[kictanet] Is the Telco/ISP sector manifesting Utility type symptoms?

Wed Oct 3 09:00:29 EAT 2012

I totally agree with Wash. They out rightly ignore Kenyans when they 
take up a local business even before they learn the Kenyan way of doing 
business. They also bring in expatriates/South Africans who are trained 
by locals and then takes over their job and are paid even five times 
what locals were earning. Their model is just wrong and you can look at 
their history even in financial services sector. I have interacted with 
them before and if you ask me when you see them come through the door 
jump out through the window.

   On 10/2/2012 9:03 PM, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> I think it's enough for Wananchi Group to simply buy them out. South 
> Africans are stupid fellows. They never learn their lessons in Kenya!
>
> I am saying *stupid* because there are precedences where South 
> Africans have come to do business in KE, transformed the business into 
> a South African affair and then ran out of steam - losing in the 
> process. If you doubt me, ask anyone who has worked for these 
> companies under the management of South Africans.
>
> KDN has steadily lost business simply because of their poor and 
> uncoordinated support, to which they got feedback but ignored as 
> criticism. When you fail to listen to your clients cries, you go down, 
> whether you like it or not. Customer is King!!! So when you start 
> feeling that you are doing customers a favor and turn a deaf ear to 
> them, what follows is as obvious as day follows night.
>
> I can only say "good riddance" KDN! Whoever invests their money in KDN 
> must eject the South Africans in order to survive.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com 
> <mailto:mwangy at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     They should sell to wananchi group. More capacity for the home users.
>
>     On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke
>     <mailto:ali at hussein.me.ke>> wrote:
>
>         Listers
>
>         This story got me thinking...
>
>
>           KDN plans sale of stake to recover from losses
>
>         By OKUTTAH MARK
>         *
>         *
>         *Posted Monday, October 1  2012 at  20:19*
>
>         IN SUMMARY
>
>           * Altech of South Africa, which owns 60.8 per cent stake,
>             says it needs new capital to shore up its Kenyan business
>             that is facing stiff competition from rivals Wananchi
>             Telecoms, AccessKenya and Telkom Kenya.
>           * The Kenyan unit has been in losses mainly due to the loss
>             of big contracts including the multi-million shilling
>             contract with Safaricom last year --- a move that has seen
>             KDN along with Altech's West Africa operations hit
>             earnings of the parent company.
>           * Altech has blamed its poor performance on its East African
>             and West African units, which it has placed on auction
>             block. It has inked an agreement to sell 75 per cent of
>             its interest in Altech West Africa.
>
>         Telecoms infrastructure firm Kenya Data Networks (KDN) will
>         sell a significant stake to a strategic investor in December
>         to inject cash and help it recover from losses.
>
>         http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/KDN+plans+sale+of+stake+to+recover+from+losses/-/539550/1522572/-/ohrlxk/-/index.html
>
>         Regards
>
>         Ali Hussein
>
>         +254 773/713 601113
>
>         Sent from my iPad
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