{
  "id": 18473312,
  "title": "MP Obadiah Barongo: President has hijacked the budgetary process",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/mp-obadiah-barongo-president-has-hijacked-the-budgetary-process",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T08:16:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/mp-obadiah-barongo-president-has-hijacked-the-budgetary-process"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bomachoge Borabu MP Nolfason Obadiah Barongo has accused President William Ruto of interfering with the national budget-making process, alleging that development funding is being influenced by political interests at the expense of some regions. Barongo said the Kisii community continues to grapple with poverty, poor infrastructure and the rising cost of living, arguing that residents […]",
  "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."
}