<div dir="auto">Hi Wangari,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have seen the story but i don't see the problem here based on Safaricoms explanation. There are many people who take Okoa jahazi or Mshwari and throw away simcards hoping they can never be traced, it seems Safaricom is working overdrive to seal this loopholes. I guess this is an ethical issue that is double edged.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:28 WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.kahawatungu.com/2018/11/18/safaricom-stealing-mpesa-users-buy-airtime-subscribers-okoa-jahazi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.kahawatungu.com/2018/11/18/safaricom-stealing-mpesa-users-buy-airtime-subscribers-okoa-jahazi/</a><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">*A courteos response by the attendant to an aggrevated concerned client.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Highlights how interlinked people are as FinTech becomes more entrenched.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">For a business, this is a relatively sure way to repayments. As the client interactions/contacts also become by default payers. An extension of SACCO system which makes it one of the safest lending models.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">How far might a customer be liable to the debts of the Supermarket they shop at? How much information about the Supermarket's debt profile would be at any customers reach.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Now that the favorite Mama Mboga is paid him mobile money also, then millions of Kenyans would be caught up in this. Paying off her debts as they just click twendelee... yes, yes, yes to the T&R.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So who says that it is wrong, illegal? Or why?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">While in the sensation, most stones and spears may be thrown at the service provider, it's high time the consumer groups wear their hat as neutrals for a sober guide.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kindly, might the Consumer lobby enlighten on this. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">*(Whether the case is true or not partly true or very true - it would still be good to know whether this is a model to watch out for or even borrow from).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Blessed new week!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Be blessed.</div><div dir="auto">Regards/Wangari</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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