{
  "id": 7605368,
  "title": "Hamida Kibwana takes over as Senate Roads Committee chair after Oketch’s exit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/hamida-kibwana-takes-over-as-senate-roads-committee-chair-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:31:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/hamida-kibwana-takes-over-as-senate-roads-committee-chair-after-oketchs-exit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana has been unanimously elected chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, taking over from Migori Senator Eddy Oketch. Kibwana was elected on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, after Oketch resigned from the influential committee following his elevation to the position of Deputy Minority Whip. The election was conducted […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}