Sigh of relief as CA extends SIM card registration by 6 months

Kakamega town residents queue at a Safaricom shop. Subscribers have until mid-October to update details on their lines. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has extended the deadline for SIM card registration by six months, relieving the pressure on subscribers who were rushing to comply.

The regulator said yesterday registration will now run until October 15 even as Safaricom joined Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya in rolling out online registration following the lapse of the initial deadline.