{
  "id": 564299,
  "title": "Kenya finalises plan for Ksh12.9B palm oil plant which will create 3,000 jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/kenya-finalises-plan-for-ksh12-9b-palm-oil-plant-which-will-create-3",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/kenya-finalises-plan-for-ksh12-9b-palm-oil-plant-which-will-create-3000-jobs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The government is finalising a Ksh12.9 billion ($100 million) palm oil investment in Lamu County as part of a wider plan to reduce Kenya’s heavy reliance on imported crude palm oil. Investment Promotion Principal Secretary Abubakar Hassan said discussions on the project are in their final stages. The proposed palm oil processing investment will be […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}