A Kenyan by the name Elias Wekesa has taken Safaricom to court, and every Kenyan should pay attention.
He says Safaricom deactivated his line after it stayed inactive for a few months, then reassigned it to another person.
When he tried using it again, he was met with a shock.
The number was gone.
Worse, he says he could no longer receive OTPs from his bank and other platforms tied to that number.
This case matters because it touches every Kenyan.
Because your phone number is no longer just a number.
It is tied to your bank account.
Your email.
Your work accounts.
Your private life.
The moment that number is handed to someone else, the risks begin.
OTPs can go elsewhere.
Recovery codes can land in another person’s hands.
Account alerts can reach a stranger.
That person is not just holding a SIM card.
They may be holding access to parts of your digital life.
And if they have bad intentions, the damage can be immediate.
And for families who have lost loved ones, it cuts even deeper.
A parent’s number.
A sibling’s number.
A loved one’s number.
One day, it holds memories.
The next day, it belongs to a stranger.
This is why Safaricom must be forced to create stronger safeguards before reassigning numbers.
Because in today’s world, a phone number is not disposable.
It is identity.
And identity should never be reassigned without protection.
City planners are working overtime to make Nairobi traffic worse than Lagos. Folks now hire 1 hour chauffers to bring their cars from the basement parking into the morning traffic. And still they build - anything but roads and amenities. https://t.co/ZPmRsWFt1g
It is very worrying that a high profile person like Raphael Tuju can disappear in Kenya, his car is found and a circular story starts. Reminds me of the case of Cabinet Minister Robert Ouko under the Moi regime - and he was later found dead. https://t.co/vERMQ6EKDs
Kenya plans to resume construction of the SGR extension that stalled in 2019.
The government hopes to raise up to Sh518 billion using the railway levy to fund the 369-km line — this time without new loans from China
Literally washed down the drain? 💦
⭕️Welcome to newly-inaugurated Sh2B Haile Selassie–Uhuru Highway Tunnel
⭕️Billions spent. Cameras flashing. Ribbons cut
⭕️Now? Flooded
⭕️Accountability is the only thing that never gets commissioned
⭕️We are truly SingaFlow or SingaFlooding?
Thank You Kitengela. Inspite of all the harassment, intimidation and violence from this morning you showed up. They first destroyed our dais and sound equipment in the morning, the state goons have now teargassed a peaceful assembly and brought it to an abrupt end. We shall not relent.
In China, these statues of a corrupt 11th century politician and his wife forever kneel in apology. For centuries, people have visited to curse, spit, and hit the statues
Central Park should be re- opened. It was renovated at great cost to the public... so that it could be closed? That makes no sense whatsoever. Better it was left as it used to be.
@RasnaWarah You FINALLY made it Rasna, babe! Eevn if it is on the other side. Head of State Commendation. Rasna Warah, HSC. (Not sure whether you would be proud of it 😄😄😄) AND they labelled you MR!!! continue to rest in power.