{
  "id": 864259,
  "title": "Kisumu Jua Kali artisans call for sustained support after empowerment boost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/kisumu-jua-kali-artisans-call-for-sustained-support-after-empowerment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:18:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kisumu-jua-kali-artisans-call-for-sustained-support-after-empowerment-boost"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jua Kali artisans have called for sustained economic support to help expand their businesses and improve the livelihoods of thousands of workers who depend on Kenya’s informal sector. The artisans said the empowerment package received through Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo was a welcome start, but urged the government and development partners to move beyond […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}