{
  "id": 7250951,
  "title": "Shahbal: Half of Mombasa businesses are dying",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/shahbal-half-of-mombasa-businesses-are-dying",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T05:08:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/shahbal-half-of-mombasa-businesses-are-dying"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Businessman and Mombasa gubernatorial aspirant Suleiman Shahbal has claimed that half of businesses in Mombasa are struggling to survive, warning that the county risks sinking further unless leaders act to revive its economy. Speaking during a morning interview on Monday, September 14, 2026, Shahbal said small businesses were closing while large companies were leaving Mombasa. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Shahbal reveals what Raila told him at Joho’s house before 2022 Mombasa gubernatorial race withdrawal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/shahbal-reveals-what-raila-told-him-at-johos-house-before-2022",
        "published": "2026-09-14T06:31:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}