{
  "id": 2979294,
  "title": "Kenya’s Cost of Running Government Hits a Record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kenyas-cost-of-running-government-hits-a-record",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:59:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/kenya-government-running-costs-record-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kenya spent KSh1.317 trillion, about US$10.2 billion, just running the government last year. The jump was the largest on Treasury records. The post Kenya’s Cost of Running Government Hits a Record appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "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."
}