Religion and culture stopping some people from registering SIM cards

I WRITE about what I have witnessed and perceived from people of different classes in the country over the registration of SIM cards.
From the way I understand it, many people with mobile phones will not turn up for registration because they have different interpretations of the word “registration” based on their cultural and religious perspectives.
Because of this I have developed a very strong feeling against registering my SIM card as well. I have three, in each of cellphones I own.
The reason behind my elucidation is that I am in total darkness about the paradigm shift by the government when it proposed and then agreed to the conditions for deactivations after Dec 31, 2017.
Awareness was another failure that kept many people in fear and away from registration because as a Christian country, people knew about biblical doctrines and teachings where things like NID, and now SIM registration, will eventually lead them into getting 666. Or so they believe, but it is still not easy to tackle.
On a Tuesday, Dec 26, 2017, I was near a store in Gerehu where there was this long queue of people waiting to get their SIM card registered.
There was this group of boys and others behind me discussing why they should not register their SIM card and it became clear they feared that registering the SIM could lead to their being easily identified should they commit a crime.
Another guy came over to me and asked if I could register his SIM card for him. I didn’t respond for a while and then said, It’s all up to you because I do not know about it. He left without registering.
Another time, two street vendors, both friends of mine, met me where this registration thing was going on and asked if I had registered and I said not yet and they replied by saying that they were avoiding it because of the photo. I asked why and they said the government could use GPS to locate their face should they commit a crime. I burst out laughing. We all laughed and they left.
These people are illiterate but many professionals like academics and public servants whom I have spoken to have also said that they will not register because it’s not necessary for them to do so and they want to see if deactivation will actually take place.

Nongii Emiil
Ngalkhay
Dulumb Koiyange