{
  "id": 648422,
  "title": "William Kisang Elected New Senate Energy Committee Chairperson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/william-kisang-elected-new-senate-energy-committee-chairperson",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:19:58.000Z",
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/william-kisang-elected-new-senate-energy-committee-chairperson/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Elgeyo Marakwet Senator William Kisang has been elected the new Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, succeeding Senator Dr. Oburu Oginga. Kisang was elected unopposed during a poll conducted on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Nominated Senator Beatrice Ogola was also elected unopposed as the new Vice-Chairperson. The changes followed the resignation of Senator [...] The post William…",
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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."
}