{
  "id": 10660663,
  "title": "Chief Justice Koome mourns Lazarus Opicho, founding head of Judiciary Police Unit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/chief-justice-koome-mourns-lazarus-opicho-founding-head-of-judiciary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:12:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/chief-justice-koome-mourns-lazarus-opicho-founding-head-of-judiciary-police-unit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court Martha Koome has mourned the death of Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police (SAIG) Lazarus Opicho, highlighting his contribution to establishing and strengthening security within Kenya’s judiciary. In a condolence message shared via her official X account on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Koome described Opicho’s death as […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Police, Judiciary mourn Lazarus Opicho, pioneer Judiciary Police Unit commander",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/police-judiciary-mourn-lazarus-opicho-pioneer-judiciary-police-unit",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:17:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}