{
  "id": 9575689,
  "title": "Waiguru: Clean water project in Mwea has reduced diarrhoea cases by 63%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/waiguru-clean-water-project-in-mwea-has-reduced-diarrhoea-cases-by-63",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:27:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/waiguru-clean-water-project-in-mwea-has-reduced-diarrhoea-cases-by-63"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For years, thousands of residents in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, relied on irrigation canals for drinking, cooking, washing and other household needs, exposing families to contaminated water and water-borne diseases. The situation has since changed, with the Mwea-Makima Water Project expanding access to clean and safe water and contributing to a sharp decline in diarrhoea cases […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}