{
  "id": 7071324,
  "title": "Safaricom explains when inactive mobile numbers are deactivated and what to do",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/safaricom-explains-when-inactive-mobile-numbers-are-deactivated-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T05:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/safaricom-explains-when-inactive-mobile-numbers-are-deactivated-and-what-to-do"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Safaricom has explained how it deactivates and recycles inactive mobile numbers after a customer publicly complained that his line had been deactivated and later assigned to another user. The telecommunications company said mobile numbers that remain inactive for 120 days are considered forfeited and may be recycled and allocated to another customer. The clarification followed […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}