Tag: communications authority of kenya
CA Marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month Pledging Public Education
October is the global cybersecurity awareness month dubbed as October Cybersecurity Awareness Month (OCSAM). The Kenyan ICT regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)...
UCC: Uganda’s Watchdog Shuts Down 6 Radio Stations
The Uganda Communications Commission(UCC), has closed down 6 Ugandan radio stations. The commission closed the radio stations for “repeated failure’ to obtain a valid...
EACC Requests CA Documentation in Probe of Suspended Chiloba
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has formally written to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) seeking documentation around allegations that led to Ezra Chiloba’s...
CA Chair Mary Wambui Academic Credentials Challenged by Rights Commission
The Commission of Human Rights and Justice (CHRJ) has written to the Kenya Methodist University (KEMU). The human rights commision is seeking clarifications on...
Audit Report on Mismanagement of Mortgage Scheme Cash Led to Chiloba’s Suspension
Last evening, it emerged that the Director General for the Communications Authority (CA) Ezra Chiloba had been immediately suspended. Following the results of an...
Ezra Chiloba CA Director General Suspended
Communications Authority (CA) Director General Ezra Chiloba has this evening been suspended. In the interim, his position has been filled by Christopher Wambua on...
Airtel Customers Make the Longest On-Net Calls
Airtel Networks Limited customers spent more time on a single on-net call averaging 2.8 minutes compared to users on other networks. Thus, it appears...
Number of Kenyans Using “Kabambe” Phones is Reducing
The number of Kenyans using Feature Phones colloquially referred to as “Kabambe” has reduced by 4%. Kenyans with Kabambe phones reduced from 33,475,476 to...
PSC Seeks to Fill 9 Vacancies in Universal Service Advisory Council
The Public Service Commission(PSC) has declared a vacancy in the position of Chairperson and eight (8) vacancies in the position of Member of the...
Cybersecurity Threats: Kenyans Face about 200 Million Cyber Threats
The day to day activities of Kenyans are more integrated with technology. As this happens, the number of cybersecurity threats also rises.
The Communication Authority...
About 400K Kenyans now on 5G as Desire for Fast Internet Grows
According to data from the Communications Authority 5G, is now in 21 counties across Kenya. In total during Q3 of FY22/ the total mobile...
DG Chiloba Strikes a Positive Note Highlighting Growth at KUZA Awards
Ezra Chiloba, Director General (DG) Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), opened the KUZA awards 2023. The CA Kuza Broadcasting Awards, is an initiative by...
CA, Huawei Team up For Students Cybersecurity Hackathon Series
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Huawei, and the Kenya Cyber Security and Forensics Association (KCSFA) have partnered to run a cybersecurity hackathon.
The cybersecurity...
The NPKI: Verified Online Identities for Kenyans
Kenya has recently introduced the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI). The NPKI is a critical introduction as more and more day-to-day activities are digitized.
According...
DSB Framework Paves Way for Digital Radio Stations: What Kenyans Should Know
The Communications Authority (CA) has developed a framework for Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) in Kenya. This paves the way for Kenyans to start listening...
Chiloba Shuts Down TV Stations Associated with Shakahola Deaths
The media has done a great job covering the cultic case of Paul Mackenzie, the founder of Good News Media Kenya Ltd. The preacher...
Kenyans Fear Government Surveillance as Regulator Implements Phone Monitoring System
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has been given a nod to install the Device Management System, a tool that monitors text messages and...
KES 5 Billion in USF Funds to Take Last Mile Fibre Connectivity to 19 Counties
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the ICT Authority (ICTA) have reached an agreement to expand fiber optic cable connectivity to the last...
High Court Rules in Favour of Media Freedom Following Warning by Ezra Chiloba
This week, a case was filed in the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi, which was brought forth by multiple parties against Ezra Chiloba,...
Chiloba Issues Warning to Broadcasters Over Violative Coverage of Opposition Protests
The Communications Authority of Kenya has announced that it has finished looking into the Broadcast Coverage of Opposition protests that took place on March...
Airtel Kenya Customers Record Longer on-net Calls
ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has published new data regarding the state of the telephony market in the country for the...
CA Issues Statement Following Disruption of World Consumer Rights Day in Kisumu by Youth
ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) was staging World Consumer Rights Day in the lakeside city of Kisumu today.
However, the event was...
Former Communications Authority of Kenya Director-General Francis Wangusi Passes Away
Former Communications Authority of Kenya Director General Francis Wangusi has passed away after a long illness.
The news was first revealed by Stephen Mutoro, the...
Communications Authority Dismisses Recently Appointed Board Members, Picks New Ones
The Communications Authority of Kenya has undergone some leadership changes over the past year. The organization received a new Director General, Ezra Chiloba, over...
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....
Kenyans Invited to Comment on the Framework For Emerging Technologies Regulatory Sandbox
The Communications Authority of Kenya has published a draft of the Framework For Emerging Technologies Regulatory Sandbox, and it wants public input in terms...
Mary Wambui Mungai Takes Over from Gilbert Kibe as CA Board Chair
ICT watchdog the Communications Authority of Kenya has been undergoing some internal changes in terms of how it is led.
More than one year ago,...
ICT Amendment Bill Recommends Kenyans to Get KES 10 for Every Dropped Call
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) tasks telecom operators to provide robust Quality of Service (QoS) for customers.
Quality-of-Service encompasses the tools and technologies that...
New Law Proposes to Set Aside 60 Percent of USF Kitty to Boost Telecom Services in Rural Kenya
The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act, 2009 provided the establishment of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The kitty is managed by the Communications Authority of...
Kenya’s Draft Digital Sound Broadcasting Framework Seeks to Ease Spectrum Congestion
Kenyans have been invited to submit their suggestions, recommendations, and general input on a newly developed draft named the Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) Framework....
Kenyans Get 60 More Days to Update Their SIM Cards Information
The SIM card re-registration deadline has since elapsed, and some SIM card holders who did not submit the necessary details to their telcos have...
How to Re-activate a SIM Card That Has Been Switched Off
As promised, ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) had directed telcos to switch off SIM cards that had not been registered -...
CA, Huawei Set to Spruce Up Cybersecurity Skills for Kenya Students
Young Kenyans will be trained in cybersecurity as the world celebrates Cybersecurity month, which is marked every October. The development, which will be carried...
Kenya Retains Lucrative Seat at the International Telecommunication Union
At the start of April this year, we learned that Kenya had launched a bid for re-election to two key positions in international ICT...
Communications Authority Makes U-Turn in Comprehensive Mobile Money Reports
Over the last couple of quarters, we started noticing that the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) was reporting less on the state of mobile...
