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CAP. 411A
[Subsidiary]
Confidentiality
and disclosure of
personal information
of a subscriber.
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
the deactivation of the subscription.
9. (1) A licensee shall not disclose the registration particulars of a
subscriber to any person without the written consent of the subscriber.
(2) Despite sub-paragraph (1), a licensee may disclose the registration
particulars of a subscriber—
(a) for the purpose of facilitating the performance of any statutory
functions of the Commission;
(b) in connection with the investigation of any criminal offence or for
the purpose of any criminal proceedings; or
(c) for the purpose of any civil proceedings under the Act.
(3) A licensee shall ensure that the registration details of a subscriber are
kept in a secure and confidential manner.
(4) A licensee shall notify the Commission of the steps taken and
processes introduced to ensure the security and confidentiality of the registration
particulars of its subscribers within ninety (90) days of the commencement of
these Regulations.
Registration period.
10. Alllicensees shall b erequired to ensurethat—
(a) every subscriber is registered; and
(b) all necessary steps are taken to ensure full compliance with these
Regulations within thirty days of the coming into force of these
Regulations.
Suspension and
notification of
deactivation of
unregistered
subscriber.
11. (1) A licensee shall suspend a telecommunication service to an
unregistered subscriber if the unregistered subscriber fails to comply with these
Regulations at the expiry of the registration period provided under paragraph 10.
(2) A licensee may reactivate a suspended telecommunication service to
a subscriber if the subscriber complies with these Regulations during the period
of suspension of the service.
(3) All licensees shall notify all their unregistered subscribers that the
subscribers’ telecommunications services will be suspended if they do not
comply with these Regulations.
(4) A notice under this paragraph may take the form of—
(a) an advertisement in a newspaper of national circulation;
(b) an advertisement in an electronic medium that broadcasts
throughout the country;