-demands-respect-from-uda-amid-tension-in-broad-based-government Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:50:54 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545574/odm-demands-respect-from-uda-amid-tension-in-broad-based-government Standard Digital Kindiki warns against politicising fuel prices https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545572/kindiki-warns-against-politicising-fuel-prices Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:21:20 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545572/kindiki-warns-against-politicising-fuel-prices Standard Digital Jubilee will field a candidate in Ol Kalou by-election, Kioni says https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545553/jubilee-will-field-a-candidate-in-ol-kalou-by-election-kioni-says Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:30:56 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545553/jubilee-will-field-a-candidate-in-ol-kalou-by-election-kioni-says Standard Digital IEBC suspends voter registration in Ol Kalou constituency https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545555/iebc-suspends-voter-registration-in-ol-kalou-constituency Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:17:41 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545555/iebc-suspends-voter-registration-in-ol-kalou-constituency Standard Digital Savula leads Western leaders in defense of Wandayi over fuel crisis https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545544/savula-leads-western-leaders-in-defense-of-wandayi-over-fuel-crisis Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:51:11 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545544/savula-leads-western-leaders-in-defense-of-wandayi-over-fuel-crisis Standard Digital UDA, opposition trade blame over fuel crisis https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545536/uda-opposition-trade-blame-over-fuel-crisis Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:47:56 +0300 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001545536/uda-opposition-trade-blame-over-fuel-crisis Standard Digital