{
  "id": 10910025,
  "title": "Opiyo Wandayi: Construction of Ksh2.23 trillion Lamu refinery to begin immediately",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/opiyo-wandayi-construction-of-ksh2-23-trillion-lamu-refinery-to-begin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:29:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/opiyo-wandayi-construction-of-ksh2-23-trillion-lamu-refinery-to-begin-immediately"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has said construction of the proposed Ksh2.23 trillion Lamu oil refinery will begin immediately after the groundbreaking ceremony. While speaking at Manda Airport on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, during the groundbreaking, Wandayi said the government and other stakeholders will put in place all the necessary systems and processes […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Benin President Romuald Wadagni arrives in Kenya ahead of Dangote Lamu refinery groundbreaking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/benin-president-romuald-wadagni-arrives-in-kenya-ahead-of-dangote",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:22:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "[PICTURE STORY] Kindiki heads to Lamu for Sh2.2tn refinery groundbreaking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/picture-story-kindiki-heads-to-lamu-for-sh2-2tn-refinery",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:59:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}