{
  "id": 13724766,
  "title": "KDF launches exercise to prepare for El Niño emergencies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/kdf-launches-exercise-to-prepare-for-el-nino-emergencies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T13:09:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kdf-launches-exercise-to-prepare-for-el-nino-emergencies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has stepped up preparations for potential El Niño-related emergencies, conducting a two-week exercise to test its ability to respond to severe flooding, displacement and damage to critical infrastructure. The exercise, dubbed Okoa Maisha, brought together a Joint Task Force (JTF) to assess its preparedness to coordinate disaster response operations and […]",
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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."
}