{
  "id": 12629219,
  "title": "Ruto invokes Raila’s devolution legacy, says counties now receive record Ksh428B",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ruto-invokes-railas-devolution-legacy-says-counties-now-receive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:20:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/ruto-invokes-railas-devolution-legacy-says-counties-now-receive-record-ksh428b"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has invoked the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s legacy on devolution, saying county governments now receive a record Ksh428 billion as his administration seeks to deepen the transfer of resources from Nairobi to the grassroots. Ruto made the remarks on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, during the handover and dedication of the […]",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto: Raila was a ‘once-in-a-generation’ leader who shaped Kenya’s history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ruto-raila-was-a-once-in-a-generation-leader-who-shaped-kenyas-history",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:47:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Wandayi reveals what Raila told him about his alliance with Ruto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/wandayi-reveals-what-raila-told-him-about-his-alliance-with-ruto",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:14:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}