Official Status of SIM card Switch Off Exercise
Statistics from Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) show that as of 4th January 2013, the four local mobile networks had switched off 1,280,840 unregistered SIM cards. Five days after the expiry of the December 31 deadline.
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Telkom Operators Deactivating Idle SIM Cards First Mobile Communications service providers are deliberately delaying the process of disconnecting unregistered SIM cards to give room for users to register According insiders requesting anonymity say the operators have started with a cleanup exercise…
You Will Be Fined KES 300,000 For Your Unregistered SIM Card
The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) will fine subscribers KES 300,000 or jail them for three years for using unregistered SIM cards.
10 Most Read Articles on PesaTalk in 2012
We (PesaTalk) started publishing articles in March 2012 with the aim of simplifying the jargon that financial news is famed for.yes, we have lost our footing every once in a while but our readers have kept us going, and the viewership over the months has been…
5 Affordable-ish Party Spots to Usher in 2013
December 31st: The end of a year’s chapter and possibly a prelude to the coming year. It is also the one time when a large percentage of the world’s population is in a celebratory mood. And Kenya is no different. Parties will be organized on this day leaving…
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. 14.3 Millions Kenyans Registered to Vote in March Some 14.3 million Kenyans have registered as voters for the general elections due in March 2013, the Kenyan electoral body said on Thursday. A total of 14,337,399 voters signed up during the registration…
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Court Sentences 6 AP Officers to Death The High court has sentenced six administration police officers to death for killing seven taxi drivers in along Naivasha Road in Kawangware, Nairobi on March 11 2010. The six, Ahmed Omar, Ahmed…
MultiChoice Wont Resell Exclusive EPL Rights
You will watch the English Premier League (EPL) only on DSTv. Pay-TV firm MultiChoice has turned down calls by the industry regulator to re-sell some of its exclusive content like the English Premier League rights to rival operators in Kenya. How about that?
Bittersweet Christmas as Sugar Prices Go Up
This Christmas might not be just as 'sweet' as we need it to be, owing to the increased retail prices of sugar this month. A kilo of sugar is selling between KES 115 and KES 130 up from KES 110 in November, and as a matter of fact some consumers in various parts of Nairobi have reported shortages of this commodity.
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Apple, Samsung Judge Mulls Damages Apple Inc. awaits a judge’s decision on its request for additional damages against Samsung Electronics Co for patent infringement after the iPhone maker lost its bid to block U.S. sales on 26 of the Galaxy maker’s devices. Apple…
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