[kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report?

[Phares Kariuki]

We also need a thriving chamber of commerce. One only needs to walk into a
supermarket to see imported fruit juice side by side to locally produced
fruit juice.

On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:

> **
> Hey,
>
> Isn't it strange that we from this resourceful continent have some nerve
> to go shopping for eggs and chicken
> soup across the Atlantic.., including Oil...?
>
> I just had a thought, that we activate some lively lobbying by our High
> commissioners, Commerce/Trade attaches
> etc in these countries, to do us the needful and establish new trade
> routes/destinations for us here on this continent.
> Do we summon them back again for some briefing or, Bw Ps..?
>
> Harry
>
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> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report?
>
> Speak for yourself, Phares - I'm a loyal five-year-plus client of Dorman's
> ground coffee :)
>
> (but it drives me demented that KICC et al serve crappy instant coffee
> when this country grows some of the best coffee in the world)
>
> On 1 November 2011 17:34, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:19 PM,  <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
>> > Before we go into complex matters like bonds there are other
>> opportunitities.
>> > Ghana imports 90% of its chicken consumption from Brazil.  Gabon
>> Imports 100% of eggs from France.  Congo with its diamonds and Uranium
>> imports its supplies including soap and cooking oil from France.  When I
>> say we must start fighting Europe for Africa I do not mean arms.  Let us
>> wake and compete.  If we have no planes to fly supplies into Congo let us
>> carry them on our heads to Congo.
>> >
>> > KQ goes to Djibouti without any horticulture yet Djibouti buys its food
>> supplies from France.  Sometimes a re-shipment of Kenya's horticulture into
>> Djibouti.  We send flowers to Nethwerlands then they are re-shipped into
>> Africa.  We export coffee beens into UK then we inport Nescaffe.  Can we
>> wake up and fight a fair and simple was on Africa's resources.
>> >
>>
>> Agreed. We need to find simple efficient ways of trading. My point on
>> bonds was on raising capital reserves to shore up such trading, within
>> Africa, eliminating the need for donor funding. Just as a further
>> illustration
>> http://www.starbucksstore.com/Kenya/011009408,default,pd.html. 1 KG of
>> Kenyan coffee is roughly 2900 KES. We will happily re-import the
>> Starbucks/Nescafe/Nespresso etc and ignore Dormans on our supermarket
>> shelves.
>>
>> --
>> Warm Regards,
>>
>> Phares Kaboro Kariuki
>>
>>
>>
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Warm Regards,

Phares Kaboro Kariuki
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