<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div><div><div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">1: Why do you think you are more qualified than the existing management?</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">The postal business worldwide has changed radically over the past couple of years and change I have followed closely while looking at parallels with PCK yet the current
management are still stuck in the 16th century.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">As a </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">management</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"> their emphasis is on none core expenditure and supporting systems that no longer add value who would have been better provided if outsourced. This is the typical approach of a TKK culture where many look to benefit themselves and their cronies through projects that are difficult to quantity after they are complete.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span"
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">I do not want to make it seem like the management is incompetent, there are brilliant minds within PCK but without the right leadership and support they will get frustrated and most likely decide to join the bandwagon of the many.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Turning around a large archaic organisation requires more than a dream or a vision, it requires the right team with the right attitude and a shared vision. Many have written off PCK and are hovering around like Vultures waiting for its eminent death so as to soar down and devour the carcass. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font
class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">The path to profitability for PCK has already been documented through various fora and more recently the free study by IBM is still gathering dust on the various shelves all because the recipients only see a letter delivery service when they look at the corporation. </font></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">2: Other than existing infrastructure that Posta has, have you also looked at the debts of the corporation to see the worthiness of the business?</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">With the current
level of resources Posta has it can comfortably meet its debt and other obligations such as pension arrears through the productive application of those resources. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Selling off the assets, as seems to be the direction currently being pursued by the board of directors and </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">sanctioned by the government, will not resolve the long term issues of the corporation but most likely hasten its demise. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">I hope that the sale of its land to Airtel
& IBM will be stopped as to me a PPP or DBOT would be a more sustainable approach. Unfortunately I suspect that the horses have bolted in that one and I would need to look into other avenues.</font></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">3: Why don't you create a new Posta? Raise capital and use a network of existing businesses in the country.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Posta was formed by an act of parliament i the same way as was done with other similar entities around the world for the main reason that it has a social responsibility of making sure that we do not create a divide as continues to happen in other areas such as Internet access. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><a
href="http://www.posta.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=169">http://www.posta.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=169</a></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Creating a new Posta under a different dispensation will mean that it shall not enjoy the current preferential tariffs that are only available to national postal organisations including USPS. Immediately we form a profit only driven organisation the current divide that exists in the current will become extremely wide. USPS exists in the US for specifically the same reason that PCK does, to level the playing field.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;
"><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Imagine if we charged for mail delivery based on distance covered within the country then you will end up disenfranchising over 90% of the population. I would strengthen the EMS service, which would more than comfortably compete with all other courier services, and use it to generate the additional revenue required while keeping the standard postal service at a flat rate as required by the UPU.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">The assets that are in the custody of PCK are public resources and letting it die is as bad condoning the theft of free primary education funds. Your parents and their parents gave to build the organisation why would we want to
let all that go to nowt just to </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">punish</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"> the current generation to fund a new entity either directly through investing or indirectly through high charges?</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">In closing, your suggestion to set-up a new organisation boils down to what is referred to as "implementing personal solutions to public problems".<br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">I hope I have answered your questions
exhaustively and look forward to your support in giving PCK new and lasting lease of life.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Regards</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Am sure others can add more questions these are to start?</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 7:58 AM, robert yawe <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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</div><div style="font-size:12pt;">Hi Listers,</div><div style="font-size:12pt;">
<br></div><div style="font-size:12pt;">My journey to Postal Corporation as Post Master General is still alive and kicking, as we get closer to the elections I believe the chances shall improve.</div>
<div style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div><div style="font-size:12pt;">As I await the
appointment I continue to regularly visit various post offices so as to keep my finger on the pulse of the organisation. Most of my visits reveal the continuing decay and at times wonder if the organisation can really be salvaged.</div>
<div style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div><div style="font-size:12pt;">Yesterday on visited the City Square Post Office and was shocked to find that they still have posters hanging advertising the Zaine service. I have had of snail mail but it has never been brought home so effectively.</div>
<div style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Photo_062811_001.jpg">http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Photo_062811_001.jpg</a></span></font></div>
<div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Such experiences can be most heart wrenching but on my way out I saw a poster/model that shows the spread of Postal's network and my drive and determination to become the Post Master General was rekindled.<br>
</font></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Photo_062811_002.jpg">http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Photo_062811_002.jpg</a></span></font></div>
<div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font style="">Comrades, e-commerce is not going anywhere in this country without the total and absolute participation of Postal Corporation and for this reason I shall continue my struggle, aluta continua and the giant shall again arise to the challenge.</font></div>
<div><font style=""><br></font></div><div><font style="">Regards</font></div><div>
<font style=""><br></font></div><div><font style="">PS. I have finally come to appreciate the camera on my phone.</font></div>
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