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.
Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs Key to Security, Development – Ruto
NAIROBI, Kenya - President William Ruto has urged Kenya’s chiefs and assistant chiefs to play a central role in maintaining security and advancing the...
New SRC Commissioner Michael Kingi Takes Oath as Kenya Eyes Fair and Sustainable Public Salaries
NAIROBI, Kenya- Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday presided over the swearing-in of Engineer Michael Kingi Thoya as the newest member of the Salaries...
IMD 2025: Kenya Beats Ghana, South Africa to Become Africa’s Most Competitive Economy
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya has been named Africa’s most competitive economy in the 2025 International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, marking...
Broken Promises: Kenya’s Finland Scholarship Scandal Leaves Students Stranded and Hungry
NAIROBI, Kenya — Dozens of Kenyan students sent to Finland under a county-sponsored “scholarship” programme have found themselves destitute, many collecting empty bottles or...
Pharmas Races Toward Next-Generation GLP-1 Therapies as Personalized Obesity Drugs Move Closer to Reality
The global appetite for GLP-1–based drugs continues to rise, and now the next major frontier is coming into focus: personalized or custom-made GLP-1 treatments...
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.




