{
  "id": 10948162,
  "title": "Ruto tells off ‘brokers’ over Ksh 2.2T Dangote refinery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ruto-tells-off-brokers-over-ksh-2-2t-dangote-refinery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:53:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/ruto-tells-off-brokers-over-ksh-2-2t-dangote-refinery/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President William Ruto addressed those who oppose the East African Refinery project in Lamu County, calling them extortionists and brokers. The Ksh 2.2 trillion project, set to be constructed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, is seen as a strategic investment for energy security in Kenya and the region. During the groundbreaking ceremony, Ruto urged Kenyans to consider investing in the project through the National Infrastructure Fund and an upcoming initial public offering. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni praised the project as a game changer for regional integration, while Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted the potential benefits for his country. The refinery will have a capacity to process 700,000 barrels of oil per day and produce 1000MW of power, with an additional 500MW to be added to the national grid. Dangote Group plans to create 60,000 jobs and build a training school for 1000 individuals.",
  "summary": "President William Ruto has termed those opposed to the Ksh 2.2 trillion East African Refinery in Lamu County as extortionists saying the project is a strategic energy security investment for the country and the region. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony of the refinery being constructed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote in Mokoye in Lamu County, […] The post Ruto tells off ‘brokers’…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Dangote oil refinery launch at Lamu port",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/dangote-oil-refinery-launch-at-lamu-port",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:24:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Obasanjo, Ruto, others present as Dangote flags off $16bn refinery in Kenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/obasanjo-ruto-others-present-as-dangote-flags-off-16bn-refinery-in",
        "published": "2026-09-30T13:10:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}