Point noted. I will rest my case :-) Thanks for the heads up Alex. Regards, Brian On Oct 9, 2008, at 4:54 PM, Gakuru Alex wrote:
Brian,
As kictanet chairman with all the 'forum powers', I honestly feel that it is unfair for you to drag on this conversation at least from a "fair play" perspective....
If you choose not to kill the thread, at least you should avoid being a discussant?
regards,
Alex
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <brian@caret.net> wrote:
Well, you know in any bid or competition there have to be winners and losers. It's just that some know how to lose graciously and politely accept defeat while others simply cannot accept a loss - and then resort to all sorts of underhand tactics. I think that this issue with the 3rd GSM is a perfect example.
There were many bidders. KTIG was kicked out at the technical (1st stage) because their bid did not meet the stringent technical criteria. Why didn't any others bidders (and especially those who made it to the 2nd (financial) round cry foul?
It also bemuses me that this chip is still being carried by the KTIG folk - and that they would so violently attact someone as reputable as Ndemo, simply because he made a favourable comment about an investor who is bringing significant investment (over US$ 500m) into the country and region.
beats me!
Brian
On Oct 9, 2008, at 4:37 PM, Barrack Otieno wrote:
Well i may not qualify as a judge but i guess this is not meant for Kictanet, better still i am not sure whether Kriegler has left the country in my humble opinion what we need is a win win situation otherwise tutabaki Nyuma Regards
On 10/9/08, Brian Munyao Longwe <brian@caret.net> wrote:
I strongly suspected that this was all about KTIG (Kenyan diaspora living in America), their loss of 3rd mobile bid and subsequent clumsy attempts to legally obfuscate the eventual award to Econet.
It must really feel bad to see that Econet are finally getting their network live. Woyeeeee....
I remember 3-4 years ago saying that when I see the Econet signal (though I understand they are adopting a different brand name) as an available network in Kenya that I would say a silent prayer for the righteous.....
Now maybe I should just laugh hysterically!
Brian
On Oct 9, 2008, at 2:10 PM, John Maina wrote: