{
  "id": 1984449,
  "title": "MPs approve Duncan Ojwang Oburu’s appointment as IPOA chair",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/mps-approve-duncan-ojwang-oburus-appointment-as-ipoa-chair",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/mps-approve-duncan-ojwang-oburus-appointment-as-ipoa-chair"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Assembly has approved Dr Duncan Ojwang Oburu’s nomination as the new Chairperson of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), clearing the final parliamentary hurdle for his appointment to the police oversight body. Ojwang will take over from Justice Ahmed Issack Hassan, who left the IPOA chairmanship after his appointment as a Judge of […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}