{
  "id": 16567682,
  "title": "Ex-Alego Usonga who was detained after the 1982 coup dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ex-alego-usonga-who-was-detained-after-the-1982-coup-dies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T06:04:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/ex-alego-usonga-who-was-detained-after-the-1982-coup-dies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Alego Usonga MP Otieno Mak’Onyango has died while receiving treatment at a Nairobi hospital. The former journalist represented the constituency from 1992 to 1997 and was awarded Sh20 million by the High Court over violations of his rights during detention after the 1982 coup attempt.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}