I totally agree with Mark. Public transport has and should always be looked at as a service of the government to the masses. Cameras and payment systems are just means of putting money into the pockets of a few companies or individuals and as such do not really help solve the problem. Think if the sector was run as a non profit (and in a sustainable manner) all would leave there cars at home and use the system. As we move forward think the thought of companies running the sector on commission of the government would also work. Auction off a licence 2-5 year to run the sector on behalf of the gov or counties with well laid out goals and guidelines as benchmarks. Off course infrastructure has to be put in place first like bus lanes everywhere, bus stops away from the main roads (thika rd and mombasa rd should not have bus stops) in short better planning.


On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Watila Alex <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
smartbus tried cashless payments and they were always getting network errors.

Is the required infrastructure in place and is it reliable enough to work all the time?

regards,

Alex


On 01/05/2014 02:00 PM, Ngigi Waithaka wrote:

The hubris of those in power...

Show me who will implement this and I'll tell you whether this will work... We better re-invent a few Michuki's!

On a more fundamental level isn't forcing Kenyans to use a certain form of payment over others a violation of our rights to use The Kenyan Currency in our transactions?

Can you deny a Kenyan a fundamental service such as transport if they presented to you valid legal tender in hard currency in Ksh?

Waithaka Ngigi

Alliance Technologies
Nairobi, Kenya

www.A1.io

On 5 Jan 2014 13:21, "Kivuva" <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> wrote:
A new law to regulate the public transport has been put in place and
will take effect by June 2014 where
1. All PSVs must implement cashless paymeny system for bus fare
2. All PSVs to be fit with fleet management systems where overspeeding
will be checked from system logs, not on speed cameras
3. All PSVs to have surveillance cameras to reduce carjackings, petty
crimes, and terrorism
4. Install digital speed governors

This will see Beba Pay and Mpesa fight for supremacy. I'm keen to see
what card Safaricom has on it's deck. This is a great opportunity for
payment system innovators to comeup with exciting products, and also
for fleet management system companies to have regular work. The
commuters on the other hand will dig dipper in their pockets to pay
for the services.

And finally, the government has a way of collecting taxes on the Ksh
205 Billion industry

http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/New-law-on-technology-to-transform-PSV-sector/-/1950106/2134508/-/format/xhtml/-/5hut8qz/-/index.html

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