{
  "id": 15745472,
  "title": "Mashujaa Day: Prime Minister Abiy hails Safaricom for expanding M-Pesa in Ethiopia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/mashujaa-day-prime-minister-abiy-hails-safaricom-for-expanding-m-pesa-15745472",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:48:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/mashujaa-day-prime-minister-abiy-hails-safaricom-for-expanding-m-pesa-in-ethiopia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has praised Safaricom for connecting millions of Ethiopians through its telecommunications services, including M-Pesa, which enables users to send money and make payments. Speaking on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in Eldoret during Mashujaa Day celebrations, Abiy acknowledged the role played by the telecommunications company in expanding connectivity and access to…",
  "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."
}