[kictanet] Vodacom, Tala bosses charged with economic sabotage in Dar

[Barrack Otieno]

Hi Noah,

Many thanks for presenting the other side of the coin. Its rather unusual
for a Company of Vodacoms calibre but that said we have seen cases of
hapless techies paying for ommissions made by MNC's. As a Nation we lost
young Engineers full of promise because of such ommissions hence i was just
raising the flag so that this does not recur. Technology is always ahead of
legal and regulatory frameworks and there is always a chance that
trailblazers will find themselves on the opposite side of the law.

Regards

On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:59 Noah, <noah at neo.co.tz> wrote:

> Hi Barrack
>
> The issue with Vodacom was actually a result of Vodacom and the other 3rd
> party terminating international voice traffic without complying with the
> regulatory requirements.
>
> Vodacom  and the others accused have since paid fines and those who were
> charged released on bail.
>
>
> https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Vodacom-Tanzania-CEO-released-after-paying-Sh6-billion/1840340-5067422-w1eye1/index.html
>
> Its important that as we do business in the region, we also ensure that we
> comply with local laws and ignorance of law should not be an excuse to
> break the law imho.
>
> Noah
>
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2019, 08:55 Barrack Otieno via kictanet, <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> seems as a region we still have a long way to go doing Tech business
>> across the borders. I hope the Kenyan High Commissioner in Tanzania who is
>> a techie intervenes since i can see one of our home grown techies in the
>> thick of things. Let us not wait for a repeat of what happened in Ethiopia.
>>
>>
>> https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Vodacom-tanzania-tala-bosses-charged-with-economic-sabotage/2560-5055246-dcdaeuz/index.html
>> In summary
>>
>>    - The companies and their staff face 10 charges of contravening the
>>    Economic and Organised Crime Control Act, 2002.
>>    - They were remanded, as the crimes they are accused of are not
>>    bailable.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>>
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