{
  "id": 17355050,
  "title": "Government, Thika cloth mills partner in Ksh400m Bt cotton seed distribution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/government-thika-cloth-mills-partner-in-ksh400m-bt-cotton-seed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:07:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/government-thika-cloth-mills-partner-in-ksh400m-bt-cotton-seed-distribution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government, through the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), has partnered with Thika-based cotton industry, Thika Cloth Mills to distribute Bt cotton seeds worth Ksh400 million to farmers in seven counties in a renewed push to revive the country’s cotton and textile industry. The distribution, targeting Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Meru, Kirinyaga, Machakos, Makueni and Kitui, […] The post…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}