[kictanet] Consumer Protection and KPLC

[Kivuva]

While on the KPLC issue, I've always wondered why the monopoly always
insists on charging poor Kenyans, including those in rural areas
ksh32,000 for electricity installation. That cost is beyond the reach
of many, while the infrastructure put in place still belongs to KPLC
and now KETRACO, as well as the community.

This cost hinders many from joining the national grid.

On 24/02/2013, stephen Mutoro <smutoro at yahoo.com> wrote:
> For MOIC, it is cheaper to respond to Court issues than reply to a letter.
> Like KPLC, set top boxes is a pricing issue. Good or bad, public policy, has
> a price tag (overt or covert) ...
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> ________________________________
>  From: "bitange at jambo.co.ke" <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
> To: stephen Mutoro <smutoro at yahoo.com>
> Cc: bitange at jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>; "margaret at cofek.co.ke"
> <margaret at cofek.co.ke>
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Consumer Protection and KPLC
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> MOIC got to know from the courts.  MOIC issue is a policy matter not a
> pricing issue.
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> Ndemo.
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>> Thanks Andy,
>>
>> Unlike MOIC, KPLC took our concerns seriously. They responded to our
>> concerns and published them in today's Nation page 37. If you missed it,
>> you can catch it at:
>> http://www.cofek.co.ke/Kenya%20Power%20letter%20to%20Cofek.pdf
>> Further, there is a stakeholder consultation at KICC tomorrow morning.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Stephen Mutoro
>> www.cofek.co.ke
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>  From: Andy G <andy.gesora at gmail.com>
>> To: smutoro at yahoo.com
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 10:18 AM
>> Subject: [kictanet] Consumer Protection and KPLC
>>
>>
>> So KPLC has proposed to ERC to be allowed to effect massive changes in
>> elelctricity tariffs, to be based on your consumption band. This could be
>> good or bad, depending from what point you look at it, either pro or anti
>> KPLC. In effect this could have a huge impact in business and investments
>> including ICT investments?
>>
>> I have no idea if this falls within the band of Consumer Protection, but
>> give its impact on millions of consumers, could this be one issue that
>> Cofek might have set its sights on and fight for the powerless Kenyan
>> consumer?
>>
>> Just a thought for the weekend!
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