{
  "id": 12175461,
  "title": "New study: Kenyans forced to cut essential spending as cost of living bites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-study-kenyans-forced-to-cut-essential-spending-as-cost-of-living",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T14:57:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/new-study-kenyans-forced-to-cut-essential-spending-as-cost-of-living-bites"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nearly nine in 10 Kenyans have reduced spending on essential needs to meet housing costs, according to new research released by Habitat for Humanity International. The findings were released in Nairobi on Monday, October 5, 2026, to coincide with World Habitat Day. The study, titled Home at What Cost?, surveyed 1,400 people in Kenya as […]",
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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."
}