[kictanet] Econet Haters.... :-D

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Point noted. I will rest my case :-)

Thanks for the heads up Alex.

Regards,

Brian

On Oct 9, 2008, at 4:54 PM, Gakuru Alex wrote:

> Brian,
>
> As kictanet chairman with all the 'forum powers',  I honestly feel
> that it is unfair for you to drag on this conversation at least from a
> "fair play" perspective....
>
> If you choose not to kill the thread, at least you should avoid being
> a discussant?
>
> regards,
>
> Alex
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe  
> <brian at caret.net> wrote:
>> Well, you know in any bid or competition there have to be winners and
>> losers. It's just that some know how to lose graciously and politely
>> accept defeat while others simply cannot accept a loss - and then
>> resort to all sorts of underhand tactics. I think that this issue
>> with the 3rd GSM is a perfect example.
>>
>> There were many bidders. KTIG was kicked out at the technical (1st
>> stage) because their bid did not meet the stringent technical
>> criteria. Why didn't any others bidders (and especially those who
>> made it to the 2nd (financial) round cry foul?
>>
>> It also bemuses me that this chip is still being carried by the KTIG
>> folk - and that they would so violently attact someone as reputable
>> as Ndemo, simply because he made a favourable comment about an
>> investor who is bringing significant investment (over US$ 500m) into
>> the country and region.
>>
>> beats me!
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> On Oct 9, 2008, at 4:37 PM, Barrack Otieno wrote:
>>
>>> Well i may not qualify as a judge but i guess this is not meant for
>>> Kictanet, better still i am not sure whether Kriegler has left the
>>> country in my humble opinion what we need is a win win situation
>>> otherwise tutabaki Nyuma
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> On 10/9/08, Brian Munyao Longwe <brian at caret.net> wrote:
>>>> I strongly suspected that  this was all about KTIG (Kenyan diaspora
>>>> living in America), their loss of 3rd mobile bid and subsequent
>>>> clumsy attempts to legally obfuscate the eventual award to Econet.
>>>>
>>>> It must really feel bad to see that Econet are finally getting  
>>>> their
>>>> network live. Woyeeeee....
>>>>
>>>> I remember 3-4 years ago saying that when I see the Econet signal
>>>> (though I understand they are adopting a different brand name)  
>>>> as an
>>>> available network in Kenya that I would say a silent prayer for the
>>>> righteous.....
>>>>
>>>> Now maybe I should just laugh hysterically!
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 9, 2008, at 2:10 PM, John Maina wrote:
>>>>