[kictanet] Safaricom may face sanctions over network outage

[Collins Areba]

I think we are missing the point if we do not look at what impact this
"dominant" business is all about. I would posit that:

a) There is / should be nothing wrong with being a dominant player. It is a
state one can exist in by virtue of their sheer scale, and one should not
be punished for being dominant.

b) The real problem here would be ABUSE of dominant position. Abuse should
also be clearly defined, I believe creating an atmosphere of growth of
one's competition should never be the responsibility of the dominant
player. As long as they act within agreed rules of engagement.

I still need to see anchoring legislation defining and supporting market
dominance, and the impact of one being declared as such. I would love to,
for instance understand if KPLC, a listed company, making profit for
shareholders is also listed as dominant.



On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:14 AM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> @Ngigi, Well noted.
>
> @Ali NOFBI is a good reason to invest further in Telkom Kenya.
>
> http://icta.go.ke/national-optic-fibre-backbone-nofbi/
>
> It is a governance/political issue here, not a market issue.
>
> Fortunately for Kenya, we have a CS who understands markets, investors and
> now governance.
>
> NSE listed firms are collapsing because corruption networks prioritize
> dishonest gain over service delivery (which includes building up Kenyan
> talent/firms).
>
> Asset recovery will occur if/when our Security & Judiciary officials
> resist loot offered to them.
>
> http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/25/ted-cruz-
> calls-14-billion-seized-el-chapo-fund-border-wall/
>
> Some of these funds could be utilized to build up NOFBI (network
> infrastructure) and communication channels (radio, text, portals, etc) to
> engage citizenry in a civil (non political) manner on day to day issues
> such as security, extortion, careless driving, etc.
>
> On Apr 25, 2017 9:17 PM, "Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Now, the big issue is that Safaricom rans a very large part of our
> country's 'core' infrastructure and it would be *very irresponsible* of the
> regulators to sit back, looking at the scraps of 'competition' as a healthy
> industry and hope against hope that nothing evil would befall Safaricom.
>
> Even Safaricom themselves have a policy of buying their core equipment
> from at least *TWO* separate vendors , regardless of how good a deal one
> vendor could give them in total. They don''t leave it to the market to
> decide!
>
> Its called *RISK MANAGEMENT*
>
> So, if they can do that for their own equipment, it is only prudent that
> we as a country also have proper risk management in our core services. It
> is *NOT* a question of splitting the firm, but ensuring, by whatever means
> necessary, that we have at least 3 credible options.
>
>
>
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Regards,

Collins Areba,
Kilifi, Kenya.
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