{
  "id": 15154413,
  "title": "Thumaita tea factory farmers in Kirinyaga demand Ksh117M fertiliser subsidy refund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/thumaita-tea-factory-farmers-in-kirinyaga-demand-ksh117m-fertiliser",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:54:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/thumaita-tea-factory-farmers-in-kirinyaga-demand-ksh117m-fertiliser-subsidy-refund"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tea farmers supplying Thumaita Tea Factory in Kirinyaga County have called on the government to refund Ksh117 million deducted from their earnings to cover fertiliser costs, saying the delayed subsidy payments have reduced their bonuses and increased their financial burden. The farmers, through factory directors and buying centre representatives, said the government had promised to […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}