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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Wezesha Laptop Campaign was a noble initiative to give students the chance to acquire laptops at subsidized rates. It is therefore saddening when I heard from several students that the vouchers worth KES. 10,000 are being re-sold at between KES. 2,500 and KES. 3,000. This is down to two factors: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>the failure by well meaning students to acquire the vouchers within the registration period<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>the infiltration of the initiative by businessmen who use student proxies to buy the laptops at the subsidized rates and later resell them at a profit<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is therefore very likely that a number of the 15,000 plus laptops will find their way back into the market and not benefit the intended recipients. How can the next initiative be structured to meet these challenges?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Harry Karanja </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#3366FF'>n</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Director</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#3366FF'>n</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>SoftLaw Limited</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#3366FF'>n</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Genius Executive Centre</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#3366FF'>n</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>15<sup>th</sup> Floor View Park Towers</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> <b> </b></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#3366FF'>n</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Utalii Lane</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#3366FF'>n</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Nairobi CBD</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#3366FF'>n</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Tel: +254 20 342 225</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>