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COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF KENYA SETS UP MESSAGING SERVICE FOR GENUINE PHONES VERIFICATION

Telecoms regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya has set up a messaging service to identify genuine mobile phones in the country. “In furtherance of its consumer protection mandate, the Authority has set up a Mobile Messaging Service to aid users in ascertaining whether the mobile phone handsets they own or are about to purchase are genuine,” they said in a notice.