# The Standard (Kenya) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Standard_(Kenya) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Standard_(Kenya).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Standard_(Kenya) > Source revision: 1330607405 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Newspaper in Nairobi, Kenya The Standard Type Daily newspaper Format Berliner Owner The Standard Group Founder A.M. Jeevanjee Publisher The Standard Group PLC[1] Editor-in-chief Chaacha Mwita Founded 1902; 124 years ago (1902) (as African Standard) Language English Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya Circulation 150,000 (as of 2016)[2] ISSN 1025-8450 (print) 1605-9638 (web) OCLC number 57067254 Website standardmedia.co.ke ***The Standard*** is the oldest newspaper in [Kenya](/source/Kenya).[3] It is published by The Standard Group, which also runs the [Kenya Television Network](/source/Kenya_Television_Network) (KTN), Radio Maisha, *The Nairobian* (a weekly tabloid) and Standard Digital which is its online platform.[4] The Standard Group is headquartered on Mombasa Road, [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi), having moved from its previous premises at the [I&M Bank Tower](/source/I%26M_Bank_Tower). ## History The newspaper was established as *The* *African Standard* in 1902, as a weekly, by [Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee](/source/Alibhai_Mulla_Jeevanjee), an immigrant businessman from [British India](/source/British_India). In 1905, Jeevanjee sold the paper to Maia Anderson and Rudolf Franz Mayer, who changed the name to the *East African Standard*. It became a daily paper and moved its headquarters from [Mombasa](/source/Mombasa) to [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi) in 1910. At the time the newspaper strongly supported colonialist viewpoints.[5] The British-based [Lonrho Group](/source/Lonrho) bought the newspaper in 1963, only a few months before Kenya's independence (they were a colony of Britain). The paper changed its name to *The Standard* in 1977 but the name *East African Standard* was revived later. It was sold to Kenyan investors in 1995. In 2004 the name was changed back to *The Standard*. It is the main rival to Kenya's largest newspaper, the *[Daily Nation](/source/Daily_Nation)*. In 1989, the Standard Group acquired the KTN Television Channel. ### Premises raid, 2006 In late February 2006 *The Standard* ran a story claiming that president [Mwai Kibaki](/source/Mwai_Kibaki) and senior opposition figure [Kalonzo Musyoka](/source/Kalonzo_Musyoka) had been holding secret meetings. At 1:00 am local time (2200 [UTC](/source/Coordinated_Universal_Time)), on 2 March, masked gunmen carrying [AK-47s](/source/AK-47) raided the editorial office of *The Standard*, and its television station KTN.[6] They assaulted staff members, forcibly took computers and transmission equipment, burned all the copies of the 2 March edition of the newspaper, and damaged the [presses](/source/Printing_press). At KTN, they shut down its flow of electricity, putting the station off the air. Initially, the Kenyan information minister denied knowledge of the raid, but later revealed that Kenyan police were responsible, and stated that the incident was to safeguard [state security](/source/National_security). "If you rattle a snake you must be prepared to be bitten by it," [John Michuki](/source/John_Michuki) said. Three journalists at *The Standard*, arrested after the critical story was printed, were released on 2 March on bail of 50,000 Kenyan shillings (US$692).[7][8] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["WHO WE ARE: Standard Group PLC"](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/corporate/about-us). *The Standard*. 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Standard Group, Kenya: Taking Off with ppi Media's Software"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230307172823/https://ppimedia.de/ppi/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cs_standardgroup_workflow_en_201601.pdf) (PDF). *ppimedia.de*. ppi Media GmbH. 2016. Archived from [the original](https://ppimedia.de/ppi/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cs_standardgroup_workflow_en_201601.pdf) (PDF) on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kenya media guide"](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13681344). *BBC News*. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Sanga, Benard. ["Standard Newspaper: It all begun from a tiny office in Mombasa"](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001304637/standard-newspaper-it-all-begun-from-a-tiny-office-in-mombasa). *The Standard*. Retrieved 15 August 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Redirecting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180621020031/http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimesNEW/basket6st/basket6st1141299181.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimesNEW/basket6st/basket6st1141299181.aspx) on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2006. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Africa | Kenya admits armed raids on paper"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4765250.stm). BBC News. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Thomson Reuters Foundation. ["Thomson Reuters Foundation | News, Information and Connections for Action"](http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/594f371980df55020e96a8268a9aa506.htm). Alertnet.org. Retrieved 16 April 2014. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: |author= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [""Standard" journalists charged, released on bail; raided television station resumes broadcasting, staff released without charges"](http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/72636). IFEX. Retrieved 16 April 2014. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/) v t e Media in Kenya Broadcast news divisions: Africa 24 Citizen TV NTV K24 TV Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Kenya Television Network National and International satellite channels Al Jazeera BBC World News CGTN Africa CNBC Africa CNN Radio: 98.4 Capital FM CRI Nairobi 91.9 FM Nation FM (formerly Easy FM) Pamoja FM Radio Maria Newspapers and magazines: The African Executive Business Daily Africa Daily Nation The EastAfrican Kenya Gazette The Kenya Times The Standard The Star Media groups: Nation Media Group Mediamax Network Radio Africa Group Royal Media Services Standard Media Group Government agencies: Communications Authority Kenya Film Commission Kenya Film Classification Board Kenya News Agency --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Standard (Kenya)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Standard_(Kenya)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Standard_(Kenya)?action=history)). 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