[kictanet] The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10yr safari and his-tory - day 4

[Wamuyu Gatheru]

I have felt uncomfortable, as a consumer, praising Michael Joseph for services already paid for in hundreds of thousands of shillings. The accolades are heartwarming to read but I still feel this praise is best given by the govt (for taxes paid and various investments), staff (for jobs) and suppliers/consultants (for tenders). 
 
This is not to show rudeness to a successful CEO but to recognise that the richest company in Kenya may be riding on our backs. Here is an example from my Safaricom internet line. I received an exciting message a while back clearly saying I could receive unlimited service for Kshs 1000 for a month. Today, after happily paying for the service (twice), I get a more nuanced cunning message "unlimited 300MB etc". I have not applied for the cheap SMS because, unlike some listers here, I dont understand the deal. The customer care 100 & 200 no.s are impossible to get through. So...Safaricom gets another shs 7000 (total shs 9000) in a day, from me, to get longer term 5GB internet.
 
Well...I think Mpesa is great and thank M Joseph and crew for that. But beyond that, I think it is we consumers, paying through our teeth, who need to be thanked.
 
regards, Wamuyu

--- On Wed, 13/10/10, muriuki mureithi <mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke> wrote:


From: muriuki mureithi <mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke>
Subject: [kictanet] The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10yr safari and his-tory - day 4
To: wamuyulearn at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Wednesday, 13 October, 2010, 14:12








Listers 
It can’t be more exciting . we set out to get a 360 degree view of MJ and now Dr Ndemo has given as a bird’s eye view    of   MJ  and how he develops and executes strategy for Safaricom machine at the board. It is also noteworthy as Dr Ndemo mentions that the political terrain is extremely slippery but one must wiggle through to remain relevant .  How MJ has done it through KANU , NARC and now PNU/ODM is a mystery we need to unravel.  Is there a student of politics to help us help    as here? 
 
 
But what should MJ do after hanging the boots at Safaricom is it to write books, lecture, start a start-up company to test whether the theories work in a different setting etc .... what do you recommend MJ should do from October  31st ? should he stay in or out of ICT sector , go politics ( run for president as suggested by Charles) , preach, or takeover  one of the smaller operators and build it to be  a mega company like  ......................
 
 
cheers 
 
Muriuki Mureithi 
 
 
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