{
  "id": 684981,
  "title": "Kanja orders immediate interdiction of officers after deaths in police custody",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/kanja-orders-immediate-interdiction-of-officers-after-deaths-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:34:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kanja-orders-immediate-interdiction-of-officers-after-deaths-in-police-custody"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has directed police commanders to immediately interdict officers responsible for key custody duties whenever a person of interest dies in police cells, pending investigations. Kanja said the directive covers officers manning the Occurrence Book (OB) desk, cell sentries and duty officers at the station where a death occurs. Kanja […]",
  "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."
}