<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11851"><span>Walu</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11852">Having seen your comments I have no comment yet until the report is made public.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11852"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11852">However,the most important determination would be a declaration of dominance in whatever market segments.That is a major admission of market failure under competition law as applied to ICT sector and this would be a significant finding. The remedies proposed to deal with the matter may require other considerations by the regulator rather than rely on a single consultant report.It is like in medicine where DIAGNOSIS is just one very important part but determining the most suitable TREATMENT may require a team of doctors of varying specializations. </div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11853"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11846"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11854">John Kariuki</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 96, 191);font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11845"><br></div></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11127"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11135" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11134"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11133"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11132"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11131"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11915"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12273"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12272">From:</span></b> Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12276"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12275">To:</span></b> kariuki_JN@yahoo.com <br><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12306"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12305">Cc:</span></b> Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12308"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12307">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 1, 2017 4:26 PM<br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12310"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12309">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Safaricom dominance report proposes an impractical solution<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11849"><br><div id="yiv6405947068"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11848"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_11847"><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17899"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488474298271_12311">@Sydney</span></div><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17899"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17899"><span id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17955">Trust me...I know that feeling :-)</span></div><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17899"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17899">CA had earlier confirmed they will share the official report after it has undergone internal review. Unfortunately no timeliness on how long this review would take were offered.</div><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17899"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17899">walu.</div><div class="yiv6405947068qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_17900"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv6405947068yahoo_quoted" id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18005" style="display:block;"> <div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18004" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18003" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr" id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18002"> <font id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18001" size="2" face="Arial"> </font><div class="yiv6405947068yqt7271944056" id="yiv6405947068yqtfd28643"><hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Sidney Ochieng <sidney.ochieng@gmail.com><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br clear="none"> <b id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18008"><span id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18007" style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 1, 2017 2:44 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Safaricom dominance report proposes an impractical solution<br clear="none"> </div></div><div class="yiv6405947068yqt7271944056" id="yiv6405947068yqtfd05764"> <div class="yiv6405947068y_msg_container" id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18021"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv6405947068"><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18024"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18023">When is this report going to be made public? I would like to come to my own conclusions after reading it. I'm getting a little wary on hearing opinions on something I have no access to</div><div class="yiv6405947068gmail_extra" id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18026"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv6405947068gmail_quote" id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18028">On 1 March 2017 at 14:35, Walubengo J via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv6405947068gmail_quote" id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18032" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="yiv6405947068yqt2810659612" id="yiv6405947068yqt33516"><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18031"><div id="yiv6405947068yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_18030" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8570"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8658" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:ColfaxRegular,;"><div id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8659" style="margin-bottom:15.6px;color:rgb(93,93,93);font-size:17px;font-family:Georgia,;">I finally got a sneak preview of the leaked report on telecommunications dominance that has been repeatedly <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8660" target="_blank" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/consumer-protection-a-means-of-cutting-safaricom-dominance/440808-3822560-jsmlpbz/index.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(41,171,226);">analysed</a> in the media and even made it to <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8661" target="_blank" href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Punishing-success-is-wrong/539548-3825290-u8wtqx/index.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(41,171,226);">editorial pages</a> despite not being officially launched.</div></div><div id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8662" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:ColfaxRegular,;"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8663" style="margin-bottom:15.6px;color:rgb(93,93,93);font-size:17px;font-family:Georgia,;">Given that the <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8664" target="_blank" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CS-Mucheru-opposes-plan-to-split-Safaricom/1056-3827436-g8u56sz/index.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(41,171,226);">ICT cabinet secretary</a> has also jumped into the fray of analysing this report that is yet to be made public, I suppose I can also take advantage and make my analytical contribution.</div></div><div id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8570"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8570">More @</div><div id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8570"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8570"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026enhancr2_b5222241-c5c7-5367-41a6-ca0d4ca6f9bd" id="yiv6405947068m_-8630742871743062026yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488367694093_8595" target="_blank" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-3831640-76ukg5/index.html">WALUBENGO: Safaricom dominance report proposes an impractical</a><br clear="none"></div><div 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