The hubris of those in power...
Show me who will implement this and I'll tell you whether this will work... We better re-invent a few Michuki's!
On a more fundamental level isn't forcing Kenyans to use a certain form of payment over others a violation of our rights to use The Kenyan Currency in our transactions?
Can you deny a Kenyan a fundamental service such as transport if they presented to you valid legal tender in hard currency in Ksh?
Waithaka Ngigi
Alliance Technologies
Nairobi, Kenya
A new law to regulate the public transport has been put in place and
will take effect by June 2014 where
1. All PSVs must implement cashless paymeny system for bus fare
2. All PSVs to be fit with fleet management systems where overspeeding
will be checked from system logs, not on speed cameras
3. All PSVs to have surveillance cameras to reduce carjackings, petty
crimes, and terrorism
4. Install digital speed governors
This will see Beba Pay and Mpesa fight for supremacy. I'm keen to see
what card Safaricom has on it's deck. This is a great opportunity for
payment system innovators to comeup with exciting products, and also
for fleet management system companies to have regular work. The
commuters on the other hand will dig dipper in their pockets to pay
for the services.
And finally, the government has a way of collecting taxes on the Ksh
205 Billion industry
http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/New-law-on-technology-to-transform-PSV-sector/-/1950106/2134508/-/format/xhtml/-/5hut8qz/-/index.html
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