#Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

David Ndii, President William Ruto's economic adviser, said Kenya does not have a milk production shortage. He blamed empty supermarket shelves on new buyers, including workers at affordable housing sites. He spoke at the 2026 NCBA Economic Forum in Nairobi on Tuesday, Nairobi Wire reported. Ndii said "a couple of hundred thousand people" work on affordable housing sites every day. "You will find crates of milk sitting there," he said. According to Nairobi Wire, he said contractors give workers milk along with their daily rations. He added that people who used to drink little milk are now drinking a lot. Ndii cited Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data. He said annual milk production has risen 20 per cent to about 5.6 billion litres since the current administration took office. He said milk intake by processors rose 34 per cent over the same period. According to Nairobi Wire, he said intake went from about 500 million litres in 2022 to one billion litres last year. He also said intake in the first eight months of 2026 was almost the same as in…

Fewer Kenyan teenage girls are getting pregnant, according to the 2025/2026 Kenya Mini Demographic and Health Survey. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) prepared the survey. Medical Services PS Ouma Oluga launched it in Nairobi on Tuesday. Capital FM reported that the adolescent birth rate fell from 73 to 63 births per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19. The national figure hides big differences between counties. According to Nairobi Wire, West Pokot has the highest rate, with 25 per cent of adolescents reporting a pregnancy. Migori follows at 23 per cent and Kajiado at 20 per cent. Nyeri has the lowest rate at 2 per cent, followed by Isiolo at 3.4 per cent and Makueni at 3.7 per cent. Capital FM reported that KNBS official Rosemary Bowen named Turkana, Samburu, West Pokot, Narok and Kajiado among the counties with the highest levels. Women are also having fewer children. The average number of births per woman fell from 3.4 in 2022 to 3.1. Rural women average 3.6 births and urban women 2.6. Nairobi Wire reported that Mandera has the highest rate at 6.8 and Embu the lowest at 2.2. According to The Star, 91 per cent of births now take place in health facilities, up from 88 per cent in 2022. Skilled health workers…