Standard Group is a Publicly Owned multi-media enterprise headquartered in Kenya. Founded in 1902, the company employs approximately 680 individuals and reported $13.7M in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a tier 3 media tech buyer, the company's main product is broadcast television and radio. It operates across print, television, radio, digital, and outdoor advertising sectors, financed through business-to-business corporate advertising, commercial circulation, and digital subscriptions, serving a nationwide consumer footprint. Its media portfolio includes two print publications, The Standard Newspaper and The Nairobian weekly; a multi-channel television broadcasting arm headlined by KTN; four commercial radio frequencies, led by Radio Maisha; and an integrated digital media division managing various news portals, electronic papers, and targeted lifestyle platforms.
On August 15, 2026, Radio Maisha, a Standard Group broadcast product, informed listeners of a planned one-hour off-air maintenance between 2 pm and 3 pm for scheduled technical works. Previously, on July 6, President William Ruto's public criticism of the Standard Media Group sparked a national conversation on media sustainability, as his tweets appeared to target the media house for its coverage of his administration. This followed the company's July 2 invitation to businesses, recycling firms, and individual buyers to a public tender for the disposal of office equipment, vehicles, and other surplus materials on an "as is where is" basis. Earlier, on June 25, President Ruto criticized The Standard Group's ownership, held by the family of Kenya’s late second president Daniel arap Moi, over allegations that employees had gone months without pay.
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Standard Group offers 12 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Standard Group's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio, search, social, and retail media and other media.
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Standard Group's revenues were $13.7M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Standard Group's revenue into 7 different product categories.
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