{
  "id": 5574180,
  "title": "Murkomen: No force operates outside IG’s command",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/murkomen-no-force-operates-outside-igs-command",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T13:41:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/murkomen-no-force-operates-outside-igs-command"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has dismissed claims of a parallel command structure within the National Police Service (NPS), insisting that all units operate under the authority of Inspector-General Douglas Kanja. Murkomen said the Constitution gives the Inspector-General operational command of the Service, including investigations, promotions and deployments. He spoke on Friday,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}