{
  "id": 2371149,
  "title": "Khalwale claims he turned down Ruto’s request to attend wife’s burial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/khalwale-claims-he-turned-down-rutos-request-to-attend-wifes-burial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T11:45:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/khalwale-claims-he-turned-down-rutos-request-to-attend-wifes-burial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has revealed that he personally asked President William Ruto not to attend the burial of his late wife, Gloria Sekeiyan Khalwale. Khalwale argues that a grieving family should never be put in a position of deciding whether to host the Head of State during a funeral. Speaking during the burial ceremony […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Sifuna attends burial service for Khalwale’s wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/sifuna-attends-burial-service-for-khalwales-wife",
        "published": "2026-08-21T09:32:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}