{
  "id": 9132711,
  "title": "Uhuru picks Fred Matiang’i to take over as Jubilee Party leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/uhuru-picks-fred-matiangi-to-take-over-as-jubilee-party-leader",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T11:21:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/uhuru-picks-fred-matiangi-to-take-over-as-jubilee-party-leader"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Jubilee Party members to accept former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i as the party’s next leader ahead of the National Delegates Convention (NDC). Speaking during a meeting with Jubilee officials in Nairobi on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Uhuru said he had decided to allow his deputy to take over […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Uhuru clears way for Matiang’i as he steps aside from Jubilee leadership",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/uhuru-clears-way-for-matiangi-as-he-steps-aside-from-jubilee",
        "published": "2026-09-22T11:19:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Matiang’i accepts Uhuru’s endorsement to lead Jubilee Party",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/matiangi-accepts-uhurus-endorsement-to-lead-jubilee-party",
        "published": "2026-09-22T12:07:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}