{
  "id": 8162598,
  "title": "Degree in the dock: Fresh storm over Barasa academic profile as JKUAT disowns him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/degree-in-the-dock-fresh-storm-over-barasa-academic-profile-as-jkuat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Standard Kenya",
    "slug": "the-standard-kenya",
    "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001558068/degree-in-the-dock-fresh-storm-over-barasa-academic-profile-as-jkuat-disowns-him"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa finds himself in the court of public opinion and deep in the throes of a credibility question, thanks to a damning revelation by the JKUAT.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Fresh storm over Barasa academic profile as JKUAT disowns him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/fresh-storm-over-barasa-academic-profile-as-jkuat-disowns-him",
        "published": "2026-09-17T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}