[kictanet] Posta; a sleeping giant

Tue Mar 1 08:28:27 EAT 2011

Just to add another famous saying "a prophet is never recognized/accepted in his 
own village aka county"

We have refused to recognise the potential of Posta and applying our minds and 
might to its revival we have instead been prophesising and gleefully awaiting 
its demise.  

While we where doing that others, from a different village, are taking it over 
and when its is too late we shall complain about our leaders selling off our 
assets to foreigners.  

IBM has identified Posta as a rough diamond and are taking a strategic position 
to dust and cut it into a flawless diamond.

To close another wise saying "let sleeping dogs lie" as the cat eats the meet. 

Regards

Tikisha wachiwa mifupa na meno hatuna tusilalamike.

 Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com>
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Sun, 27 February, 2011 21:13:45
Subject: [kictanet] Posta; a sleeping giant

Robert,

A few years ago I emceed the launch of PostaPay in the Diaspora; we were  all 
excited and remarked how we would reclaim "our lunch" being eaten  by others 
like Western Union, MoneyGram, etc. Years later we would learn  of mismanagement 
and accusations of embezzlement from gains from this  business line! We were 
astounded; and Western Union, MoneyGram and co  continue to eat our lunch!

Postal corporations world over are remaking themselves in the face of falling 
volumes of paper-based items - letters, ads, company reports, bills, statements, 
etc.

Electronic Bill Payment and Presentment (EBPP) offers huge opportunities; this 
PCK is aware of; I am hoping they can take it up, especially with the growth of 
ICT infrastructure and smartening of mobile devices! Add mobile money, combine 
with payment platforms such as M-pesa and you are home clean, and relevant for 
the times.

Agency Banking is another not fully exploited area that PCK could capitalize on; 
I cannot imagine another corporation with a larger branch network than PCK.

But as the Kiswahili saying goes "ukiona vyalea, vimeundwa", nothing comes 
without clear planning, strategy, leadership, execution. 

Jumapili njema.

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Hi,

Finally seems that I am not the only one who believes that Postal Corporation 
has many more years in it, the IBM Corps are coming in to provide free 
consultancy services.

As we were busy relegating Postal to the annals of technology other have made 
the move to take the plunge to revive the sleeping giant.

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000029740&cid=456&

There is more to posta than just snail mail.

Regards
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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