{
  "id": 12549493,
  "title": "MPs sound alarm over Kenya’s cybercrime gaps as govt seeks Budapest Convention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mps-sound-alarm-over-kenyas-cybercrime-gaps-as-govt-seeks-budapest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/mps-sound-alarm-over-kenyas-cybercrime-gaps-as-govt-seeks-budapest-convention"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Members of Parliament (MPs) have raised concerns over gaps in Kenya’s fight against cybercrime as the government moves to join the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, warning that agency rivalry, outdated laws and inadequate funding could undermine the country’s ability to tackle digital threats. The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation said Kenya…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/world-in-brief-meloni-seeks-voice-trademark-finland-halts-google-data",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:00:18.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}