The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) plans to acquire an ID-to-SIM card checker to enable the public to verify which ...

For years, criminals have been using other people's identity documents to register SIM cards, which they used to further their criminal agendas, while transferring liability to innocent Kenyans.

CA Kenya is tendering for a cloud-based ID-to-SIM checker. Unlike the current siloed USSD options, this new system promises cross-network polling to catch identity theft on MVNOs and major telcos ...

What is a SIM card used for? A SIM card, or a subscriber identity module/subscriber identification module, is a tiny memory card that contains unique information and is linked to a particular network ...