{
  "id": 18244931,
  "title": "Oil spill nightmare: Makueni residents still suffer 11 years later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/oil-spill-nightmare-makueni-residents-still-suffer-11-years-later",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T03:35:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/oil-spill-nightmare-makueni-residents-still-suffer-11-years-later"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 11 years after an oil spill contaminated water sources and farmland in Thange village, Kibwezi, Makueni County, residents say they continue to suffer health complications, with some families reporting deaths and others struggling to access safe drinking water. The residents are now demanding urgent intervention, accusing the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) of failing to […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}