Gakuru,

I took the State to court 4 years ago; the matter has never been heard. Unfortunately, being in court, it even can't be discussed openly. They control the courts. If there is anything more you know than I do, I would like to hear it. So/And that would be a wrong excuse not to ask queries.

Shem

--- On Thu, 7/3/08, Alex Gakuru <alex.gakuru@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Alex Gakuru <alex.gakuru@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Bulk of KenyanWealth Owned by Foreigners
To: shemochuodho@yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 12:58 AM

Did the pipeline matter end to cast the first stone?  

--- On Wed, 7/2/08, Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Bulk of KenyanWealth Owned by Foreigners
> To: alex.gakuru@yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 8:30 AM
> I hope PS Ndemo is/has been watching the proceedings in
> Parliament (re Hon. Kimunya Censor Debate re Grand Regency,
> Safaricom IPO, Telkom Kenya, etc!!!).
> 
> Shem
> 
> --- On Sun, 6/29/08, wesley kiriinya
> <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> From: wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] {Disarmed} Re: [NewVisionKenya]
> Fwd: [africa-oped] Bulk of KenyanWealth Owned by Foreigners
> To: "Shem Ochuodho"
> <shemochuodho@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
> <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 8:30 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "...Way forward, mobilize resources the Transcentury
> way and buy out all that which is owned by foreiners. 
> They did not steal what they own.  They simply caught us
> napping."
> 
> Mmmhhh makes me wonder about this Grand Regency thing. And
> many other things.
> 
> --- On Sun, 6/22/08, bitange@jambo.co.ke
> <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> 
> From: bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] {Disarmed} Re: [NewVisionKenya]
> Fwd: [africa-oped] Bulk of KenyanWealth Owned by Foreigners
> To: kiriinya2000@yahoo.com
> Cc: "Kazi Afrika"
> <kaziafrika@googlegroups.com>, "KICTAnet ICT
> Policy Discussions"
> <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 11:01 AM
> 
> Although in telcom sector the law requiores local
> partnership, what the research
> is telling us is not a problem but an opportunity that we
> must take advantage
> of.  The Tea estates referred to here have changed hands
> several times.  It is
> therefore
>  imperative that when they float them, we shall mobilize
> resources to
> buy them out.
> 
> It is not enough to complain and leave the issue to die. 
> There is need to
> educate our people that in a capitalist economy, there are
> exit routs to pride
> ourselves with ownweship of our properties.  Some advamced
> countries own far
> less than 31 percent of their assets.  
> 
> We are fortunate that the investment bug has hit Kenya if
> Safaricom IPO is
> anything to go by.  Unless we want to radically change our
> economic orientation
> with respect to ownership, which I know it is not possible,
> there is nothing to
> fuss about.
> 
> Way forward, mobilize resources the Transcentury way and
> buy out all that which
> is owned by foreiners.  They did not steal what they own. 
> They simply caught us
> napping.
> 
> Ndemo
>