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Phone users face six months in jail for unregistered SIM cards

Mobile phone in use. (Photo: Courtesy)

Mobile phone users now face up to six months in jail for buying a SIM card from unlicensed vendors.

This means buying a SIM card from a street vendor can have someone face a jail term of six months, or a Sh100,000 fine.

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