SIM card registration Stories

Communications Authority dismisses claims of mandatory biometric data for SIM registration
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 18, 2025

Reports indicated that subscribers might be asked to provide DNA, fingerprints, or retinal scans when registering new lines, raising concerns about pr...

Outcry as Communications Authority proposes DNA rule for SIM registration
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Nov 18, 2025

The draft regulations, which have been published for public review, dramatically expand the type of personal data telcos must collect from subscribers...

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...

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