{
  "id": 11272618,
  "title": "MPs probe fate of M-Pesa funds linked to deactivated Safaricom numbers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mps-probe-fate-of-m-pesa-funds-linked-to-deactivated-safaricom-numbers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T20:03:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/mps-probe-fate-of-m-pesa-funds-linked-to-deactivated-safaricom-numbers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee has opened an inquiry into the fate of M-Pesa funds linked to Safaricom numbers that are deactivated after prolonged inactivity and later reassigned to new users. The petition, lodged by Thomson Kerongo and Asiago Stephen and received at Parliament Buildings on Thursday, October 1, 2026, challenges Safaricom PLC’s compliance with statutory […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}