{
  "id": 11451473,
  "title": "Khalwale to shelve UPM, run for Kakamega governor on Sifuna’s party",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/khalwale-to-shelve-upm-run-for-kakamega-governor-on-sifunas-party",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:40:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/khalwale-to-shelve-upm-run-for-kakamega-governor-on-sifunas-party"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has said he will shelve his United Patriotic Movement (UPM) party and run for governor of Kakamega County on the political party to be used by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna in the 2027 General Election. Khalwale made the announcement on Friday, October 2, 2026, as political parties and movements continue to […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Sifuna cleared to reserve party name",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/sifuna-cleared-to-reserve-party-name",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:47:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}