[kictanet] Off topic: COFEK

Tue Feb 19 14:46:00 EAT 2013

@James,

You have some beef to pick up with Mutoro, right? Otherwise I don't see the
sense in your question, given that Mutoro already explained why it was
important to have this Act printed.

On 19 February 2013 14:26, James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com> wrote:

> Now that it has been printed and copies are lying at the printer's office,
> what was the hullabaloo all about? Can we pick meaningful battles not
> activism for activism sake.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello Stephen,
>>
>> I request COFEK to scan their copy and share the electronic version with
>> us. You see, as middle class, we are used to doing things from the comfort
>> of "behind our keyboards".
>>
>>
>>
>> On 19 February 2013 13:20, stephen Mutoro <smutoro at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi Brian:
>>>
>>> Just an update - that our peaceful demonstration slated for February 21
>>> against Government Printer Mr Andrew Rukaria has been called off - after
>>> his office worked overnight to publish the Consumer Protection Act, 2012. A
>>> copy is available now at the Haile Selassie Avenue Bookshop for Sh420 per
>>> copy. I am encouraging all of you to take a look - to understand what the
>>> Kenyan law, and not necessarily Cofek, sees consumer protection.Thanks for
>>> those of you who had supported our action.
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Stephen Mutoro
>>> www.cofek.co.ke
>>>
>>>   ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> *To:* smutoro at yahoo.com
>>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:39 PM
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Off topic: COFEK
>>>
>>> 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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>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
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Nairobi,KE
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