It saddens me to see pals advocating for protectionism in a free economy, i hate safaricom for exploiying Kenyas for long.Their market dominance has never benefited any Kenyan, instead they selfishly charge high prices and barred other players from having equl footing in the market.Remember the mobitelea saga, a cohort that until now,few Kenyas know of the owners.Saf has enjoyed govt backup to be what its.In a free mkt competition wl result in fair prices and quality packs to the comnsumer.If they cannot play by the rules of competition,let them diversify.They cannot blame other players for ttheir startegies,indeed are other players not making miney out of the price cuts?I dont fancy safaricom and its selfish outlook of abnormal profit drives.
I dont enjoy paying high prices for the calls i make,why sympathise wth Safcom?
We need competition,let mkts regulate the prices,through free hand mechanism.
Livingstone.
A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Eric Wabwaya Mburi <ewabwaya@hotmail.com> wrote:
Peter,
It seems to me that you dont understand business metrics or better still as a pal put it here you have been paid for this.
We need better services affordably
Ja'kamburi> To: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Government on Safaricom/Telkom Orange.
> From: electra46@gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:23:00 +0000
>
> Atleast someone sees tha big piacture. Read what bitange ndemo said in an article on nation last frindays back page. At this late the industry wil shut down n my friend that means ua cousin brother, and al relatives who r indirectly employed in this industry wil go where? At this rate of tarriff war its not making business sence. N then what wil happen, the good service that safcom benchmarked n introduced to kenya exp of customer service wil be no where to be found. My friends bharti or is it zain wil be long gone to india or whereever n no jobs 4 kenyans n their kids. Cheap is expensive in the long run my friends. Jivunieni kenyan company, safaricom. Use kenyan build kenya.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sender: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:38:09
> To: <mlalahoi@googlegroups.com>
> Reply-To: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Government on Safaricom/Telkom Orange.
>
>
> How much have you been paid for this?
>
> Safaricom has overeploited us for a long time. They dont need any sympathy.
>
> Making billions and giving back in a few hundreds is not logical.
> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenfish <peter.osotsi@gmail.com>
> Sender: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:18:30
> To: MlalaHoi<mlalahoi@googlegroups.com>
> Reply-To: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Government on Safaricom/Telkom Orange.
>
> At least someone is seeing the business sense. Sh. 2 bob per minute is
> good for a desperate customer, but to an operator that's closing shop
> soon, its very bad news. The bad news is, when the competitors creep
> from the market or die, its the new dominant player (e.g. KPLC) that
> will hike prices at will, then we are back to square one. Government
> has to protect the industry and Kenyans.
>
> Zain arm twisted the government into reducing interconnectivity
> charges and now they are trying to use the same to undermine the
> market. They are using the savings from interconnectivity fees and 3G
> license to undermine the market in the name of marketing war chest.
> Zain was Kencell, sold to Celtel, sold to Zain, and noooow, sold
> Bharti. Now, they'll kill other operators and sell at a profit to
> Mabati Rolling Mills. That can't happen in a free market economy.
> Prices have to be dictated by market fundamentals, not underhand
> tactics. I hope the government knows Bharti airtel is constructing
> their HQ next to CCK HQ, and thats a very stupid thing to do.
>
> Its also stupid to blare music at your neighbours shop in the name of
> "bend over". Bend over for what? Its my shop and I decide what I do
> there, the prices for my products and so on.
>
> If Safaricom closed today, think of the shareholders, think of MPESA
> and the value that it brings to the ordinary people (who remembers
> Posta Pay and the high cost of sending and receiving money), think of
> a network thats been dependent on by millions upon millions - think of
> emergencies and evacuations because the network is accessible even in
> remotest of places. Think of that call that makes your spouse,
> girlfriend, children, mpango wa kando and so on beam with joy. Think
> about that job opportunity or business that you lost because your
> phone was off. Think about someone close that passed away and since
> they could not reach you, you never knew. Think about that positive
> change that the call brings when you really needed someone to talk to.
> Thats what Safaricom has done to us. It has given us options in life.
> You let it live, you get changed, you switch off, thats a lost
> opportunity. Its because everyone I know of that has a Zain, Orange or
> Yu line, is a die hard Safaricom customer. The others are a "by the
> way". Its because its a trusted network.
>
> They sponsor almost all sporting events, they sponsor medical camps,
> they sponsor the young techies become guru's. Safaricom does so much
> for this country, and like most Kenyan spouses, we keep complaining
> and thinking the grass is greener on the other side. Its never been
> greener. Its probably drier. If its greener, shit is happening there,
> there's a heavy unsustainable cost and toll to the owners.
>
> I'll never move away from the Safaricom network even if they charged
> Sh. 100 per minute, because I care that the money I pay them is not
> shipped to India or China, but its spent in Kenya in uplifting the
> living standards of ordinary Kenyans, be it sports people, rotting
> talent or sending that small payment to improve the rural economy, or
> employment in dealerships that span the width and breadth of this
> country.
>
> I stand by the government that there shall be no arm twisting of
> players in the telecommunications sector. Let them sell us a service
> for a profit, a decent profit that will help them improve their
> services, employ the folks at a decent salary, and give back to
> society in ways we've never seen. No other company in Kenya has been
> that committed to Kenya than Safaricom. Ask me what Zain has done in
> the last year or so with their "profits", in community development,
> and you know the answer. Zain will become a free network, but even
> then, I will not migrate even if im the only one on the Saf network.
>
> I hope Ndemo, Bharti Airtel, Essar and Orange are reading my
> statement.
>
> My several cents on masaa ya kubamba, on kubamba tariff, on my
> bambanet modem.
>
> Its me
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> Hmm... Seems the Government may be yielding to pressure to raise the
> interconnect rates... The Zain CEO won't be the happiest guy around...
>
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Focus%20shifts%20to%20small%20firms%20in%20telecoms%20call%20rates%20war/-/539550/1007346/-/7jvk0fz/-/index.html
>
> --
> With Regards,
>
> Phares Kariuki
>
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