{
  "id": 11230936,
  "title": "Kenya breaks ground on $16bn refinery as environmental concerns grow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/kenya-breaks-ground-on-16bn-refinery-as-environmental-concerns-grow",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:25:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20261001-kenya-breaks-ground-on-16bn-refinery-as-environmental-concerns-grow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "East Africa is accelerating its push for greater energy independence with a new $16 billion refinery in Kenya – but the project is raising fears over the environmental cost of an expanding oil economy.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}