{
  "id": 12836102,
  "title": "Why a broken tractor could cost Kenyan farmers more than repairs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/why-a-broken-tractor-could-cost-kenyan-farmers-more-than-repairs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:23:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/why-a-broken-tractor-could-cost-kenyan-farmers-more-than-repairs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya’s push to modernise agriculture is increasingly shifting from simply getting machinery onto farms to ensuring tractors and other equipment remain operational long enough to deliver the productivity gains farmers expect. The issue is gaining attention as farmers, agricultural contractors and agribusinesses contend with the cost of equipment, spare parts, maintenance and technical expertise…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}