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  "id": 12584729,
  "title": "Ebola: Matiang’i calls for collective action as Kenya faces health crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ebola-matiangi-calls-for-collective-action-as-kenya-faces-health",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:34:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/ebola-matiangi-calls-for-collective-action-as-kenya-faces-health-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jubilee Party leader Fred Matiang’i has called for national unity and collective action as Kenya responds to its first confirmed imported case of Ebola. The former Interior Cabinet Secretary made this remark during an interview on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, warning that the country is facing a health crisis that requires all leaders to work together. Matiang’i emphasized that the magnitude of the situation necessitates leaders putting aside political differences and rallying behind efforts to protect Kenyans, urging the country to treat the outbreak as a national emergency requiring a coordinated response.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ruto-orders-enhanced-ebola-response-as-kenya-traces-27-passengers",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:35:57.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ebola-alert-ncdc-issues-warning-after-kenya-confirms-imported-case",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:15:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-embassy-issues-ebola-alert-to-americans-in-kenya",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:36:39.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Ebola in Kenya: Govt unveils fresh measures as taskforce meets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ebola-in-kenya-govt-unveils-fresh-measures-as-taskforce-meets",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:01:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Kenya reports first Ebola death after traveler from Congo via Uganda dies in Nairobi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kenya-reports-first-ebola-death-after-traveler-from-congo-via-uganda",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:21:15.000Z"
      }
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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."
}