<div dir="ltr">I wonder who in their right minds would be drawing a salary at Airtel to spend time conjuring such thoughts. Its like paying someone to clean your house then getting advise that your neighbours house should be muddied a bit to reflect the general demeanour of the neighbourhood. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 7:58 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Well said, when you are solutions oriented you are always ahead of the pack.<br>
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On 2/18/15, Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
> Barrack<br>
><br>
> Anyone who thinks about breaking up a progressive company unfortunately is<br>
> living in the past.<br>
><br>
> 1. AT&T was broken up but bounced back.<br>
> 2. Microsoft was threatened with break up but market forces did what the<br>
> regulators couldn't do.<br>
> 3. Google is threatened with dominance but we know that there are strong<br>
> competitors out there.<br>
> 4. Facebook as strong as it is now facing a teenage backlash who are leaving<br>
> it in droves because they are reluctant to share the same space with their<br>
> fathers and grannies.<br>
><br>
> Even Safaricom needs to watch out - and I don't think they should spend too<br>
> much time worrying about the regulator (who in my humble opinion is proving<br>
> quite level headed despite the pressures they may be under) Instead they<br>
> should worry about Kenyans' Peculiar Habits.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Ali Hussein<br>
><br>
> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113<br>
><br>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim<br>
> Skype: abu-jomo<br>
> LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><br>
> Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com" target="_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a><br>
><br>
> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will<br>
> have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein<br>
><br>
> Sent from my iPad<br>
><br>
>> On Feb 18, 2015, at 7:27 AM, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Goodmorning Ali,<br>
>><br>
>> In my humble opinion, even if Safaricom were to be broken up,it is<br>
>> still a brand that resonates with the people and is in tune with the<br>
>> Kenyan pulse (the spirit of Safaricom- in laymans terms), this is what<br>
>> the competitors would have to break up, i am sure the strategists are<br>
>> already thinking ahead and it will not be a walk in the park for the<br>
>> competitors.<br>
>><br>
>> Best Regards<br>
>><br>
>>> On 2/18/15, Ali Hussein via isoc <<a href="mailto:isoc@lists.my.co.ke">isoc@lists.my.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> Listers<br>
>>><br>
>>> Safaricom seems to be riding the Network Effect gravy train. Is this<br>
>>> enough<br>
>>> to break it up ala AT&T? Where do market forces stop and regulation<br>
>>> begin?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Read on:-<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Matiangi-backs-Airtel-push-to-break-up-Safaricom/-/539546/2626406/-/v40mi5/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Matiangi-backs-Airtel-push-to-break-up-Safaricom/-/539546/2626406/-/v40mi5/-/index.html</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> Ali Hussein<br>
>>><br>
>>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113<br>
>>><br>
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim<br>
>>> Skype: abu-jomo<br>
>>> LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><br>
>>> Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com" target="_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world<br>
>>> will<br>
>>> have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein<br>
>>><br>
>>> Sent from my iPad<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Barrack O. Otieno<br>
>> +254721325277<br>
>> +254-20-2498789<br>
>> Skype: barrack.otieno<br>
>> <a href="http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/" target="_blank">http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/</a><br>
><br>
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