<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Thanks Kerubo: <br><br>I greatly appreciate that you have been first to scan and circulate the copy. You have my 21-gun civilian salute! As listers will see on the stamp, it was actually received today. They were printed last night. Were it not for our action, it could still be unavailable. I am also hoping that listers will take time to look at the many areas which deal ICT and even consumer (not necessarily Cofek) representation on regulatory bodies. Debate should therefore move away from personal tirades against Cofek and the character of my person. It should be about issues. My last appeal, lets read before we comment. May also circulate it to your colleagues and personal networks. Consumer protection is real. It is time Kenyans looked at it differently. Some of us are preapred to pay whatever price to confront hurdle against
enhanced consumer protection. Look around you - from your technology gadgets, clothes, food, window-blinds, wrist-watch to many other issues - I will be surprised if you are unconsciously less than 90% "carrier" of counterfeits and/or sub-standard goods. Lets toss to the first ever one-stop consumer legislation in Kenya and third on the Continent!<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Stephen Mutoro<br>www.cofek.co.ke <br><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Kerubo Ombati <kaykerubo@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> smutoro@yahoo.com <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:25 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Off topic: COFEK<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div id="yiv1230130422">Dear All,<div><br></div><div>A copy of the Consumer Protection Act is attached.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Kerubo<br><br><div class="yiv1230130422gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Odhiambo Washington <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="yiv1230130422gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">@James,<div><br></div><div>You have some beef to pick up with Mutoro, right? Otherwise I don't see the sense in your question, given that Mutoro already explained why it was important to have this Act printed.</div>
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<br><br><div class="yiv1230130422gmail_quote">On 19 February 2013 14:26, James Mbugua <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jgmbugua@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jgmbugua@gmail.com">jgmbugua@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv1230130422gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">Now that it has been printed and copies are lying at the printer's office, what was the hullabaloo all about? Can we pick meaningful battles not activism for activism sake.</div><div class="yiv1230130422gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="yiv1230130422gmail_quote"><div><div>On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Odhiambo Washington <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hello Stephen,<div><br></div><div>I request COFEK to scan their copy and share the electronic version with us. You see, as middle class, we are used to doing things from the comfort of "behind our keyboards".</div>
<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="yiv1230130422gmail_quote"><div><div>On 19 February 2013 13:20, stephen Mutoro <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com">smutoro@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;">
<div class="yiv1230130422MsoNormal">Hi Brian: <br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;" class="yiv1230130422MsoNormal"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;" class="yiv1230130422MsoNormal">
Just an update - that our peaceful demonstration slated for February
21 against Government Printer Mr Andrew Rukaria has been called off - after his
office worked overnight to publish the Consumer Protection Act, 2012. A copy is
available now at the Haile Selassie Avenue Bookshop for Sh420 per copy. I am
encouraging all of you to take a look - to understand what the Kenyan law, and
not necessarily Cofek, sees consumer protection.Thanks for those of you who had supported
our action.<br>
Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Stephen Mutoro<br>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cofek.co.ke/">www.cofek.co.ke</a><br></div>
<div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1">
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Brian Munyao Longwe <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>><div><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com">smutoro@yahoo.com</a> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> </div><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:39 PM<div>
<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Off topic: COFEK<br> </div></font> </div><div><div> <br>
<div>Opps, forgot to include link to the article I refer to:<br><br>http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1360%3Awhy-government-printer-must-resign-from-office-&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=60<br>
<br><br><div>On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I'm sorry but I must bring this up here as there was a recent discussion involving COFEK.<br><br>Today I saw COFEK on social media calling consumers to join them in a protest outside Govt printerr office. I followed the link indicated in their post to find out what the fuss was about and found this:<br>
<b style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(106,40,126);text-transform:none;font-size:12px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;word-spacing:0px;"><div style="display:table;padding:0px!important;border:none!important;width:996px;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;">
<div style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border:none!important;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important;display:table-row;"><div style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border:none!important;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important;width:597px;display:table-cell;">
<div style="margin:5px;min-width:7px;min-height:7px;"><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:normal;padding:11px;"><div><div style="text-align:justify;margin:0px;">
<div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:justify;">The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) is concerned at the poor performance by the office of the Government Printer headed by Mr Andrew Rukaria (pictured).</div>
<div style="margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:justify;">Since assent of the Consumer Protection Act on December 13, 2012 the Government Printer's office has been giving endless excuses from backlog to lack of films and other materials. Meanwhile the Act remains unpublished and it cannot be operationalized as a result.</div>
<div style="margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:justify;">Our numerous calls and letters have only yielded in unfulfilled and indefinite pledges of printing the same. Mr Rukaria has also taken to avoiding our calls.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:justify;">
From the foregoing, we hereby demand for his voluntary resignation within seven days. Failure to do so, Cofek will simultaneously seek for judicial intervention.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:justify;">Cofek, will after this ultimatum, mobilize consumers to physically eject him from his office for his consistently poor and unacceptable performance.</div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></b>What I don't understand is:<br><ol><li>Since when was it that an Act cannot be operationalized simply because it hasn't been printed by Govt printers?</li><li>
Isn't there an electronic version of this Act that can be used/referred to in case of legal issues/action?</li><li>Is there anything stopping COFEK from printing their own copies of the Act? (If they need it so badly)</li>
</ol><div>Please enlighten me?</div>Mblayo<br><br><br><br><br>
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