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  "id": 1556958,
  "title": "Costly fuel pushes Kenya near record Sh1trn trade deficit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/costly-fuel-pushes-kenya-near-record-sh1trn-trade-deficit",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Daily Africa",
    "slug": "business-daily-africa",
    "url": "https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/costly-fuel-pushes-kenya-near-record-sh1trn-trade-deficit-5561518"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The trade deficit had remained relatively stable at Sh755 billion to Sh784 billion in the first...",
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      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kenya-urges-igad-states-to-harmonise-standards-and-unlock-afcfta",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:46:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Daily Africa",
        "title": "Title north Kenya land to unlock growth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/title-north-kenya-land-to-unlock-growth",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:45:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}