Development News
How Kenya and Africa are developing, from infrastructure, agriculture and climate to education, health and programmes that create opportunity. We follow the projects, the money and the people they affect.
Counties Turn to Bank Loans as Cash Crunch Deepens, Nairobi Tops Sh3.2bn Borrowing
NAIROBI, Kenya — County governments across Kenya are increasingly relying on commercial bank loans to keep operations running, with total borrowing rising sharply to...
Ruto Unveils Bamburi Cement Clinker Project, Ties Industrial Push to Sh5 Trillion ‘First-World’ Plan
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto on Tuesday presided over the signing of a major industrial contract for the development of a new Bamburi...
List of Ruto’s Multi-Billion Projects To Start in 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya - President William Ruto has unveiled an ambitious slate of multi-billion-shilling infrastructure projects set to take shape from early 2026, with a...
WHO Dismisses Claims Linking Vaccines, Paracetamol to Autism
NAIROBI, Kenya - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed renewed claims linking vaccines or common painkillers to autism, saying there is no scientific...
Miano Hails Operationalization of Kenya National Convention Bureau As a Boost to MICE Tourism
NAIROBI, Kenya - Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has welcomed the government’s decision to operationalize the Kenya National Convention Bureau (KNCB), saying...
The Scoop- Walls Have Ears
The Scoop by Y News is a one-page online magazine that takes you straight into Kenya's corridors of power. Each edition delivers sharp, thrilling stories – secrets, deals, and behind-the-scenes intrigues shaping the nation. Designed for the fast reader, The Scoop is made to be consumed in a glance and shared in a click.




