{
  "id": 6542158,
  "title": "How Ruto has turned State House into a political hub as spending hits record Ksh18.5B",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/how-ruto-has-turned-state-house-into-a-political-hub-as-spending-hits",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T04:47:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/how-ruto-has-turned-state-house-into-a-political-hub-as-spending-hits-record-ksh18-5b"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto’s State House has increasingly emerged as a centre of political activity, with the cost of running the Presidency hitting a record Ksh18.55 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, according to the Controller of Budget. The expenditure, which more than doubled State House’s original allocation of about Ksh 8.5 billion, has renewed scrutiny […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}