[kictanet] LTE/4G and the state of broadband and Universal Access in Kenya

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

"no taxation without representation"
 that is on a lighter note though

2014-12-11 12:38 GMT+03:00 Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>:

> On 9 December 2014 at 16:51, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for this discussion.
> > Universal access gets complicated when one company is ahead of
> government in providing access to remote areas. Such a company will
> definitely want/deserves a say in how the fund is managed.
>
>
> I think the USF should be managed in public interest because the funds
> belong to the public. The 0.5% is a levy that does not belong to
> anybody but the masses. Which brings the next point
>
> >
> > So on representation to the USF board, let private sector and civil
> society also have seats. It would be a good balance of interests.
> > Regards
>
>
> True Grace, now for the funds to be utilised well, and to be able to
> balance all interests, the private sector and civil society too should
> have seats on the USF board. And this is something we should be very
> firm on. Probably at the end of these discussion, one of the
> recommendations on the report will be balanced representation. I hope
> the CS will be able to digest it.
>
> ______________________
> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
>
> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk
> on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
>



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Grace L.N. Mutung'u
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