[kictanet] KeBS to re-emburse fake phone owners

[Francis Hook]

+1 Washington

I know for a fact that a good number of motor vehicle spares are as
authentic as pink unicorns...

I've seen so much noise by certain consumer bodies and just as much
noise by consumers about the quality of goods and services...but none
of it ever comes together. Perhaps some consumer platforms are too
small to offer mileage?

But I digress...I suppose using this mailing list to gripe and kvetch
(hoping for online activism?) makes it on topic :)



On 2 October 2012 15:09, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
> KEBS is not  just looking the other way. From my own personal interaction
> with them, they are simply dysfunctional or maybe they don't have clear
> guidelines on what their operations should be like. However, we cannot
> entirely blame them for the proliferation of substandard merchandise into
> this country. Several agencies are involved and fat cats can easily
> circumvent (if not arm-twist) KEBS. We all know this.
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Nyagitari Bosire <nyagitari at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> The switching off of the fake phones is enough indictment of the inability
>> or lack of willingness in executing their mandate. Question though should
>> be, in how many other areas is KeBS looking the other way?
>>
>> Nyaggs
>>
>> On Oct 2, 2012 11:56 AM, "robert yawe" <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We all wish the headline in tomorrows paper would be "KeBS to refund fake
>>> owners" as to the best of my knowledge they are mandated and funded by the
>>> tax payer to make sure that the items that come into the country meet
>>> certain required usage and safety standards.
>>>
>>> Evert time I import IT items I am charged a fee for KeBS certification
>>> what do they do with the money collected if millions of fake (no IMEI
>>> numbers) mobile phones, many of which where shipped in container loads,
>>> passed right under their nooses.
>>>
>>> As with most issues we have a tendency of barking up the wrong tree,
>>> suing CCK is dealing with a symptom instead of dealing with the core problem
>>> which is a standards body that does no work, its time we re-outsourced the
>>> function.
>>>
>>> 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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>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
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> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>
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> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.



-- 
Francis Hook
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