Give regulators room to work, CS Matiang’i tells MPs over Equity Bank’s thin SIM

ICT Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi says he has been briefed in detail about the decision the regulator has taken and is aware the regulator has consulted widely. [PHOTO:FILE/STANDARD

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government has thrown its weight behind the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) in the ongoing feud between Equity Bank and Safaricom on the overlay sim card technology.

ICT Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has stated that CAK’s  decision to allow Equity Bank to roll out its Virtual Mobile Network, which uses the overlay or  thin sim technology was justified and the regulator’s decision should be respected.