Kenya’s Cyber Café ID Rules: A 2011 Solution to a 2026 Problem?

Kenya's cyber cafés must record customer names, ID numbers and session times from August 14. Here's why that's misguided...

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Effective August 14, 2026, Kenya's Communications Authority (CA) will mandate cyber cafes to collect detailed customer identification and usage logs, aiming to combat cybercrime.

Cyber cafés must record customer's full name, National ID/Passport number, terminal used, login/logout times, and issue a receipt.
Failure to comply risks a penalty of 0.2% of annual turnover with a minimum of KES 500,000, and potential closure.
The policy, criticized for being an outdated approach, is seen as potentially ineffective against smartphone-based fraud and raises data protection concerns under the Data Protection Act of 2019.

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