On 21 February 2015 at 09:20, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Phares,

The difference is, they compete against each other in the market and hence push the market and innovations forward.

Think of it this way, what if Telkom Kenya hadn't been broken up? There would not have been a Safaricom.

IMO, Safaricom should not be curtailed, but broken into two:
1. Safaricom Telcom: Mobile Voice, Data etc Services
2. Safaricom Money: Mpesa, Mshwari etc

Safaricom Money as an independent entity should then be a BFF to every Telcom local and International in Money Transfer.

Following Ali's argument, this is the company to promote and it could easily be the first Kenyan Company in Fortune 100.

But as long as its inside Safaricom where its used as a competetive tool against local competition, it will always remain a small operation internationally and with

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time it will stifle local creativity in Mobile Money.

Ngigi,

So, with the argument that M-Pesa and it's siblings M-Name-it is used as a competitive tool against local competition, does it not go without saying that the competition should also get their Mobile Money services outside the wings of the Telco to compete with M-Pesa on level playing field?

I still think Dennis got this right. These other entities are just not being competitive.

Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
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