{
  "id": 8101011,
  "title": "Ruto pushes banks to cut credit costs for Kenyans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ruto-pushes-banks-to-cut-credit-costs-for-kenyans",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T20:35:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/ruto-pushes-banks-to-cut-credit-costs-for-kenyans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has challenged commercial banks to lower the cost of credit, saying Kenya’s improved economic stability should translate into cheaper financing for farmers, businesses and young entrepreneurs. Speaking during the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Central Bank of Kenya on Thursday, September 17, 2026, Ruto said the country had moved from a period […]",
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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."
}