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  "id": 5778768,
  "title": "Ruto changes tune on Magadi soda ash mining after uproar over Tata Chemicals exit order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/ruto-changes-tune-on-magadi-soda-ash-mining-after-uproar-over-tata",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T10:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nation Africa",
    "slug": "nation-africa",
    "url": "https://nation.africa/kenya/news/ruto-changes-tune-on-magadi-soda-ash-mining-after-uproar-over-tata-chemicals-exit-order-5584504"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President now says the contract will be re-advertised for competitive bidding.",
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        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Inside Linda Mwananchi and the United Opposition’s first joint retreat in Naivasha",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/inside-linda-mwananchi-and-the-united-oppositions-first-joint-retreat",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto hits Linda Mwananchi critics, defends Magadi licence revocation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/ruto-hits-linda-mwananchi-critics-defends-magadi-licence-revocation",
        "published": "2026-09-05T10:14:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Ruto: Tata Chemicals’ Magadi mining contract was exploitative",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/ruto-tata-chemicals-magadi-mining-contract-was-exploitative",
        "published": "2026-09-05T11:04:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
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