[kictanet] PSVs required to fit cameras, implement cashless payment, and fleet management systems

[Watila Alex]

smartbus tried cashless payments and they were always getting network 
errors.

Is the required infrastructure in place and is it reliable enough to 
work all the time?

regards,

Alex

On 01/05/2014 02:00 PM, Ngigi Waithaka wrote:
>
> The hubris of those in power...
>
> Show me who will implement this and I'll tell you whether this will 
> work... We better re-invent a few Michuki's!
>
> On a more fundamental level isn't forcing Kenyans to use a certain 
> form of payment over others a violation of our rights to use The 
> Kenyan Currency in our transactions?
>
> Can you deny a Kenyan a fundamental service such as transport if they 
> presented to you valid legal tender in hard currency in Ksh?
>
> Waithaka Ngigi
>
> Alliance Technologies
> Nairobi, Kenya
>
> www.A1.io <http://www.A1.io>
>
> On 5 Jan 2014 13:21, "Kivuva" <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com 
> <mailto:Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>> wrote:
>
>     A new law to regulate the public transport has been put in place and
>     will take effect by June 2014 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, petty
>     crimes, and terrorism
>     4. Install digital speed governors
>
>     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
>     commuters on the other hand will dig dipper in their pockets to pay
>     for the services.
>
>     And finally, the government has a way of collecting taxes on the Ksh
>     205 Billion industry
>
>     http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/New-law-on-technology-to-transform-PSV-sector/-/1950106/2134508/-/format/xhtml/-/5hut8qz/-/index.html
>
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