{
  "id": 16029995,
  "title": "Governor Mung’aro vows not to pay Kilifi’s Ksh10B pending bills over ghost projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/governor-mungaro-vows-not-to-pay-kilifis-ksh10b-pending-bills-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T09:52:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/governor-mungaro-vows-not-to-pay-kilifis-ksh10b-pending-bills-over-ghost-projects"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro has vowed that his administration will not settle pending bills linked to alleged ghost projects, warning contractors and suppliers with fraudulent claims that they will not receive payment. Mung’aro said investigations were underway to establish the authenticity of pending bills inherited from previous administrations, with the county government engaging external…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}