{
  "id": 14429305,
  "title": "Wandayi responds to Gachagua’s claims of Ruto ordering hike in fuel prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/wandayi-responds-to-gachaguas-claims-of-ruto-ordering-hike-in-fuel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T10:47:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/wandayi-responds-to-gachaguas-claims-of-ruto-ordering-hike-in-fuel-prices"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has hit back at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, dismissing his understanding of fuel pricing and accusing him of making baseless claims about the government’s handling of petroleum products. Wandayi, who had accompanied President William Ruto to his West Pokot tour on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, defended the role of […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Opiyo Wandayi dares Gachagua to face him directly ahead of EPRA fuel price review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/opiyo-wandayi-dares-gachagua-to-face-him-directly-ahead-of-epra-fuel",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:44:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "‘You know nothing about fuel prices,’ Wandayi tells Gachagua",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/you-know-nothing-about-fuel-prices-wandayi-tells-gachagua",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:18:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}