NetworkingDependencies.gradle

// build.gradle(Module: app)
dependencies {

    def moshiVersion="1.8.0"
    def retrofit2_version = "2.5.0"
    def okhttp3_version = "3.12.0"
    def kotlinCoroutineVersion = "1.0.1"
    def picassoVersion = "2.71828"

     
    //Moshi
    implementation "com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin:$moshiVersion"
    kapt "com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin-codegen:$moshiVersion"

    //Retrofit2
    implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:$retrofit2_version"
    implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-moshi:$retrofit2_version"
    implementation "com.jakewharton.retrofit:retrofit2-kotlin-coroutines-adapter:0.9.2"

    //Okhttp3
    implementation "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:$okhttp3_version"
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:3.11.0'
    
     //Picasso for Image Loading
    implementation ("com.squareup.picasso:picasso:$picassoVersion"){
        exclude group: "com.android.support"
    }

    //Kotlin Coroutines
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:$kotlinCoroutineVersion"
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:$kotlinCoroutineVersion"

   
}

I think there is a problem with line 13

Instead of kapt "com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin-codegen:$moshiVersion"

It should be implementation "com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin-codegen:$moshiVersion"

I'm just learning but I think it could help