Kenya: Mobile Firms Given 2 Days to Switch Off Illegal Subscribers

18 September 2018

Mobile operators have until Friday to remove unregistered subscribers and those listed using fraudulent documents from their networks or face fines of up to 0.2 per cent of their annual sales.

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) said a forensic audit on the mobile networks of Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom Kenya revealed that information on subscribers was based on inaccurate and incomplete data as well unregistered SIM cards, aiding criminal activities.

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