{
  "id": 9516673,
  "title": "Mwea farmers set for Ksh550M road upgrade as transport costs bite",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/mwea-farmers-set-for-ksh550m-road-upgrade-as-transport-costs-bite",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:32:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/mwea-farmers-set-for-ksh550m-road-upgrade-as-transport-costs-bite"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rice farmers in Mwea could soon get relief from high transport costs after the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) announced plans to seek Ksh550 million to upgrade roads serving the vast irrigation scheme. The proposed funding will target about 475 kilometres of roads, with the authority saying improved infrastructure will make it easier for farmers to […]",
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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."
}