{
  "id": 1671744,
  "title": "Kenya Charcoal Prices Hit 78-Month High, Squeezing Urban Households",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kenya-charcoal-prices-hit-78-month-high-squeezing-urban-households",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:56:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/kenya-charcoal-prices-78-month-high-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya · ENERGY Key Facts —Retail price: The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics reported an average retail charcoal price of Sh96.79 (about US$0.75) per kilogramme in June 2026. —Price movement: The June 2026 average of Sh96.79 per kilogramme was up from about Sh83.80 per kilogramme in June 2024, based on official KNBS price data. —Historical […] The post Kenya Charcoal Prices Hit 78-Month High,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}