State: We Will Not Take Your DNA, Blood Type or Fingerprints for SIM Card Registration

State: We will not take your DNA, blood type or fingerprints for SIM card registration

Kenyans are not required to submit any biometric data during the registration of new mobile phone lines.

Kenya proposes DNA collection for SIM registration

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss how Kenya's SIM card rules may require your DNA, Nigeria's new payment infrastructure, and South Africa's Post Office's desire to become an MVNO.

Kenya to Require DNA, Iris Scans, Blood Type, Prints for SIM Registration from 2026

Kenyans may soon need to submit DNA details, blood type, fingerprints and other expanded biometrics when registering new SIM cards under proposed CA rules. The draft rules introduce penalties of up to Sh1 million or six months in jail for non-compliance. Source

Kenyans to Give DNA Records While Registering New SIM Cards

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is proposing changes to SIM-card registration rules that could fundamentally reshape how personal data is collected and raise big red flags around privacy. Under the newly issued Kenya Information and Communications (Registration of Telecommunications Service Subscribers) Regulations, 2025, telecom users may soon be required to submit some of their … The post Kenyans to Give DNA Records While Registerin…

A Simple SIM Card Is Turning Into a Gateway to Genetic and Biometric Surveillance, and Kenya Is Not Ready

Kenya’s proposal to fold DNA analysis, blood type, and detailed physiological markers into routine SIM registration has unsettled a sector used to narrow identifiers. What began years ago as a simple check of names and ID numbers now touches the deepest layers of individual biology. The Communications Authority’s draft rules present this expansion as a … The post As Telcos Brace for DNA and Biometric Demands, Kenya Confronts the Real Cost of Exp…