{
  "id": 19817410,
  "title": "Judicial Service Commission appoints Hassan Omar Daffa as Kenya’s new Chief Kadhi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/judicial-service-commission-appoints-hassan-omar-daffa-as-kenyas-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T14:18:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/judicial-service-commission-appoints-hassan-omar-daffa-as-kenyas-new-chief-kadhi"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed Hassan Omar Daffa as Kenya’s new Chief Kadhi, filling the position left vacant following the death of his predecessor, Sheikh AbdulHalim Hussein, in 2025. In a statement shared on its X account on Friday, November 13, 2026, the Commission announced Daffa’s appointment, citing his experience in Islamic jurisprudence […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Hassan Omar Daffa Appointed Kenya’s New Chief Kadhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hassan-omar-daffa-appointed-kenyas-new-chief-kadhi",
        "published": "2026-11-13T12:58:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Hassan Omar Daffa appointed Chief Kadhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hassan-omar-daffa-appointed-chief-kadhi",
        "published": "2026-11-13T13:58:27.000Z"
      }
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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."
}