{
  "id": 16861417,
  "title": "Safaricom fires 118 employees over fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/safaricom-fires-118-employees-over-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T05:59:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/safaricom-fires-118-employees-over-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Safaricom dismissed 118 employees over fraud-related offences in the financial year ended March 2026, up from 113 in the previous year, as the telecommunications company tightened internal controls to protect its operations and customer information. The company’s 2026 Sustainable Business Report released on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, outlines the conduct that can lead to dismissal, […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}