[kictanet] Should we worry over the impending Telkom Collapse

Mon Dec 22 20:48:01 EAT 2014

What's this NOFBI we talk about? What does it do away from the stories we
read on it?

This is where NOFBI terminated in Matuu, Machakos County , years ago. I
hope it actually terminates somewhere in other counties
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=A668A6168275B341%218306
On Mon Dec 22 2014 at 14:28:46 Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Mwendwa
>
> I agree. But then I think that the county's are basically on their own and
> they should do all they can to bring themselves into the 22nd Century.
>
>
> *Ali Hussein*
>
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> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 22, 2014, at 2:20 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
> wrote:
>
> Ali, proper implementation of USF will save us from the poor speeds
> you are experiencing in Lamu.
>
> As for Telkom, a complete exit by the government would do the trick.
> If it's made a parastatal, it will be another conduit for the
> executive to reward political cronies and siphon taxpayers money.
>
> Kencel/Zain/Airtel has survived the tough landscape as investors try
> to keep afloat their capital. This would be the case if Telkom was
> completely privatised.
>
> Let market forces, regulation, and policy decide the fate of the
> industry, but we should do everything possible to keep Telkom afloat.
>
> On 21/12/2014, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> wrote:
>
> Listers
>
>
> Happy Holidays.
>
>
> Interesting story in the Sunday Nation on the above. It's especially
>
> poignant for me as I sit in Lamu trying to send an email for the last two
>
> hours with no success. I have both Orange and Safaricom and both have
> failed
>
> me dismally. I'm left wondering:-
>
>
> What National Broadband Strategy if we can't get the key county
> headquarters
>
> connected even with decent reliable connectivity. Maybe it's because it's
>
> the season of Kaskazi which is interfering with connectivity.
>
>
> Anyway, back to the Telkom issue:-
>
>
> Clearly, the government is yet to think through a clear strategy on how to
>
> handle  the impending exit of France Telecom  from the shareholding of
>
> Telkom Kenya - even as the country's third mobile operator in terms of
>
> subscribers sinks deeper  into financial distress.
>
>
> The uncertainty around the fate of what was once one of the largest state
>
> corporations with a workforce of more than 23,000 employees is captured in
> a
>
> recent letter by Information and Communications Secretary, Dr Fred
>
> Matiang'i, to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
>
>
> Writing in October, Dr Matiang'i argued that the insolvency of Telkom Kenya
>
> was bound to affect negatively the government's plans in the ICT sector.
>
>
> According to Dr Matiang'i, Telkom Kenya's dwindling fortunes will put the
>
> success of the national broadband strategy, including  the plans to roll
> out
>
> Huduma Centres at risk.
>
>
> Read on:-
>
>
>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Why-State-should-worry-over-impending-collapse-of-Telkom/-/440808/2564164/-/11c8wxk/-/index.html
>
>
> Question(s)
>
>
> 1. I hope Dr. Matiang'i was misquoted because for the life of me I can't
> see
>
> how the collapse of one company can put the whole country's Broadband
>
> Strategy at risk. Can someone please explain this to me? I doubt this is
> the
>
> case. Was the management contract for NOFBi so skewed to favour Orange
>
> Telkom that we are now unable to extricate ourselves?
>
>
> 2. Are we serious about connecting the country? By now we should expect at
>
> least the same level of connectivity as Nairobi. We now know that the myth
>
> of our country's GDP coming majorly from Nairobi is just that. A myth.
>
> Again, when are we going to get the Universal Access Fund working? At this
>
> rate we might as well call it a Phantom.
>
>
> 3. Why are we wasting so much energy on Telkom Kenya? I do commensurate
> with
>
> the current Government because they really were saddled with this
> albatross.
>
> But now it's time to put it out of its misery. This may sound callous but
>
> Orange is going nowhere. Even the staff know it. If we want to save Kenyan
>
> jobs then let's step in and revert it back to being a parastatal because
>
> clearly the French have funked it.
>
>
> Ali Hussein
>
>
> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>
> Skype: abu-jomo
>
> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>
> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>
>
> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
>
> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
>
> --
> ______________________
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