{
  "id": 16040445,
  "title": "Ruto hands over COMESA chairmanship, pushes for levy to fund regional programmes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ruto-hands-over-comesa-chairmanship-pushes-for-levy-to-fund-regional",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:11:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Standard Kenya",
    "slug": "the-standard-kenya",
    "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001560659/ruto-hands-over-comesa-chairmanship-pushes-for-levy-to-fund-regional-programmes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has handed over the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) chairmanship to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}