Expanding SIMS Adoption The Student Information Management System (SIMS) concept continues to elicit mixed reactions. Its application appears limited by a series of factors. Whitley, Gal, and Kjaergaard (2014) connote that SIMS faces challenges in terms of acceptability due to the type of information stored, the personally identifiable information stored in the system, and the identity of the people accessing this information. Ngoma (2009) explores the level of success of the student information system, a subset of SIMS. The findings of the Ngoma expedition indicate that many institutions tend to have a negative attitude towards the implementation of such projects. Their evaluation mechanism on the application of this technology is related to the level of improvement of the institution, especially student performance (Sun & Benton 2008; Chong 2014). The Australian and European application context is interesting. Individual governments have formulated legislation that encourages institutions to implement SIMS while others make it mandatory that these implementations are carried out with established monitoring and regulatory bodies (Whitley, Gal, and Kjaergaard 2014; BCME. 2011). Furthermore, subsidizing the implementation of these systems makes it possible for these regions to widely use SIMS. The African context and particularly SIMS integration in East Africa is timid compared to expectations. The recent technology boom in the region has created a platform for SIMS adoption. However, the lack of government incentives to integrate this technology into learning and the management of learning institutions makes it difficult for school management to make such investments (Magara 2006). The amount incurred for the implementation of this system...... half of the paper ......IT).Nguyen, T, Mondragon, F, O'Brien, W, Jackson, K, Issa, R , & Rojas, E 2012, 'Student context and implications for designing technology-enhanced instruction', Journal Of Computing In Civil Engineering, 26, 5, p. 562, Full text search file provided by publisher, EBSCOhost, viewed 13 April 2014. Sun, C.Y. & Benton, D. 2008, The Socioeconomic Disparity in Technology Use and Its Impact on Academic Performance. In K. McFerrin et al. (ed.), Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008, pp. 1025-1028. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.Whitley, E, Gal, U and Kjaergaard, A 2014, 'Who do you think you are? A review of the complex interaction between information systems, identification and identity', European Journal Of Information Systems, 23, 1, p. 17, Full text search file provided by publisher, EBSCOhost, viewed 13 April 2014.