[kictanet] Off topic: COFEK

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Opps, forgot to include link to the article I refer to:

http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1360%3Awhy-government-printer-must-resign-from-office-&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=60


On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm sorry but I must bring this up here as there was a recent discussion
> involving COFEK.
>
> Today I saw COFEK on social media calling consumers to join them in a
> protest outside Govt printerr office. I followed the link indicated in
> their post to find out what the fuss was about and found this:
> *
>
> The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) is concerned at the poor
> performance by the office of the Government Printer headed by Mr Andrew
> Rukaria (pictured).
>
> Since assent of the Consumer Protection Act on December 13, 2012 the
> Government Printer's office has been giving endless excuses from backlog to
> lack of films and other materials. Meanwhile the Act remains unpublished
> and it cannot be operationalized as a result.
>
> Our numerous calls and letters have only yielded in unfulfilled and
> indefinite pledges of printing the same. Mr Rukaria has also taken to
> avoiding our calls.
>
> From the foregoing, we hereby demand for his voluntary resignation within
> seven days. Failure to do so, Cofek will simultaneously seek for judicial
> intervention.
>
> Cofek, will after this ultimatum, mobilize consumers to physically eject
> him from his office for his consistently poor and unacceptable performance.
> *What I don't understand is:
>
>    1. Since when was it that an Act cannot be operationalized simply
>    because it hasn't been printed by Govt printers?
>    2. Isn't there an electronic version of this Act that can be
>    used/referred to in case of legal issues/action?
>    3. Is there anything stopping COFEK from printing their own copies of
>    the Act? (If they need it so badly)
>
> Please enlighten me?
> Mblayo
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