{
  "id": 11196448,
  "title": "Kidney disease crisis: Doctors call for urgent action as 3.1M Kenyans affected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/kidney-disease-crisis-doctors-call-for-urgent-action-as-3-1m-kenyans",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-01T12:46:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kidney-disease-crisis-doctors-call-for-urgent-action-as-3-1m-kenyans-affected"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kenya’s kidney disease burden is coming under renewed scrutiny, with doctors calling for urgent action to establish what is driving the growing number of cases and prevent more Kenyans from progressing to kidney failure. More than 3.1 million Kenyans are estimated to be living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to figures from the Ministry […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}