[kictanet] Yes You Can! Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya and CCK

[Walubengo J]

indeed the question is open to all. anyone from the floor with an answer would be most welcome to share.

walu.

--- On Tue, 9/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yes You Can! Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya  and CCK
> To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> Cc: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 11:36 AM
> Walu,
> 
> You are asking me a very simple question to a very
> complicated
> situation. Could I pass?
> 
> regards,
> 
> Alex
> 
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Walubengo J<jwalu at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Alex,
> >
> > Allow me to play the devils advocate as i think
> loudly...if our beloved coalition Govt failed to control the
> price of basic necessities e.g Unga(flour) - recall they had
> dictated two prices - the Slum price and the Runda prices
> both of which failed to hold?. And what of the price of fuel
> (which this morning I checked was going towards Ksh 90
> (1.2$)per liter in some stations...what makes you think they
> will one day get inspired to dictate the price of some
> esoteric animal called the Internet?
> >
> > walu.
> > nb: I keep saying this - the answer to internet
> pricing is NOT domiciled within one or two players and so
> arming one or two of the players with laws maybe good but
> NEVER sufficient to have an impact. In other words you must
> cultivate a whole-istic approach to this pricing question.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: [kictanet] Yes You Can! Monopolies and
> Prices Commission of Kenya and CCK
> >> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> >> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> >> Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 8:04 AM
> >> "Unlike Mr Nyarunda he differed on
> >> the pricing issue and is asking the
> >> Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya to
> protect small
> >> business
> >> who are fearful of cartel-like practices given the
> small
> >> number of
> >> players controlling the cables."
> >> ...
> >> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/647922/-/item/1/-/53lj0c/-/index.html
> >>
> >> Under sections 23 and 47 of the Kenya
> Communications Act of
> >> 1998, the
> >> Commission is required to ensure that
> communications
> >> services are
> >> provided throughout Kenya and that the interests
> of all
> >> users of these
> >> services are protected with respect to prices
> charged for
> >> and the
> >> quality and variety of those services among other
> >> responsibilities
> >>
> >> http://www.cck.go.ke/consumer_center/
> >>
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