[kictanet] Just a thought

[Agosta Liko]

How is a speed governor not technology ?


On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:

> Waithaka, you would be jobless if you were not solving digital problems :-)
>
> To follow up on Dr. Ndemo's timely observation, a new law has been put
> in place and will take effect by June where
> 1. All PSVs must implement cashless paymeny system for bus fare
> 2. All PSVs to be fit with fleet management systems where overspeeding
> will be checked from system logs, not on speed cameras
> 3. All PSVs to have surveillance cameras to reduce carjackings and petty
> crimes.
>
> This will see Beba Pay and Mpesa fight for supremacy. I'm keen to see
> what card Safaricom has on it's deck. This is a great opportunity for
> payment system innovators to comeup with exciting products, and also
> for fleet management system companies to have regular work. The
> commuter on the other hand will dig dipper in his pockets to pay for
> the services.
>
> And finally, the government has a way of collecting taxes on the Ksh
> 250Billion industry
>
>
> http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/New-law-on-technology-to-transform-PSV-sector/-/1950106/2134508/-/format/xhtml/-/5hut8qz/-/index.html
>
> This development deserves a new thread, which I'm starting.
>
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