[kictanet] Stakeholders Forum on SIM card Registration Regulations

[Dorcas Muthoni]

True John, I am sure Wambua will pursue with relevant team.


On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:18 PM, John Kariuki <
ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Dorcas, Listers,
>
> Overwriting a SIM Card is a crime in Kenya according to KICA,Cap411A
> Section 84G .
>
> John Kariuki.
>
>
>   On Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 17:31, Dorcas Muthoni <
> dmuthoni at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Mr. Wambua,
>
> I recently watched a feature on K24 on how people are mugged in Uhuru Park
> that indicated that the USSD wizards used some Telcos to help with SIM card
> registration can allow one to update the registration details of a
> previously registered SIM card with new information.
>
> The journalists had laid a trap with a new phone and SIM card, only to
> find their SIM card was already registered with another persons information
> which made it difficult to follow up with the police.
>
> This means that someone can overwrite a genuine SIM card registration with
> new info.
>
> Please have your concerned team verify this and perhaps you can add some
> enforcements around this.
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua at cck.go.ke>wrote:
>
>  Listers,
>
> I wish to inform you that the Communications Commission of Kenya, in
> liaison with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology,
> will hold a Stakeholders Forum on the Revised SIM Card Registration
> Regulations tomorrow 11th December 2013 at the Intercontinental Hotel
> starting from 8.30a.m.
>
> Listers interested in participating in the Forum are invited.
>  Confirmations of attendance should be done through info at cck.go.ke
>
> The revised SIM card registration regulations are available on our website
> at http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/current.html
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Christopher Wambua*
> *Manager – Communications*
> *Consumer and Public Affairs Department*
> *Communications Commission of Kenya*
> *P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800*
> *Tel: +254 20 4242209*
> *info at cck.go.ke <info at cck.go.ke>*
> *www.cck.go.ke <http://www.cck.go.ke/>*
>
>
>
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