True that Adam,
Monopolies are not necessarily bad since they can ensure a consolidated market to justify investments. HOWEVER "Private monopolies" rather than "Public monopolies" is a different ball game altogether. From my limited travels into the developed North, most (the bulk) of their transport system is under the Public Metropolitan/County government - with room for private sector intervention and innovations.
In Kenya we seem to have got it upside down. Private sector single handedly runs our public transport system - and you can see where this landed us. I miss the days when I was just 10years old and was allowed to use the Public transport aka Kenya Bus Service in 1980s to go alone to public primary school (now @MbuguaNjihia has confirmed am ancient :-)
Indeed I am quite suprised by the loud silence from the Nairobi County government. Perhaps they are also lost in terms of how, where, when and if they could get involved in this cashless payment system. The big picture (regulatory/market structure) seems to be in limited circulation.
walu.
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On Tue, 11/11/14, Adam Nelson via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does cashless matatu system have a regulatory framework?
To: jwalu@yahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 1:00 PM
It's
not unreasonable to have a single, mandated card for this
purpose. New York's MetroCard is a great example (as
is the Oyster Card). Virtually every city I've been to
has one and only one card for mass transportation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetroCard_(New_York_City)
As with
most things, NYC Transit outsources most of the underlying
infrastructure to a private company:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_Transportation_Systems
As long
as the margins are well defined, there is little in-house
fraud, and the system generally works, the lack of
competition isn't such a big deal. The most important
thing is that the numbers are published and audited
regularly and that the underlying vendor can be replaced in
the future (i.e. Nairobi County maintains intellectual
property over key assets so there's no vendor lock-in
beyond the contract period).
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Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
wrote:
Thanks Walu. You certainly ask
valid questions. What comes to mind is consumer protection,
and ensuring data collected about consumers is not used in
ways that the consumer does not ascent to. I'm assuming
we will read the terms of service.
I don't expect any player in the
industry to be a monopoly, and certaily my1963 card wil
operate alongside BebaPay and AbiriaCard. What I would also
like to see is the ability to pay with our NFC enabled debit
and credit cards. Consumers should have a
choice.
Cofek's
appeal is mostly based on Article 10 of the constitution
where government is expected to involve all stakeholders
holders (yes multistakeholderism is here to stay) in
decision making. If there was a stakeholders forum, many of
these questions would have been asked there.
Well, the cashles system has worked
before in Kenya hitherto with mixed reactions from the
commuters. I support it bearing in mind the many times
I've forgotten my change. As agents of changes in
society, we should support the initiative, and let it
mature. We can learn from other cities, especially Transport
for London which has a very successful Oyster Card.
Regards
On
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, Barrack Otieno via kictanet
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Walu,
We are in interesting times, what happens to the squad
fellows? They
normally get a tenth of the fare for their touting. I wonder
whether a
feasibility study was done. The Matatu culture is too
complicated ,
this system would work with a more organized Nyayo Bus or
KBS kind of
system.
My 2 cents
On 11/11/14, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> The President launched the cashless matatu payment
system in style last
> week.
>
> Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre,
the President used
> the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the
smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob
> Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman,
Simon Kimutai and the
> Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng
Michael Kamau all
> watched.
>
> Read more @
> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedrez/-/index.html
>
> ---------------------------
> Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from
Cofek
> ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963
PSV's cashless payment
> fraud
>
> The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to
go cashless on fare
> payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome
cannot escape public
> scrutiny.
>
> Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the
very poor and less
> than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments
for Public Service
> Vehicles (PSV’s).
>
> If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal
could go to the
> Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called
#My1963 fraud must
> not celebrate just yet. Why?
>
> READ more @
> http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-to-stop-the-my1963-psv-s-cashless-payment-fraud
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> walu.
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