[kictanet] Kenya: Consumers furious over high internet prices

Thu Sep 10 11:33:06 EAT 2009

Very well articulated Pamela. Thanks for speaking on our behalf.

Rgds

GG

> From: pamela at cardiacimplants.com
> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:57:31 +0300
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya: Consumers furious over high internet prices
> CC: skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke; ke-internetusers at bdix.net; kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
> 
> I have always been one of those fence sitters, enjoying all the debate in
> KICTANET, but Onyango Hatari's contribution has 'rattled' me. Oh my God! I
> don’t believe on this list we should be subjected to this kind of language.
> I felt insulted reading his contribution. Even if one has a burning issue,
> please use civil language!!! Wow! Let me step out for some air!!
> 
> Pamela
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kictanet-bounces+pamela=cardiacimplants.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+pamela=cardiacimplants.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf Of Bill Kagai
> Sent: 10 September 2009 10:16
> To: pamela at cardiacimplants.com
> Cc: Skunkworks forum; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya: Consumers furious over high internet prices
> 
> Onyango Hatari,
> I have googled you on the internet and I have no clue what you do.
> Please table on this list your achievements in the ICT sector to
> warrant such spew on someone who has really helped change the IT
> sector in Kenya.
> 
> On this one, am totally disgusted to be associated with this list. And
> you should apologise for making me read this email. I strive to read
> all my emails but today I feel wasted.
> 
> Do you remember where we were in 1998 when we used to queue at
> Extelcoms House to pay our bills and what Safaricom can do for you
> today from voice, data and even money transfer??? In just 10 years!!!
> 
> And you have the guts to show your naked arse on this list to shame
> the man who pioneered all this???
> 
> Get a life man.....Its not advisable to drink all night and then write
> emails in the morning...for I cannot think what else could have made
> you chronicle such shit to a large list like this one....
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Onyango Hatari <onyango at inbox.com> wrote:
> > What MJ is displaying is arrogance which is being permitted by Dr Ndemo.
> The arrogance where a poor investor can come to our country, borrow money
> from our banks and then after getting rich close shop the same day like GTV
> without anyone questioning.
> >
> > The arrogance where Michael Joseph can be brought here by the British
> masters and then forced upon us and after being rich buy guns and start
> sponsoring Kenyans like its happening in Isiolo where Lewa owners where MJ
> is a big owner of land is sponsoring violence and killing and maiming
> Kenyans and then we say that we have tribalism in Kenya.
> >
> > Tribalism is being fuelled by racist and arrogant people like Michael
> Joseph and if its hard to see how Michael Joseph who in January was just
> waxing lyrical how much we will save on Fibre Optics is now arrogant to teh
> core then we need to review our stakes.
> >
> > We dont need such cheap arrogance and Michael Joseph must be told so. How
> can you unilaterally decide without involving shareholders that tehy must
> get money through Mpesa? How can you just see Kenyans as people who eat and
> do nothing for the company while they gave yuo teh capital to expand?
> >
> > Lets be realistic here. this is arrogance and impunity to teh core and we
> must face it headon. Alex, ukitaka backup you got me. We will continue
> highlighting this until it sinks in the head of everybody taht we have
> Hyenas masquerading as mother Teresa
> >
> > Internet cost must go down and we support those fighting for this in
> facebook, and through other social media
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com
> >> Sent: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:57:54 +0300
> >> To: onyango at inbox.com
> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya: Consumers furious over high internet
> >> prices
> >>
> >> Prejudged you is not at all correct
> >>
> >> You were on local media news days ago on this issue. I immediately
> >> asked you to react to my letter which you chose not to citing away on
> >> travel, and busy with business. As of today, when I asked you when
> >> specifically you would respond, you reverted with a two-word email
> >> "Next week".
> >>
> >> You see, our advocacy for quality, affordable, fairly-priced
> >> communication is not dependent on any service providers schedules or
> >> their ability to respond, via email,  to our requests for
> >> information.
> >>
> >> And in any case, we have the right to state our position regardless
> >> and I am very sure that you can respond well via various media.
> >>
> >> regards,
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Michael Joseph<MJoseph at safaricom.co.ke>
> >> wrote:
> >>> I see you have prejudged us
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>>
> >>> Michael
> >>> CEO
> >>> Safaricom
> >>>
> >>> On 9 Sep 2009, at 15:35, "Gakuru Alex" <alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com>
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> >>>
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