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

Mon Nov 26 18:19:47 EAT 2012

I disagree, the changes must start from the grassroots. Kenyans must start
speaking out against inequality. Like the greenbelt movement. A good place
to start is bringing salaries of national officials in line.

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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Clinton School of Public Service
University of Arkansas
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