By OLIVER SAMBOKOGOVERNMENT was yesterday squeezed in Parliament to explain reports that the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is involved in intercepting citizens’ phone calls and data to extract information.This followed a question by PNUP Nalolo Member of Parliament, Imanga Wamunyima who wanted to know whether Government is aware that citizens’ phone, WhatsApp and Skype calls as well as short message systems are tapped into by the FIC as reported in the Daily Nation Newspaper of Thursday, September 23, 2021Mr Wamunyima also wanted to know whether the act is not an infringement of citizens’ right to privacy as enshrined in the Constitution and what urgent measures are being taken to ensure that citizens’ right to privacy is protected.In responding to the question, Minister for Technology and Science Felix Mutati who was at pains to deny the reports, said his government was not aware of any FIC tapping of phones.He said the FIC does not operate outside […]
FIC secret tapping takes centre stage in Parliament
