{
  "id": 16053368,
  "title": "Ruto pushes for COMESA levy to fund regional development",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ruto-pushes-for-comesa-levy-to-fund-regional-development",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:21:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/ruto-pushes-for-comesa-levy-to-fund-regional-development"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has urged the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat to fast-track the implementation of the COMESA Market Levy to secure sustainable funding for regional development priorities. Ruto said the proposed financing mechanism would help strengthen the bloc’s financial independence as African countries seek to reduce reliance on external funding […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}