{
  "id": 9817794,
  "title": "Safaricom clarifies how long inactive SIM cards take to become dormant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/safaricom-clarifies-how-long-inactive-sim-cards-take-to-become-dormant",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-25T18:55:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/safaricom-clarifies-how-long-inactive-sim-cards-take-to-become-dormant"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Safaricom has clarified when inactive SIM cards are declared dormant, saying customers who do not top up their lines for an extended period could lose access to their numbers. The clarification came on September 25, 2026, after a customer, Kashie Kammie, asked the telecommunications company how long it takes for a SIM card to be […]",
  "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."
}