{
  "id": 2971126,
  "title": "CoG chair Ahmed Abdullahi lauds Mbadi over early release of county funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/cog-chair-ahmed-abdullahi-lauds-mbadi-over-early-release-of-county",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:10:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/cog-chair-ahmed-abdullahi-lauds-mbadi-over-early-release-of-county-funds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Council of Governors (CoG) Chair Ahmed Abdullahi has lauded Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi for releasing funds to counties for July and August, saying the early disbursement is unprecedented. Speaking during the 30th Ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) on Monday, August 24, 2026, Abdullahi said counties had already received funds […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}