{
  "id": 16197645,
  "title": "Coca-Cola spends Ksh 194B on suppliers in COMESA countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/coca-cola-spends-ksh-194b-on-suppliers-in-comesa-countries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T14:14:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/coca-cola-spends-ksh-194b-on-suppliers-in-comesa-countries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new study commissioned by Coca-Cola shows that the company spent a total of Ksh 194 billion ($1.5b) on suppliers in twenty one African countries in 2024. The study by global consultancy Steward Redqueen shows that the firm spent the amount on the countries making up the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) […] The post Coca-Cola spends Ksh 194B on suppliers in COMESA countries…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}