{
  "id": 1495754,
  "title": "Journalists demand action after violent attacks during Linda Mwananchi rally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/journalists-demand-action-after-violent-attacks-during-linda",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:52:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/journalists-demand-action-after-violent-attacks-during-linda-mwananchi-rally"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kisumu Journalists Network (KJN) has demanded investigations and prosecution of those behind attacks on journalists and destruction of media vehicles during the Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay on Sunday, August 16, 2026. KJN chairperson Rushdie Oudia on Monday, August 17, 2026, said journalists covering the political rally were subjected to violence, with several […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Vehicles damaged and people injured as hired goons attack Linda Mwananchi Homa Bay rallies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/vehicles-damaged-and-people-injured-as-hired-goons-attack-linda",
        "published": "2026-08-16T21:05:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Linda Mwananchi storms Homa Bay amid tension, rival group clashes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/linda-mwananchi-storms-homa-bay-amid-tension-rival-group-clashes",
        "published": "2026-08-17T03:09:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Two people killed including a police officer in Homa Bay chaos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/two-people-killed-including-a-police-officer-in-homa-bay-chaos",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:32:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "ACK Bishop Omangi condemns Homa Bay Linda Mwananchi chaos, calls for speedy probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ack-bishop-omangi-condemns-homa-bay-linda-mwananchi-chaos-calls-for",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:45:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "NPS arrests 37 suspects over Homa Bay Linda Mwananchi rally violence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/nps-arrests-37-suspects-over-homa-bay-linda-mwananchi-rally-violence",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:11:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}