{
  "id": 2813117,
  "title": "Uhuru Kenyatta: If Kenyans want Sifuna, Ruto or Kalonzo, then let them have them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/uhuru-kenyatta-if-kenyans-want-sifuna-ruto-or-kalonzo-then-let-them",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T14:25:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/uhuru-kenyatta-if-kenyans-want-sifuna-ruto-or-kalonzo-then-let-them-have-them"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenyans should be allowed to choose leaders they want as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. Speaking in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County, on Sunday, August 23, 2026, during a memorial service for former Vice-President Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Uhuru said politicians should not force voters to support particular […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "My problem with Uhuru: Ruto lifts lid on how ex-boss snubbed repeated push to reconcile",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/my-problem-with-uhuru-ruto-lifts-lid-on-how-ex-boss-snubbed-repeated",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Gachagua defends Uhuru, claims he has rejected Ruto’s handshake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/gachagua-defends-uhuru-claims-he-has-rejected-rutos-handshake",
        "published": "2026-08-23T10:52:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Uhuru hits back at Ruto: Kenyans will choose their president in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/uhuru-hits-back-at-ruto-kenyans-will-choose-their-president-in-2027",
        "published": "2026-08-23T11:12:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}