{
  "id": 4350292,
  "title": "From shop to boardroom: Rise of COTU official Albert Njeru who died after short illness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/from-shop-to-boardroom-rise-of-cotu-official-albert-njeru-who-died",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T04:45:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/insights/from-shop-to-boardroom-rise-of-cotu-official-albert-njeru-who-died-after-short-illness"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Albert Njeru Obed’s journey to the top ranks of Kenya’s trade union movement did not begin in a boardroom, it started on the shop floor. Before becoming one of the country’s most recognisable labour leaders, the late Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-K) Treasurer General began his career as a shop steward, a grassroots representative […]",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "COTU Treasurer General Albert Njeru dies after short illness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/cotu-treasurer-general-albert-njeru-dies-after-short-illness",
        "published": "2026-08-30T07:20:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}