Alex/Dr. Ndemo, I believe the FOI would be a useful tool in helping unravel the mystery even across governmental departments. As much I would want to, I do not have all the information. Indeed if the regulator would open up the pre-qualification documents to an FOI request it would tell us and confirm for all if the foreign entity misrepresented and misled the regulator as to its claimed operations, subscriber base, reputation and turnover by comparing these to its audited reports from the UK and any other countries in which it operates or is registered. Secondly I reffered to a treasury report written by some of the Goverment's technocrats that then Finance Minister Chris Okemo reffered to in denying Econet a chance to buy into Telkom Kenya ought to be a report the public ought to see through FOI. Thirdly, we would be able to determine from redacted documents what taxpayer funded institutions such as KACC were investigating before they were abruptly stopped from continuing with their lawful duties and who in the Government handed down these instructions. Regards, Mike Theuri On 7/30/07, bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Dear Alex, You completely misunderstood my words. Mr. Theuri was not seeking for information. He already has information that seems to implicate the Government. Even with FOI I will not produce that which I do not have.
Asante.
Regards
Ndemo.