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            <loc>https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/2001556989/mbadi-sued-over-sh21bn-rice-duty-waiver-as-farmers-await-paddy-buy-off</loc>
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                <news:publication_date>2026-09-04</news:publication_date>
                <news:title>Mbadi sued over Sh21bn rice duty waiver as farmers await paddy buy-off</news:title>
                <news:keywords>Treasury CS John Mbadi,Paddy Rice,East African Community (EAC),Kenya Ports Authority KRA</news:keywords>
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