The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has ordered mobile phone operators to suspend all SIM cards in the country whose status is non-compliant with the requirements stipulated in the Kenya Information and Communications (Registration of SIM Cards) Regulations, 2015.
CA Director General Francis Wangusi said in a notice that the law requires all SIM cards to be registered before they are activated. According to the Authority, mobile operators and subscribers have not been observing the regulations.
“The Authority wishes to remind subscribers that Rule 5 (1) of the Regulations provides that a person who intends to register a SIM Card shall provide the following particulars to the telecommunications operator or agent: full names, identity card, service card, passport or alien card number, date of birth, gender,” he said.
“You also need to provide information on your physical address, an original and a copy of the birth certificate in respect to the registration of minors, subscriber number in respect of existing subscribers, a letter duly sealed by the chief executive officer of the person responsible for the day to day management of the statutory body.”
Mr Wangusi said subscribers whose SIM cards will be suspended might be reactivated once they submit valid information to their mobile operator in line with Rule five of the regulations.
