The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has issued new rules governing the deactivation and recycling of inactive mobile phone numbers. The guidelines set out the procedures and technical safeguards that telecommunications companies must follow before they deactivate and eventually assign an inactive number to another subscriber. The rules are contained in the Procedures and Technical
Kenyans are set to benefit from cheaper mobile and fixed- line calls following the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ‘ s latest decision to reduce Mobile and Fixed Termination Rates (MTR/FTR). Effective March 1, 2026, the rates will drop from Ksh 0. 41 per minute to Ksh 0. 37 per minute, with a four- year