{
  "id": 4821847,
  "title": "Ruto appoints Duncan Oburu Ojwang as IPOA chairperson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ruto-appoints-duncan-oburu-ojwang-as-ipoa-chairperson",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T08:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/ruto-appoints-duncan-oburu-ojwang-as-ipoa-chairperson/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has formally appointed legal scholar and human rights expert Dr Duncan Oburu Ojwang as the new Chairperson of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). The appointment was announced through a Gazette Notice dated August 31, 2026, in which President Ruto said Ojwang would serve for a six-year term. “In exercise of the [...] The post Ruto appoints Duncan Oburu…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto picks Duncan Oburu to lead IPOA, appoints Sossion, Lentoijoni to TSC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ruto-picks-duncan-oburu-to-lead-ipoa-appoints-sossion-lentoijoni-to",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:57:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto Appoints Duncan Ojwang as IPOA Chairperson for Six Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ruto-appoints-duncan-ojwang-as-ipoa-chairperson-for-six-years",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:58:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto appoints Duncan Oburu Ojwang as IPOA chair, Sossion and Lentoijoni as TSC commissioners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ruto-appoints-duncan-oburu-ojwang-as-ipoa-chair-sossion-and",
        "published": "2026-09-01T09:49:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}