East African Standard Ltd published a weekly newspaper of the same name in Nairobi, Kenya.

The newspaper was first published under the name 'The African Standard' in 1902 and was the creation of Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee, who sold his stake in 1905 to Maia Anderson and Franz Mayer. Under the new owners the name was changed to The East African Standard', the paper became a daily, and in 1910 moved from Mombasa to Nairobi.

The paper changed hands again in 1963, when it was bought by the British company the Lonrho Group. The paper was sold to Kenyan investors in 1995.

In 1989 the company acquired a television station, KTN, and a radio station, Radio Maisha.

The name of the paper has fluctuated between 'The Standard' and 'The East African Standard' over time. As of 2019, the newspaper is the oldest in Kenya.