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  "id": 7484919,
  "title": "UN chief Guterres appoints Kenya’s Martin Kimani Assistant Secretary-General for Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/un-chief-guterres-appoints-kenyas-martin-kimani-assistant-secretary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T05:32:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/un-chief-guterres-appoints-kenyas-martin-kimani-assistant-secretary-general-for-africa"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenyan diplomat Martin Kimani has landed a powerful new position at the United Nations after Secretary-General António Guterres appointed him Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). Kimani takes over the position from Ghana’s Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, marking another major step in a diplomatic career […]",
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        "published": "2026-09-15T04:26:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Martin Kimani named UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa",
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        "published": "2026-09-15T05:25:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Kenya’s Martin Kimani appointed top UN role for Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kenyas-martin-kimani-appointed-top-un-role-for-africa",
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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."
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