{
  "id": 7113153,
  "title": "Ruto: Govt has paid nearly Ksh250B owed to contractors nationwide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ruto-govt-has-paid-nearly-ksh250b-owed-to-contractors-nationwide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T13:21:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/ruto-govt-has-paid-nearly-ksh250b-owed-to-contractors-nationwide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto on Sunday, September 13, 2026, said the government has paid nearly Ksh250 billion owed to road contractors across Kenya, allowing stalled projects to resume. Ruto said the government had inherited a large debt to contractors, which had contributed to delays in road construction projects across the country. “I can also stand before […]",
  "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."
}