{"id":159808,"date":"2026-04-05T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-vows-sweeping-crackdown-on-cartels-across-key-sectors"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:49:43","slug":"ruto-vows-sweeping-crackdown-on-cartels-across-key-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-vows-sweeping-crackdown-on-cartels-across-key-sectors","title":{"rendered":"Ruto Vows Sweeping Crackdown on Cartels Across Key Sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span>President William Ruto vows decisive action against cartels across sectors, cites past crackdowns in sugar, coffee, tea and fertiliser in his push to enforce accountability.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ruto vows sweeping crackdown on cartels across key sectors\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eLsoLHAClOk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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