[kictanet] Who will buy this Sh1.8m TV?

Mon Nov 26 17:19:26 EAT 2012

Unfortunately I don't think such changes can start from the grassroots.
A leader willing to take the flack and protect his bureaucracy as they do
their jobs. When we allocate responsibility to everyone, we allocate it it
to no-one.
A decisive person that is willing to deal with security, economic and
policy issues with a clear plan with the interest of the citizens as a
priority.
It must start from the top.

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:22 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Warigia,
>
> Yes you are the only one who thinks it is shocking that our Ministers are
> paid this much and I am not being derogatory, African politics is about
> poverty and subjugation which is why, except for Peter Kenneth, very few
> politicians who tried to uplift the standard of living of their
> constituents makes it back for a second term.
>
> As you may be aware 5 years is not enough to show a marked change in a
> society and because of our agrarian thinking based on the cycle of the
> maize crop and at times sukuma wiki we tend to expect instant results once
> a new MP has been elected which is not feasible.  This will be better
> brought to the fore with the devolution where societies that have been
> relying on government handouts will realise that moving from a net consumer
> to a net producer takes more than 5 years, which is the reason I will not
> stand for governor (I have resolved myself to buying a degree from an
> online university, maybe even a PhD) during this trial phase.
>
> So as the electorate we prefer to get the 50/- dished out during the
> campaign period than hope for a more permanent solution from the MP, in
> exchange the MP spends Kes. 100 Million during the campaign and spends the
> next 5 years trying to recover from the hole this dug into their pockets by
> regularly increasing their remuneration to keep ahead of inflation.  Our
> MPs have increased their pay from a paltry 7,500/- 30 years ago to the
> current levels all because we, the electorate, have kept raising campaign
> costs by demanding larger and larger pesa pap.
>
> Which explains why there are rarely any dissenting voices in parliament as
> they propose to increase their salaries every other week, as all wear the
> same shoe and they all know where it bites.
>
> Look around at many of our former MP's they are a shadow of their former
> selves, more so those who believed that they where there to serve the
> electorate, the ones who used their time in parliament enriching themselves
> are at times better off.
>
> Please ask the same question to someone whose parent has been involved in
> politics, they will tell you that the amount paid is too little to make up
> for the emotionally and financially damage to the children and spouses.
>
> The system is broken, how do we fix it?
>
> Regards
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>    ------------------------------
> *From:* Warigia Bowman <warigia at gmail.com>
> *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> *Cc:* "kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Sunday, 25 November 2012, 20:39
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Who will buy this Sh1.8m TV?
>
> I think that it is actually a crime that our ministers and MPs get paid
> this much.
>
> According to the World Bank, Kenya is a low income country, and 45.9
> percent of the country lives in poverty, and the GNI per capita is $820
> dollars.
>
> That means that this TV is worth almost 20 times (TWENTY TIMES) than the
> average annual pay of the average Mwananchi.
>
> People, am I the only one who thinks it is shocking that our Ministers get
> paid 20 times more than the national average pay for a YEAR in one month?
>
> Warigia
>
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 11:20 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
> Samsung on Friday launched a 84" LED 3D monitor worth Kes. 1.8 M which is
> equivalent to a Ministers 1 month pay and a MP's 2 months pay.
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* luke mulunda <lmulunda at yahoo.com>
> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> *Cc:* "kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:51
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Who will buy this Sh1m TV?
>
> guys,
> Sharp just launched an 80-inch LED TV in Kenya and the prize is tagged at
> Sh1 million ( see link
> http://businesstoday.co.ke/news/2012/11/22/sharp-returns-kenya-crazy-deal-sh1-million-tv-0) Just who's going to buy this monster?
>
> Luke M.
>
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