{
  "id": 2086370,
  "title": "Controller of Budget warns against hawking loans as Ksh20.1B goes to undrawn funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/controller-of-budget-warns-against-hawking-loans-as-ksh20-1b-goes-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:55:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/controller-of-budget-warns-against-hawking-loans-as-ksh20-1b-goes-to-undrawn-funds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has warned that poor project planning is forcing Kenya to pay billions of shillings in commitment fees on loans that remain unused. Nyakang’o made the remarks on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, when she appeared before the National Assembly Public Debt and Privatisation Committee to discuss the cost of undrawn foreign […]",
  "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."
}