{
  "id": 7980049,
  "title": "Homa Bay: Ruto vows to expand Kabunde Airstrip to accommodate bigger aircraft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/homa-bay-ruto-vows-to-expand-kabunde-airstrip-to-accommodate-bigger",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:51:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/homa-bay-ruto-vows-to-expand-kabunde-airstrip-to-accommodate-bigger-aircraft"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has vowed to expand Kabunde Airstrip in Homa Bay County, saying the government will invest in extending its runway to enable larger aircraft to land in the region. Ruto made the remarks on Thursday, September 17, 2026, during his ongoing development tour of Nyanza, as he addressed residents at Misambi Modern Market […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto dismisses opposition parties as ‘personality cults’, vows to strengthen ODM-UDA relationship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ruto-dismisses-opposition-parties-as-personality-cults-vows-to",
        "published": "2026-09-17T08:19:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}