{
  "id": 16847080,
  "title": "GSU officers demand higher allowances, better housing as Lagat reveals Ksh70M arrears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/gsu-officers-demand-higher-allowances-better-housing-as-lagat-reveals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T04:27:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/gsu-officers-demand-higher-allowances-better-housing-as-lagat-reveals-ksh70m-arrears"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "General Service Unit (GSU) officers have appealed for better housing, higher deployment allowances, and modern security equipment, as Deputy Inspector-General of Police Eliud Lagat revealed that the Kenya Police Service was struggling with Ksh70 million in unpaid allowances. The concerns emerged during a budget implementation oversight visit by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}