[kictanet] Your phone landing in the wrong hands could get you six months in jail

[Victor Kapiyo]

Whereas users are not blameless for non-registration of Sim cards, I think
a higher burden must be placed on the MNOs to ensure only registered Sim
cards are in use on their networks and more so, since they are the greatest
beneficiaries of use of such Sim cards. The CA should ensure that other
than issuing these notices, users are provided with a mechanism for
ascertaining the registration status of their Sim cards and to correct the
same information, considering they don't keep the information. This can be
a simple SMS number that confirms the status of registration or a web
interface. The MNOs likewise can ensure their systems don't connect
unregistered Sims. And as such I agree with Washington that MNOs should be
surcharged for the continued operation of unregistered Sims, if their
profits are anything to go by.

Victor

On 6 Jan 2017 16:16, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Thank you Wash. There are roles for different stakeholders, not just the
consumer. In addition to GG's questions another is the implied shifting of
the burden of ensuring the origin, registration and safe use of SIM cards
entirely to the consumer, to whom to the notice is addressed.

And to echo Mildred, the realities of reporting lost items to the Police,
let alone a SIM card should be known to the Regulator. The Regulator should
be facilitating more consumer friendly mechanisms for reporting and
recovery of lost/stolen SIM cards.

Here is a copy of the notice.


2017-01-06 15:47 GMT+03:00 Mildred Achoch <mildandred at gmail.com>:

> Thank you Grace.
>
> “In case you lose of your SIM card, report to the nearest police station
> and demand an abstract."
>
>  My question is: could this reporting process be digitalized? Probably,
> hundreds, if not thousands, of SIM cards are lost every day all over the
> country. The option of reporting lost SIM cards via sms or online would be
> very welcomed.
>
> Regards,
> Mildred Achoch.
>
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> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> " The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Friday issued the stern
>> warning, saying every Kenyan is responsible for any use of their mobile
>> number in making calls, sending and receiving text messages as well as any
>> financial transactions.
>>
>> The regulator says all Kenyans must only use registered SIM cards to
>> transact business as they may be culpable in the event that their number is
>> used in the commission of a crime."
>>
>> Full story here:
>>
>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Six-month-jail-term-for-K
>> enyans-whose-phones-are-used-in-crime/539546-3508084-k51vwl/index.html
>>
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