{
  "id": 14386125,
  "title": "Gachagua claims Ruto has ordered an increase in fuel prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/gachagua-claims-ruto-has-ordered-an-increase-in-fuel-prices",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T06:23:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/gachagua-claims-ruto-has-ordered-an-increase-in-fuel-prices"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of planning to raise petrol and diesel prices to finance political bribery ahead of the August 2027 General Election. Gachagua claimed that Ruto had ordered an increase of Ksh12 per litre for petrol and Ksh9 for diesel, claiming the proposed adjustments were intended to raise […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Gachagua says Ruto is ‘bitter, desperate’ over growing public rejection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/gachagua-says-ruto-is-bitter-desperate-over-growing-public-rejection",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:56:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}