<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"sans serif";}
@font-face
{font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"sans serif";
color:black;
mso-believe-normal-left:yes;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
color:black;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<![if mso 9]>
<style>
p.MsoNormal
{margin-left:37.5pt;}
</style>
<![endif]><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body bgcolor=white background="cid:image001.jpg@01CDF015.2A132690" lang=EN-US
link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:37.5pt'>
<img src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDF015.2A132690"
v:src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDF015.2A132690" v:shapes="_x0000_Mail" width=0
height=0 class=shape style='display:none;width:0;height:0'>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal>Listers, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>More than 2.4 million
unregistered SIM cards switched off <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The four local mobile
operators have to date switched off more than 2.4 million unregistered SIM
cards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>According to statistics
gathered from mobile operators, a total of 2,408,266 unregistered mobile lines
had, by January 8, been switched off, barely a week after the expiry of the
December 31 deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Safaricom has disconnected a
total of 1.2 million unregistered SIM cards. Orange and Airtel have
disconnected 520,000 and 365,266 unregistered lines, respectively. YuMobile on
the other hand has switched off 323,000 SIM cards. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Subscribers whose lines have
been switched off have up to 90 days to register their SIM cards, failing which
their mobile numbers will be withdrawn permanently and subsequently reassigned
to new users. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Below is disaggregated data on the switch off:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<table class=MsoTableGrid border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="86%"
style='width:86.18%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'>
<tr>
<td width="16%" rowspan=2 valign=top style='width:16.18%;border:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><b><span lang=EN-GB>Operator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="41%" colspan=2 valign=top style='width:41.62%;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><b><span lang=EN-GB>Registered
Subscribers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="42%" colspan=2 valign=top style='width:42.2%;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><b><span lang=EN-GB>Suspended
Subscribers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="21%" valign=top style='width:21.68%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>28th Dec 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="19%" valign=top style='width:19.94%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>8th Jan 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="23%" valign=top style='width:23.88%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>28th Dec 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="18%" valign=top style='width:18.3%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>8th Jan 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.18%;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>Airtel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="21%" valign=top style='width:21.68%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>3,877,475<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="19%" valign=top style='width:19.94%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>4,347,765<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="23%" valign=top style='width:23.88%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>70,830<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="18%" valign=top style='width:18.3%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>365,266<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.18%;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>Orange<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="21%" valign=top style='width:21.68%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>2,106,250<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="19%" valign=top style='width:19.94%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>2,160,873<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="23%" valign=top style='width:23.88%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>120,010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="18%" valign=top style='width:18.3%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>520,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.18%;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>Safaricom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="21%" valign=top style='width:21.68%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>17,200,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="19%" valign=top style='width:19.94%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>17,290,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="23%" valign=top style='width:23.88%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>800,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="18%" valign=top style='width:18.3%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>1,200,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.18%;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>YuMobile<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="21%" valign=top style='width:21.68%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>2,353,106<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="19%" valign=top style='width:19.94%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>2,440,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="23%" valign=top style='width:23.88%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>290,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="18%" valign=top style='width:18.3%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>323,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="16%" valign=top style='width:16.18%;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>Total<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="21%" valign=top style='width:21.68%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span
lang=EN-GB>25,536,831</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="19%" valign=top style='width:19.94%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>26,238,638<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="23%" valign=top style='width:23.88%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span
lang=EN-GB>1,280,840</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="18%" valign=top style='width:18.3%;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB>2,408,266<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Christopher
Wambua<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Manager/Communications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Consumer
and Public Affairs Division <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Communications
Commission of Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>P.O.
Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>KENYA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>