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  "id": 1713739,
  "title": "EACC arrests nine over alleged Sh1.57bn fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/eacc-arrests-nine-over-alleged-sh1-57bn-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:59:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Standard Kenya",
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    "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001555626/eacc-arrests-nine-over-alleged-sh1-57bn-fraud"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "EACC has arrested nine people over alleged Sh1.57 billion fraud involving the Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT) Programme at the National Treasury.",
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "EACC arrests nine over alleged Sh1.57 billion PROFIT Programme Fraud",
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        "published": "2026-08-18T10:31:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "EACC arrests Treasury officials, business owners over alleged Sh1.57bn PROFIT Programme fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/eacc-arrests-treasury-officials-business-owners-over-alleged-sh1-57bn",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:33:08.000Z"
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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."
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