{
  "id": 16045527,
  "title": "Kindiki announces start of Ksh7.5 billion Nithi Bridge construction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/kindiki-announces-start-of-ksh7-5-billion-nithi-bridge-construction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kindiki-announces-start-of-ksh7-5-billion-nithi-bridge-construction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has announced the commencement of construction of the new Nithi Bridge, a Ksh7.5 billion project aimed at improving road safety along the Nairobi–Embu–Meru highway. On Thursday, October 22, 2026, Kindiki witnessed the start of construction works in Maara Constituency, Tharaka Nithi County, confirming that the government had secured funding for the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}