Hi Noah, Many thanks for presenting the other side of the coin. Its rather unusual for a Company of Vodacoms calibre but that said we have seen cases of hapless techies paying for ommissions made by MNC's. As a Nation we lost young Engineers full of promise because of such ommissions hence i was just raising the flag so that this does not recur. Technology is always ahead of legal and regulatory frameworks and there is always a chance that trailblazers will find themselves on the opposite side of the law. Regards On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:59 Noah, <noah@neo.co.tz> wrote:
Hi Barrack
The issue with Vodacom was actually a result of Vodacom and the other 3rd party terminating international voice traffic without complying with the regulatory requirements.
Vodacom and the others accused have since paid fines and those who were charged released on bail.
https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Vodacom-Tanzania-CEO-released-after-paying...
Its important that as we do business in the region, we also ensure that we comply with local laws and ignorance of law should not be an excuse to break the law imho.
Noah
On Mon, 15 Apr 2019, 08:55 Barrack Otieno via kictanet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
seems as a region we still have a long way to go doing Tech business across the borders. I hope the Kenyan High Commissioner in Tanzania who is a techie intervenes since i can see one of our home grown techies in the thick of things. Let us not wait for a repeat of what happened in Ethiopia.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Vodacom-tanzania-tala-bosses-charg... In summary
- The companies and their staff face 10 charges of contravening the Economic and Organised Crime Control Act, 2002. - They were remanded, as the crimes they are accused of are not bailable.
Best Regards
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