{
  "id": 15408833,
  "title": "Ruto issues new promise to tackle milk shortage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ruto-issues-new-promise-to-tackle-milk-shortage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T12:15:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/ruto-issues-new-promise-to-tackle-milk-shortage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has promised to clear approximately Ksh400 million owed to dairy farmers by the end of October 2026, announcing major changes to the management of New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) factories as the country grapples with milk shortages. Speaking during his tour of Nandi County on Sunday, October 18, 2026, Ruto said the […]",
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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."
}