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  "id": 15737786,
  "title": "Ruto announces plan to scrap 25% mobile phone import duty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ruto-announces-plan-to-scrap-25-mobile-phone-import-duty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T11:27:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
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    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/ruto-announces-plan-to-scrap-25-mobile-phone-import-duty"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has announced plans to remove the 25 per cent import duty on mobile phones, alongside proposed tax relief for low-income earners and land buyers, as well as an expanded internship programme targeting 50,000 graduates. Speaking during the 63rd Mashujaa Day celebrations at Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, on Tuesday, […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ruto-announces-tax-exemption-plan-for-kenyans-earning-ksh32-333-or",
        "published": "2026-10-20T10:22:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Ruto announces plan to scale up National Internship Programme to 50,000 slots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ruto-announces-plan-to-scale-up-national-internship-programme-to-50",
        "published": "2026-10-20T11:32:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto to expand internship programme by 50,000 places from January 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ruto-to-expand-internship-programme-by-50-000-places-from-january-2027",
        "published": "2026-10-20T13:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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