<p dir="ltr">I am of the opinion that we locals love complaining to some amorphous creature we call the govt. <br>
Most other places the private sector spends truckloads of cash lobbying the politicians and bureaucrats for favourable policies. Seeing as they are the biggest taxpayers anyway this is understood. <br>
That there is corruption involved is obvious. However corruption is a system that can be used for their benefit. Why the media did not win the second license is more of their incompetence than an act of sidelining by govt. Their combined financial might, being existing operators and govt contact should have made this a no brainer. But here we are asking for a 3rd license and in due time a 4th one will be 'demanded'. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 31, 2013 10:04 AM, "Odhiambo Washington" <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 29 December 2013 10:42, Ngigi Waithaka <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke" target="_blank">ngigi@at.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">The fact that the tender was *open* is the question that is in play here and is the short-sightedness I alluded to earlier in a prior post.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We have firms with the right infrastructure (masts, generators, workers etc) already in use in this country and before we ran off to procure equivalent from China, we ought to have procured what is already available locally.</p>
<p dir="ltr">That is why the 2nd infrastrucure bid ought to have been local to protect our already existing investments.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Another reason, national interest should dictate that we shouldnt rely on external parties for such critical infrastructure before we already have one from amongst our own in place.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But we now know someone didnt see it that way. There was no money to be made using whats already there, best to buy everything new, since the 'cut' is likewise larger.</p></blockquote><div>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>
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<p dir="ltr">And how do you do that? Open Tender!</p></blockquote><div>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br><br>�<br></div><div>As you all continue to propel this debate forward with what is otherwise the right way of doing things, just keep at the back of your minds what Ngigi Waithaka has said, and which nails it. The real truth is as underlined above.<br>
</div><div>We all know this is the truth, but still prefer to waste our time trying to find out 'WHY' - and that is good for us as it might inform how we do things in the future. Road Construction, Signal Distribution, Coal Mining, Standard Gauge Railway are all products of 'looking East'. They too look at Africa for the same reasons we look East - scratch my back, oil my palm... Who still doesn't understand how the Chinese do business?<br>
<br></div><div>Right now, it's CCK on the spotlight. Yes, this is an IT forum, but guys, think outside the box!<br><br></div><div>Now back to 'listening mode'... I love the discourse.<br></div></div><br><br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br><a href="tel:%2B254733744121" value="+254733744121" target="_blank">+254733744121</a>/<a href="tel:%2B254722743223" value="+254722743223" target="_blank">+254722743223</a><br>
"I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."<br>
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