<font face="georgia,serif">It is imperative for the mobicos to come out in the open in addressing this issue, for the sake of the end consumer.<br><br>Nothing beats logic than clearly stating the pros and cons of a service.<br>
<br>I wonder, how many of the millions subscribers actually use M-Pesa and Zap? And for what purpose? <br>Some clarity need to de highlighted in this regard.<br></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/29 robert yawe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span><br>
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Hi,<br><br>The questions are truly pertinent hope the bureaucrats on the forum can enlighten us on the issues raised.<br><br>Regards<div class="im"><br><br>Robert Yawe<br>
KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
Kenya<br>
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Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br><br></div>--- On <b>Tue, 29/9/09, Walubengo J <i><<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">
<br>From: Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] MPESA - Monopolies commission<br>To: "robert yawe" <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><div class="im">
<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br></div>Date: Tuesday, 29 September, 2009, 10:39 AM<div><div></div>
<div class="h5"><br><br><div>Bob, I would look at the fundamentals.<br><br>1. who should regulate MPESA/ZAP phenomena (CCK? Central Bank, both, etc?)<br>2. what makes a player dominant and when is a player deemed to be abusing their dominant position?<br>
3. what (legal/regulatory) options are available to whichever regulator in containing a hostile dominant player<br>4. is there sufficient (political) guts to make a ruling?<br><br>i have no answers, just
thinking loudly.<br>walu.<br><br><br>--- On Tue, 9/22/09, robert yawe <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br>> From: robert yawe <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
> Subject: [kictanet] MPESA - Monopolies commission<br>> To: <a href="http://mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 8:10 PM<br>> Hi,<br>> <br>> I have been monitoring the growth of MPesa and I am getting<br>> concerned that we shall soon be held ransom if its growth is<br>> not monitored and their none competitive
activities<br>> stopped.<br>> <br>> We are more concerned about number portability yet this<br>> will only benefit a few foreign investors yet mpesa has<br>> become so <br>> <br>> pervasive <br>> <br>
> yet the tax consuming regulators do nothing to protect the<br>> consumer.<br>> <br>> The success of safaricoms mpesa has been so meteoric that<br>> it has scollen their heads to the point that there officers<br>
> have become more powerful than the dreaded mungiki. <br>> They determine who can open an outlet where and which outlet<br>> will be shutdown.<br>> <br>> On the other extreme is the terms that the agents are<br>
> giving such as they cannot provide the services of a<br>> competing provider. Imagine if KCC or Elliots wher<br>> giving the power to determine who can ot cannot sell their<br>> products and also require that you do not sell a competing<br>
> product where
would the milk and bread industry be today.<br>> <br>> If even KBL realised that a retailer must be free to decide<br>> which products to sell and not be bullied into selling the<br>> products of a particular brewer. <br>
> <br>> Competition is about a level playing field of which the<br>> money transfer business it not, why should a grandmother in<br>> Budalangi or Kangaita who has a Zaine line be denied the<br>> opportunity to receive funds from her grand children because<br>
> the only shop keeper within a 5 KM radius of her home is not<br>> allowed to offer multiple money transfer products, yet he<br>> can sell Tuzo, Brookside, Fresha, Haifa or any other brand<br>> of milk.<br>> <br>
> We are regressing very first and unless the regulators do<br>> what they are paid to do with our hard earned taxes then we<br>> soon shall be be cornered. This keeps looking like the<br>> mark of the
demon that is quoted in the bible.<br>> <br>> Somebody stop this madness.<br>> <br>> Robert Yawe<br>> <br>> KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>> <br>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>> <br>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
> <br>> Kenya<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>
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