{
  "id": 626905,
  "title": "Gachagua bombshell: Ruto has broken all promises that swept him to power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/gachagua-bombshell-ruto-has-broken-all-promises-that-swept-him-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Standard Kenya",
    "slug": "the-standard-kenya",
    "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001555122/gachagua-bombshell-ruto-has-broken-all-promises-that-swept-him-to-power"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of breaking promises made to Kenyans during his election campaign. Gachagua made the accusation while delivering his four-year performance audit of the Ruto administration.\n\nGatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe also announced his departure from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), citing the administration's failure to honour key campaign promises made to residents of his constituency. Kagombe mentioned stalled infrastructure projects, including the Mau Mau roads, which have remained in poor condition for over four years, despite the constituency's strong backing of the Kenya Kwanza administration.\n\nGachagua also alleged that the government \"steals\" about Sh3 billion from Kenyans every day, with the public debt rising from Sh8.66 trillion in August 2022 to Sh13.02 trillion. According to Capital FM Kenya, Gachagua claimed every Kenyan carries a debt burden of about Sh221,898.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Gachagua: Ruto regime ‘steals’ Sh2.08mn every minute, Sh125mn every hour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/gachagua-ruto-regime-steals-sh2-08mn-every-minute-sh125mn-every-hour",
        "published": "2026-08-11T13:38:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}