Ezra Chiloba was appointed director general of the Kenya Communications Authority in September 2021. He was suspended on September 18 for alleged corruption. Ezra Chiloba has officially resigned as Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). The regulator’s board of directors confirmed, on Thursday, October 19, that it had accepted the resignation letter...
Communication Authority of Kenya Director General Ezra Chiloba has blamed mobile service providers for the inaccuracies in SIM card registration as required by the law. Chiloba while speaking to SPICE FM on Tuesday morning noted that mobile service operators have constitently engaged in unprofessional manner while registering individuals despite a notice issued. “We started this...
In the second quarter of 2021, Safaricom already held 64.2% of the Kenyan telecoms market. Airtel, which sees a difficult future for its activities if such a situation persists, has brought to light the dominant character of its main competitor. The mobile operator Airtel Kenya filed a petition last week with the parliamentary committee in charge...
In a shocking move to regulate social media platforms in the country, legislators in Kenya have proposed a new bill that requires Facebook and WhatsApp group admins, bloggers to have a licence to operate. Known as the The Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill 2019, the bill requires the above persons to get a licence from the Communications...
