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EAC banks on regional SIM card law to curb insecurity

Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology PS Joseph Tiampati (left) with CA Director General Francis Wangusi [Photo: File/Standard]

Kenya is pushing for an East African policy towards the registration of SIM cards and eradication of counterfeit phones in an attempt to reduce insecurity in the region.

This comes on the back of repeated terrorism-related activities that have beset the country over the last three years leading to the loss of over 200 lives and injuring many. The Kenyan government now wants Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda to follow in its footsteps and register SIM cards issued to subscribers and create a database of all mobile phone subscribers within their respective boundaries.

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