{
  "id": 8252437,
  "title": "Sugar workers, suppliers demand Ksh2.7B payout amid financial struggles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sugar-workers-suppliers-demand-ksh2-7b-payout-amid-financial-struggles",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:29:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/sugar-workers-suppliers-demand-ksh2-7b-payout-amid-financial-struggles"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sugar factory workers and suppliers in Nyanza have appealed to President William Ruto to intervene in the release of Ksh2.7 billion set aside for sugar-sector reforms, saying delayed payments have pushed hundreds of families and businesses into financial distress. The stakeholders, drawn from Chemelil, Muhoroni and other state-owned sugar factories, said workers were still waiting […]",
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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."
}