{
  "id": 216560,
  "title": "'You are no longer watchmen,' Ruto orders agencies to rename private security officers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/you-are-no-longer-watchmen-ruto-orders-agencies-to-rename-private",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T10:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Standard Kenya",
    "slug": "the-standard-kenya",
    "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001554691/you-are-no-longer-watchmen-ruto-orders-agencies-to-rename-private-security-officers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Ruto bans 'watchman' and 'guard' titles for security personnel in state agencies, orders they be referred to as private security officers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Macharia Njeru: Saying no to Uhuru, Ruto, and how IPOA can fix problem of rogue officers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/macharia-njeru-saying-no-to-uhuru-ruto-and-how-ipoa-can-fix-problem",
        "published": "2026-08-09T03:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}