The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
CA Director for Universal Service Fund Christopher Kemei. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
Agents hired by mobile service providers to register subscribers are the weak link in the war on fraud carried out through SIM cards.
Even as the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) pushes for proper registration of customers, agents continue to disregard regulations such as those barring SIM card hawking as telcos look the other way.
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