{
  "id": 3471311,
  "title": "Where were the police? — Ex-Speaker Kaparo demands answers over Homa Bay chaos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/where-were-the-police-ex-speaker-kaparo-demands-answers-over-homa-bay",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:39:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/where-were-the-police-ex-speaker-kaparo-demands-answers-over-homa-bay-chaos"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former National Assembly Speaker Francis Ole Kaparo has challenged the government to explain why police failed to prevent disruption and destruction witnessed in Homa Bay during the Linda Mwananchi tour, warning that allowing political groups to intimidate citizens threatens Kenya’s democratic order. Kaparo said the state’s primary responsibility was to protect every Kenyan and their […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "MP Wilberforce Ojiambo censures Murkomen over his remarks on Homa Bay chaos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mp-wilberforce-ojiambo-censures-murkomen-over-his-remarks-on-homa-bay",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:44:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}