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.
Government to Launch Mass Mobile ID Registration Drive in 11 Days
NAIROBI, Kenya - The government will roll out a countrywide mobile registration drive in just under two weeks, targeting more than one million Kenyans...
Kenya Secures $1.5 Billion Loan to Ease Tax Burden
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya has raised $1.5 billion (about Sh193.8 billion) from international lenders in a fresh deal that the government says will reduce...
New Sh130 Green Card Application Fee Takes Effect, Affecting Thousands of Kenyans
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyans seeking to apply for the U.S. Diversity Visa Program, popularly known as the Green Card lottery, will now be required...
COTU Rejects Labour Ministry Plan to Sack Workers in State Sugar Mills
NAIROBI, Kenya - A fierce row has erupted between the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) and the Ministry of Labour over plans to...
IEBC Opens Recruitment for Voter Registration Clerks and By-Election Officials
NAIROBI, Kenya - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced temporary job opportunities across the country as it intensifies preparations for the...
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.




