By the end of March 2022, 124,000 sim cards will be deactivated, according to Ezra Chiloba, director general of the Kenyan Communications Authority.
According to the authorities, individuals who were most negatively impacted were those who obtained their sim cards illegally, while others did not meet the minimal conditions established by the government to be eligible to own a sim card.
The authority explained in a report dated June 23 that 124,000 sim card owners had not updated their registration information in accordance with the 2015 SIM Card Registration Regulations.
The initiative, according to the article, was designed to guarantee complete compliance with the SIM Card Registration Regulations, which, among other things, compel operators to keep a copy of each subscriber’s identification documents.
The initiative, according to the article, was designed to guarantee complete compliance with the SIM Card Registration Regulations, which, among other things, compel operators to keep a copy of each subscriber’s identification documents.
Subscribers have until October 15, 2022, to change their registration information. According to the Chiloba-led Commission, the action is intended to reduce the usage of SIM cards for illegal activities.
According to the quarterly report for the three months ending in March, there were 64.9 million active SIM cards, down from 65.1 million in the previous quarter, a decrease of 124,689 cards.
The ongoing SIM registration effort, during which a number of SIM cards have been lost or stolen, is partially to blame for the fall in SIM subscriptions.
