Regulator, Safaricom face class action suit over SIM-swap fraud

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

Safaricom and the communications regulator face a class action suit over SIM-swap fraud that has seen scammers drain millions of shillings from mobile phone subscribers’ bank accounts.

Businessman Abdi Zeila has sued the telcos operator and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for alleged fraud, and invited other victims through the class action suit to press for Safaricom to be cited for negligence and liable for lost cash.

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