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Apple rejects Kenya push to unlock mystery iPhone

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Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up the all-new iPhone 12 Pro during an Apple event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California on October 13, 2020.  AFP PHOTO | BROOKS KRAFT | APPLE INC

By  OTIATO GUGUYU

US tech giant Apple rejected a request by the Kenyan government to unlock two iPhones that were the subject of police investigations in the six months to December.

The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) fillings of December 23 indicate that Apple received an appeal from Kenya seeking communication details on an iPhone that remained locked.

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