Registering all SIM cards would help reduce crime

Kenyans should support the planned introduction of stringent rules to govern the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. It is unfortunate that the rules will come into force after the country suffered a horrific loss following the Westgate Mall terrorist attack that left 70 people dead and scores injured.

Equally unfortunate, is the fact that the rules will be introduced at a time when the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) and the mobile telephone operators are yet to agree on whether the unregistered numbers have all been switched off.