Nairobi, Aug. 11 -- From August 14, cyber cafes in Kenya must register customers to help authorities trace criminals who exploit public internet facilities to commit cyber offences.

The directive comes as Kenya sees increased SIM-swap fraud, mobile and online banking theft, phishing, and identity theft, fuelled by the rapid adoption of digital financial services.

Why is the government collecting cyber cafe users data?

Kenya is grappling with high cases of identity theft and impersonation, mobile and online banking fraud, SIM-swap scams, and phishing attacks. SIM swap fraud has seen fraudsters hijack victims' phone numbers, gaining unauthorised access to sensitive accounts such as banking, mobile phone wallets and cryptocurrency platfor...