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What Kenya’s new SIM recycling rules mean for your phone number

Mwendwa Charles3 weeks ago06 mins

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Building. PHOTO/Ronny TV/courtesy/ (CA) has introduced new safeguards for the deactivation and recycling of inactive mobile numbers, changing what happens to a phone number after it has remained unused for a prolonged period. The rules are particularly significant because mobile numbers are no longer used only for making calls…

Kenya tightens SIM recycling rules as phone numbers gain ‘digital identity’ status

Mwendwa Charles3 weeks ago05 mins

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has tightened safeguards governing the deactivation and recycling of inactive mobile numbers, requiring telecom operators to give subscribers more time and notice before their numbers are reassigned. The new measures come after a High Court ruling that directed the State Law Office, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to establish…