{
  "id": 15622203,
  "title": "Ruto: Government prioritising food production to tackle drought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ruto-government-prioritising-food-production-to-tackle-drought",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T15:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/ruto-government-prioritising-food-production-to-tackle-drought/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government is addressing the effects of drought on food security, President William Ruto has announced. The President said the Government is giving priority to increased agricultural production to ensure adequate food supplies and strengthen the country’s resilience to drought. He noted that reducing the cost of food production would enable farmers to produce more […] The post Ruto:…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto Says Govt Addressing Drought, Food Security Through Increased Agricultural Production",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ruto-says-govt-addressing-drought-food-security-through-increased",
        "published": "2026-10-19T14:37:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}