CA grants 60-day grace period for Sim card deactivation

Kenyans queue to register their SIM cards on April 7, 2022. PHOTO | PHOTO LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has given telecoms until December to enforce full compliance with its SIM card registration directive or face penalties.

CA, in a statement on Monday, gave a 60-day grace period in which the telecommunications companies are expected to deny voice, data, SMS or mobile banking services to subscribers yet to update their details before eventual deactivation.

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