{
  "id": 18117745,
  "title": "World Bank: Why it costs up to Ksh162,000 to move a container from Mombasa to Nairobi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/world-bank-why-it-costs-up-to-ksh162-000-to-move-a-container-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:53:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/world-bank-why-it-costs-up-to-ksh162000-to-move-a-container-from-mombasa-to-nairobi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Moving a 20-foot shipping container from Mombasa to Nairobi costs up to Ksh162,425, despite the two cities being about 480 kilometres apart, according to a new World Bank report that raises fresh questions about the cost of doing business in Kenya. The World Bank’s November 2026 Kenya Economic Update says that transporting the same container […]",
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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."
}