SIM card swap Stories

Nearly half of Kenyan mobile users targeted by scams - World Bank
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

In Kenya, 49 per cent of mobile owners received at least one scam call or message during the year, often prompting them to share money or personal inf...

Kenya’s mobile money agents drop by 4.8 per cent as customers go fully digital
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

This trend comes as more customers shift to fully digital solutions, including app-based payments and automated kiosks, which perform many functions t...

Man in OCS Talaam phone SIM swap case detained until Friday pending pre-bail report
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 12, 2025

He told the court that he lives and works in Nairobi and would attend all hearings if released. He added that he is the sole breadwinner for his famil...

Two men charged over possession of dozens of national ID Cards, hundreds of SIM cards
Joseph Ndunda  |  Aug 08, 2025

Mutiso is accused of being in possession of 37 national ID cards belonging to members of the public, and 224 Airtel SIM cards, reasonably suspected to...

Refugees allowed to use refugee IDs for SIM cards registration
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 13, 2025

The department clarified that registering a SIM card under someone else’s name is illegal and amounts to proxy registration, which is expressly prohib...

Eastleigh SIM-swap heist: How suspects used stolen IDs, fake bank accounts to steal Sh3.2m
Joseph Ndunda  |  May 05, 2025

The suspects were not found with any identification documents belonging to them, and the DCI will be relying on the National Registration Bureau to as...

The end of SIM cards? A new era of mobile communication on the horizon
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Apr 25, 2025

Mobile technology is advancing rapidly, and some industry professionals predict a future where SIM cards and traditional airtime are no longer necessa...

Forgot your Safaricom number? Here is a simple way to get it
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Apr 09, 2025

The quickest way to check your Safaricom number is by using a USSD code.

SIM swap suspect who stole Sh846,000 from Shauri Moyo woman nabbed
Joseph Ndunda  |  Oct 02, 2024

The suspect was arrested at his hideout in Kiganjo in Thika, Kiambu County.

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