Kenyan government tighten up their security in the country, they bid for
mobile users will have to register their SIM cards in other to avoid six months
in jail or a fine of Sh100,000.
In a statement published in the Dailies, the Communication Authority of
Kenya (CA) stated that buying of SIM cards from hawkers, as well as using a SIM
card that is not registered contravenes section 27c of the Kenya Communications
Act, 1998.
'When buying a SIM card, demand that the vendor registers your
particulars; provide a copy of your ID and ensure correct particulars are
registered; report any change of your particulars as soon as possible to your
provider for an update.'
‘If you lose your SIM card, report to the nearest police station as soon
as possible and obtain an abstract; do not allow a stranger to use your SIM
card. If a stranger is in distress and requires assistance, make the call
yourself, Defaulters will either be convicted to six months in prison or a fine
of Sh100, 000 or both.
According to Nairobi News, the new rules were put in place by a task
force team that President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated, after the Westgate
shopping mall terrorist attack in 2013.
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