Edith, We are saying the same thing. I say that enforcement of any law is a collective action. The police alone cannot do it and it has never been done anywhere on the globe without collaboration with the governed. Yes the operators should have done what they were supposed to do especially when we had to do everything to have it in law. We should have as citizens sounded an alarm that the operators are not following the law. Further they cannot self incriminate. Let us hear their story first. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. As far as I am concerned we have all fallen short of glory. This below average thing is a disease we must deal with as a people. That is why I am not ready to pass the buck to anybody yet. Ndemo.
Bwana Ndemo,
My beef is with CEOs not telling the truth in public!! You condone it?
We're good at shifting blame. Telcos and CCK have to play their part, period. If it was not done, they should be held liable.
We are too used to getting away with "below average" in Kenya.
If the system worked, no unregistered SIM would have been active anyway, you get my point?
Edith ________________________________________ From: Bitange Ndemo [bitange@jambo.co.ke] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 12:51 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: bitange@jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Did I hear Telco CEOs say Everyone is Registered?
Edith, We are just quarrelsome people. We lack the discipline to: take our responsibilities seriously, obey the law, be part of the solution and above all be our brother's keepers. The Ministry did their best in pushing for the registration. It was even forced to change the law in order to do it legally. It is for us and operators to follow the law.
As for what the registration will do to evade terrorists, let us do our part in securing our people. Traceability is critical in any security arrangement.
Ndemo.
Listers,
At the press conference yesterday, did the Teleco CEOs say that everyone is registered? A number of people complaining that their phones were switched off last night and they got automated messages indicating that their phones were not registered.
We need to be honest and run this industry professionally! Have we lost direction?
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