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Author: kenyans.co.kePublished on: September 20, 2026Country: Kenya

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President Ruto is set to meet Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote in New York to advance the Ksh2.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery project during the UN General Assembly. Meanwhile, the government has allocated Ksh1 billion to purchase local rice from Kenyan farmers before allowing imports. Police are on alert as protesters plan a demonstration in Nairobi against the abduction of Besigye.

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