This archive report was first published on 6 July 2020.
On June 17, 2020, a parcel of land measuring 0.4 hectares in Nakuru County was allegedly 'sold' to one Ms Angelina Chepkemi Sigira at Sh300,000 via M-pesa.
However, when Ms Sigira approached Dr Kiplimo to transfer the land documents to her, he claimed not to be aware of the transaction.
It was later discovered that fraudsters had registered two SIM cards in the name of Dr Kiplimo, which they used to defraud Ms Sigira while masquerading as the land's owner.
Dr Kiplimo was forced to refund Sh300,000 to Ms Sigira in order to cancel the transaction.
Dr Kiplimo, a surgeon, has now sued Safaricom over the loss of Sh300,000, accusing the company of negligence for allowing registration of the two SIM cards in his name without his knowledge and without his express authority.
He wants the court to issue orders restraining the company from effecting further registration of new and existing subscribers without capturing their biometric data, including fingerprints, palm prints, and face recognition in addition to personal identification information.
Dr Kiplimo's lawyer, Elvis Nanda, claims that capturing biometric data during SIM card registration will ensure that subscribers are present during registration and the correct personal information is captured.
Dr Kiplimo's petition reads, 'In order to safeguard the personal information supplied to the telecommunication operators and in order to guarantee social and economic interests of the subscribers, it is necessary that biometric data of the subscriber is captured during registration of sim cards.'
