{
  "id": 10872510,
  "title": "Lazarus Opicho: Policeman who went from guarding judges to facing one in court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/lazarus-opicho-policeman-who-went-from-guarding-judges-to-facing-one",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nation Africa",
    "slug": "nation-africa",
    "url": "https://nation.africa/kenya/news/lazarus-opicho-policeman-who-went-from-guarding-judges-to-facing-one-in-court-5614026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The officer built Judiciary security before leading elite VIP protection.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:12:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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  },
  "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."
}