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  "id": 15753934,
  "title": "Atwoli lauds Ruto’s plan to exempt low-income workers from PAYE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/atwoli-lauds-rutos-plan-to-exempt-low-income-workers-from-paye",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:21:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/atwoli-lauds-rutos-plan-to-exempt-low-income-workers-from-paye/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has welcomed President William Ruto’s plan to exempt workers earning up to Ksh32,333 per month from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax. Atwoli said the proposed exemption will leave workers with more disposable income, particularly those in the private sector, where the majority of unionisable […] The post Atwoli lauds…",
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto announces tax exemption plan for Kenyans earning Ksh32,333 or less",
        "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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