{
  "id": 1754883,
  "title": "Sharon Otieno’s murder: Obado’s family urges the court to be lenient on him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sharon-otienos-murder-obados-family-urges-the-court-to-be-lenient-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/sharon-otienos-murder-obados-family-urges-the-court-to-be-lenient-on-him"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The family of the former Migori County Governor Zachariah Okoth Obado has urged the High Court to be lenient in sentencing him over the murder of Sharon Otieno. According to Obado’s brother, Daudi Okoth, the former county chief is a key pillar of their family, and his improvement will greatly affect their family and dependents. […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Obado seeks leniency as court sets September 16 sentencing for Sharon murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/obado-seeks-leniency-as-court-sets-september-16-sentencing-for-sharon",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:14:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Sharon Otieno’s family open to reconciliation with Obado, seeks assistance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sharon-otienos-family-open-to-reconciliation-with-obado-seeks",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:18:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}