{
  "id": 10745106,
  "title": "Murkomen declares one-month amnesty for surrender of illicit firearms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/murkomen-declares-one-month-amnesty-for-surrender-of-illicit-firearms-10745106",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:47:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/murkomen-declares-one-month-amnesty-for-surrender-of-illicit-firearms/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has declared a one-month amnesty for the voluntary surrender of illicit firearms, ammunition, and other small arms and light weapons in Kenya. The amnesty, announced during the launch of Africa Amnesty Month 2026 in Nairobi, aims to reduce armed conflict and strengthen peace and security across the country. Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja delivered Murkomen’s speech at the event, urging individuals and groups in possession of illegal weapons to take advantage of the amnesty period to surrender their weapons without fear.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Murkomen declares one-month amnesty for surrender of illicit firearms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/murkomen-declares-one-month-amnesty-for-surrender-of-illicit-firearms",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:36:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}