Safaricom fined Sh250,000 for unlawful use of customer’s ID

 Safaricom PLC headquarters in Westlands, Nairobi.

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Safaricom has been fined Sh250,000 for using a customer’s national identity (ID) card to register a SIM card without her permission.

In the ruling by Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, the telecoms operator was found at fault for transferring ownership of Catherine Murithi’s corporate phone line from her ex-employer to her personal ID, days after her employment was terminated.

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