{
  "id": 20005350,
  "title": "West Pokot’s water gamble: Can mega dam turn years of scarcity into economic prosperity?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/west-pokots-water-gamble-can-mega-dam-turn-years-of-scarcity-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T15:36:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/insights/west-pokots-water-gamble-can-mega-dam-turn-years-of-scarcity-into-economic-prosperity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For decades, unreliable rainfall and limited access to water have constrained economic activity in West Pokot, leaving households struggling to meet basic needs, farmers exposed to crop losses and livestock keepers vulnerable to prolonged dry spells. In a region where agriculture and livestock production support a significant share of livelihoods, water scarcity has often meant […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}