{
  "id": 12651919,
  "title": "Nithi Bridge construction begins as residents look to end years of accidents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nithi-bridge-construction-begins-as-residents-look-to-end-years-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:42:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/nithi-bridge-construction-begins-as-residents-look-to-end-years-of-accidents"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Residents of Tharaka Nithi say the construction of Nithi Bridge could address years of accidents at the crossing while creating new economic opportunities for communities along the route. Dennis Mureithi, a resident of Chuka in Igamba Ng’ombe, said the start of preparatory works had given residents hope that the long-standing problem at the Nithi crossing […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}