{
  "id": 10940500,
  "title": "Ruto to Lamu residents: You have every right to ask questions about refinery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ruto-to-lamu-residents-you-have-every-right-to-ask-questions-about-10940500",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:58:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/ruto-to-lamu-residents-you-have-every-right-to-ask-questions-about-refinery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has told residents of Lamu that they have every right to question how the planned refinery will affect their jobs, businesses, land, water, fishing livelihoods and environment, as the government moves ahead with the major investment. Ruto said the questions raised by residents should not be treated as opposition to development, arguing […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}