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Communications Authority of Kenya in new drive to switch off fake phones trading

Communications Authority of Kenya

The Communications Authority of Kenya.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

By  Brian Ambani

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The communications watchdog wants to develop a web-based platform that will allow mobile phone users to key in their phone’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) to verify their gadget’s authenticity.

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is seeking to build an online platform where Kenyans can verify authenticity of their mobile phones in a fresh crackdown on fakes.

The communications watchdog wants to develop a web-based platform that will allow mobile phone users to key in their phone’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) to verify their gadget’s authenticity.

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