{
  "id": 10932814,
  "title": "Ndegwa Njiru raises environmental concerns over Dangote Lamu refinery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ndegwa-njiru-raises-environmental-concerns-over-dangote-lamu-refinery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:49:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/ndegwa-njiru-raises-environmental-concerns-over-dangote-lamu-refinery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wiper Patriotic Front spokesperson Ndegwa Njiru has questioned the government’s decision to proceed with the construction of the Ksh2.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu, raising concerns over its potential impact on the coastal environment and fishing communities. Njiru questioned whether President William Ruto’s administration had allowed the project to proceed without what […]",
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    "outlets": 6,
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      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "President Ruto, Dangote break ground on Sh2.2tn Lamu Oil Refinery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/president-ruto-dangote-break-ground-on-sh2-2tn-lamu-oil-refinery",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:31:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "List of presidents and dignitaries attending Dangote East African Refinery groundbreaking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/list-of-presidents-and-dignitaries-attending-dangote-east-african",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:41:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Oburu: Dangote refinery will transform Lamu into industrial hub",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/oburu-dangote-refinery-will-transform-lamu-into-industrial-hub",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:50:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: NNPCL filling stations reduce fuel price after Dangote Refinery cut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/breaking-nnpcl-filling-stations-reduce-fuel-price-after-dangote",
        "published": "2026-09-30T10:38:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "'We are not scared of court': Dangote shrugs off oil refinery suit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/we-are-not-scared-of-court-dangote-shrugs-off-oil-refinery-suit",
        "published": "2026-09-30T11:26:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}