{
  "id": 6819013,
  "title": "Omtatah attacks Ruto over Ksh13 trillion debt, calls for end to borrowing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/omtatah-attacks-ruto-over-ksh13-trillion-debt-calls-for-end-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T22:37:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/omtatah-attacks-ruto-over-ksh13-trillion-debt-calls-for-end-to-borrowing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has criticised President William Ruto’s administration over Kenya’s rising public debt, saying the government must confront the scale of borrowing instead of downplaying the problem. Omtatah said Kenya’s public debt had increased from Ksh8.7 trillion when Ruto took office to about Ksh13 trillion, an increase of roughly Ksh4.3 trillion. “Mr President, […]",
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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."
}