[kictanet] How much is Telkom Kenya really worth? MPs say Kenya lost Sh30bn in Telkom deal

[Ali Hussein]

@Brian and all

Unfortunately I concur.

@Philip

You must have a reason to make the statement you made. Care to elaborate?

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On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 7:20 PM, John Kariuki <
ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Brian, Listers,
> It is,in my considered view,not bitter medicine.It is the right thing to
> do!
>
> John Kariuki
>
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
> *To:* ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 14:54
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] How much is Telkom Kenya really worth? MPs say
> Kenya lost Sh30bn in Telkom deal
>
> Hi Ali,
>
> This is a complex argument with many sides.
>
> In my honest opinion I think Kenya should do what Rwanda did. Take the
> bitter medicine and kick out the "strategic investors" who continue to
> bleed the company with expensive expatriate salaries, fat expense accounts,
> exorbitant "management fees" and poor decision making and look for local
> solutions. As it is, the investors have failed miserably to deliver on the
> promises that won them the deal in the first place.
>
> Read more about Rwanda's experiences here:
> http://en.igihe.com/news/the-collapse-of-rwandatel-what-went-wrong
>
> Best regards,
>
> Brian
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 4:55 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
> Listers
>
> The Telkom Kenya saga continues to 'fascinate'
>
>
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MPs+say+Kenya+lost+Sh30+billion+in+Telkom+deal+/-/539546/1970470/-/item/0/-/cfsw31/-/index.html
>
> Should the government continue to throw good money after bad? Or should we
> cut our losses and let management/new owners sort out the mess?
>
> What are these strategic assets that continue to remain in Telkom Kenya?
>
> My take is that the government is doing the right thing by stopping to
> send more money to the hemorrhaging former giant.
>
> Ali Hussein
> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>
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