Tag: CA
Kenya Third Most Targeted Country By Cyber Attacks in Africa as CA Moves to Cull Threat
In 2018, cyber-attacks directed at Kenya stood at 7.7 million. In 2023, the attacks have sky-rocked to a high of 444 million, ranking Kenya...
KENYA: Regulators Issue Joint Directive On Worldcoin
The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) have supported and affirmed the government's directive to suspend...
Communications Authority to Ban Sale of non-IPv6 Devices This Year
In July 2022, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announced IPv4 to IPv6 migration strategy.
Here is a recap of what IP (Internet Protocol) is....
Court of Appeal Orders Communications Authority to Follow the Law in Designing Anti-Fraud System
The Court of Appeal ordered the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to continue with stakeholder consultations over the proposed installation of the mobile management...
Communications Authority Orders Firm to Resolve Tower Dispute with Telkom
CA ordered Eaton Towers to resolve tower dispute with Telkom Kenya which caused network issues that customers experienced recently.
Communications Authority of Kenya to Probe Safaricom over Network Outage
The regulator is probing Safaricom the network outage it experienced over the weekend.
ICT Regulator to Grant No Special Permissions for SMEs When Processing Personal Data
The Data Protection Bill, 2019 has been talked about for the better part of 2019. The bill, which was introduced both in the Senate...
Kenya Government Clarifies About The SIM Card Blocking-Huduma Namba Snafu
The 'Huduma Numba' to register afresh Kenyan citizens has been met with a lot of criticism and there is a lot of drama around...
Jamii Telecom Finally Secures 4G Licence for an Annual KES 250M Payment Deal
Sometime back, Jamii Telecom requested the Communications Authority of Kenya to pay the 4G spectrum fee of KES 2.5 billion in instalments. The proposal...
Telkom and CA Kenya Deploy 3 Base Stations in Kilifi for Better Cellular Connectivity
Kenya’s third largest mobile operator Telkom has erected three stations in Kwale that will see resident enjoy better cellular connection on their devices. The...
Mawingu Networks Subscription Numbers Drop Massively Due To CA Directive
Communications Authority of Kenya has released its latest sector statistics for the first quarter of the 2018/2019 financial year which is from July-September 2018....
Communications Authority Approves Telkom Kenya and Loon’s Internet-Beaming Balloon Project
Google’s internet-beaming project dubbed Loon entered the Kenyan market a couple of months ago. The service, which targets to avail internet access to remote...
Online Abuse in Kenya Up by 1155%, Kenyan Companies Still Use Dumb Passwords – Report
The Communications Authority of Kenya recently released their Q1 2018 Sector Statistics Report and it has some interesting tidbits.
First is the section about the National...
Operators Have Failed to Control Agents on SIM Card Registration – CA Kenya
The purchase, registration, and use of SIM cards has been a menace for regulators and telcos alike. This issue has since been fueled by...
Small Players are Not Lazy, Says Telkom Kenya CEO Mareuse on Dominance
The hot debate regarding Safaricom’s assumed dominance in the local telecoms market has been around for some time now. However, the whole discussion has...
Parliament to Give Verdict on Kenya’s Carrier Dominance Tussle in A Few Weeks’ Time
In the past seven days, a lot of things have graced the telecom business in the country. To begin with, Safaricom’s CEO Bob Collymore...
CAK Insists Safaricom is Not a Dominant Player, Advises Against Regulatory Interference
Safaricom’s popularity in the Kenyan market is obvious and widely known. It is the most profitable corporation in the country as it rakes in...
Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) to Scrutinize IoT Devices Before Sale
The benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) are immense as far as the simplification of life aspects is concerned. The technology has, in...
Safaricom Losing Market Share as Airtel, Telkom Gain Ground
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), has released sector statistics report for the period October to December 2017. According to the report, Kenya's mobile...
Kenya’s Communications Authority Gazettes New Framework to Tighten Grip on Quality of Service
Kenya’s ICT regulator the Communications Authority (CA) has several tasks. One of its key functions is to ensure telecom operators offer the best of...
Communications Authority (CA) to Finally Announce Findings of Kenya’s Telecoms Competition Clause
The competition clause surrounding the operations of Kenya’s mobile telecoms industry was introduced a couple of years ago and in that time, the Communications...
Kenya’s Communications Authority Spends KES 1.25 Billion of USF Kitty to Expand Voice Infrastructure
It is apparent that the penetration of digital services sees new strides every year. This progress continues to be achieved thanks to intensive efforts...
Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) to Formalize Minimum Phone Standards Based on Public Opinion
Have you ever experienced a cellular gadget, be it smart or otherwise, and questioned its legitimacy, including how it mad its way to the...
CA and NCIC Urge Kenyans To Use Social Media Responsibly During The Elections Or Be Held Accountable
CA and NCIC issue stern warnings against Kenyans regarding use of social media during the repeat election or face consequences
Safaricom Dodges a KES 400 Million Penalty from Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) for Outage
A few months ago, precisely April 24, Kenya’s Number 1 mobile operator Safaricom experienced a countrywide network outage that started at around 9 in...
Communications Authority of Kenya Will Revoke Sendy’s International Courier Licence
Communications Authority of Kenya issued a notice that they will revoke a licence of a package delivery startup, Sendy.
In a gazette notice dated on...
Communications Authority of Kenya Pockets KES 311.6 Million in Penalties from Operators for Poor Service
In a period spanning over a year since Kenya’s ICT watchdog Communications Authority (CA) consulted the public about its new laws that were clearly...
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and Airtel Kenya’s Licensing Row Mushrooms to High Court
Airtel Kenya has locked horns with the local ICT watchdog, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) over the renewal of the operator’s operating permit....
Communications Authority of Kenya Promises Not to Shut Down Internet During the Election
Kenya is about to choose new leaders next week and we are a time when a considerable amount of the conversation will be happening...
The Other Side of the CA Kenya – NCIC Hate Speech Guidelines
Much has been said about the recently published Hate Speech Guidelines from the Communications Authority in partnership with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission....
Can Communications Authority of Kenya and NCIC Monitor WhatsApp Groups for “Hate Speech”?
Well, a month ago when I wrote a piece of how WhatsApp group admins in South Africa had been warned that they were legally...
Safaricom Refuses to Install Kenya’s Communications Authority Device Management System
A few weeks ago, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) explained why it wants the Device Management System (DMS) installed – and the reason was...
Mobile Use Soars in Kenya, 99 Percent Internet Subscribers are on Mobile
A peek into the Sector Statistics Report for the third quarter of 2016/17 that was summarized by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) reveals...
Kenya’s Communications Authority Nabs Over 5000 Fake Phones in Mombasa County
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has managed to seize more than 5000 fake mobile phones in Mombasa County. Apparently, the ICT watchdog has...
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Explains the Competition Clause in Telecommunications
The Communications Authority's responsibility of monitoring competition is motivated by the need to protect ICT users from unfair business practice - Ngene