{
  "id": 14941281,
  "title": "Appeals court gives IG powers to recruit police constables in tussle with Commission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/appeals-court-gives-ig-powers-to-recruit-police-constables-in-tussle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:18:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/appeals-court-gives-ig-powers-to-recruit-police-constables-in-tussle-with-commission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling barring the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) from recruiting police constables. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justices P.O. Kiage, Jamila Mohammed and J. Lesiit, the court dismissed consolidated appeals by the NPSC and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) challenging an Employment and Labour Relations Court [...] The post Appeals court gives IG…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "IG has power to hire police officers, Appeals Court deals blow to NPSC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ig-has-power-to-hire-police-officers-appeals-court-deals-blow-to-npsc",
        "published": "2026-10-16T10:48:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Court of Appeal upholds IGP’s exclusive command over police recruitment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/court-of-appeal-upholds-igps-exclusive-command-over-police-recruitment",
        "published": "2026-10-16T10:58:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}