{
  "id": 4814823,
  "title": "Zambia election: Ruto heads to Lusaka for Hichilema’s inauguration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/zambia-election-ruto-heads-to-lusaka-for-hichilemas-inauguration",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T07:27:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/zambia-election-ruto-heads-to-lusaka-for-hichilemas-inauguration"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has departed Kenya for Zambia to attend the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema, following his re-election in the country’s August 13, 2026, General Election. Ruto left Nairobi on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in the morning, for Lusaka, where Hichilema is scheduled to be formally inaugurated for a second term in office. Deputy […]",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mahama congratulates Hichilema on his re-election as President of Zambia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/mahama-congratulates-hichilema-on-his-re-election-as-president-of",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:28:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ghana Business News",
        "title": "Mahama congratulate Hichilema on his re-election as President of Zambia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/mahama-congratulate-hichilema-on-his-re-election-as-president-of",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:54:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Zambia's president to be sworn in for second term while opponent detained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/zambias-president-to-be-sworn-in-for-second-term-while-opponent",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:43:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}