Does cashless matatu system have a regulatory framework?
The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week. Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched. Read more @ http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr... --------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment fraud The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny. Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s). If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why? READ more @ http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-... -------- walu.
Hi Walu, We are in interesting times, what happens to the squad fellows? They normally get a tenth of the fare for their touting. I wonder whether a feasibility study was done. The Matatu culture is too complicated , this system would work with a more organized Nyayo Bus or KBS kind of system. My 2 cents On 11/11/14, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week.
Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched.
Read more @ http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr...
--------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment fraud
The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny.
Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s).
If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why?
READ more @ http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-... -------- walu.
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Thanks Walu. You certainly ask valid questions. What comes to mind is consumer protection, and ensuring data collected about consumers is not used in ways that the consumer does not ascent to. I'm assuming we will read the terms of service. I don't expect any player in the industry to be a monopoly, and certaily my1963 card wil operate alongside BebaPay and AbiriaCard. What I would also like to see is the ability to pay with our NFC enabled debit and credit cards. Consumers should have a choice. Cofek's appeal is mostly based on Article 10 of the constitution where government is expected to involve all stakeholders holders (yes multistakeholderism is here to stay) in decision making. If there was a stakeholders forum, many of these questions would have been asked there. Well, the cashles system has worked before in Kenya hitherto with mixed reactions from the commuters. I support it bearing in mind the many times I've forgotten my change. As agents of changes in society, we should support the initiative, and let it mature. We can learn from other cities, especially Transport for London which has a very successful Oyster Card. Regards On Tuesday, 11 November 2014, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Walu,
We are in interesting times, what happens to the squad fellows? They normally get a tenth of the fare for their touting. I wonder whether a feasibility study was done. The Matatu culture is too complicated , this system would work with a more organized Nyayo Bus or KBS kind of system.
My 2 cents
On 11/11/14, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week.
Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card "My1963" to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched.
Read more @
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr...
--------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless
payment
fraud
The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny.
Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV's).
If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why?
READ more @
http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-...
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It's not unreasonable to have a single, mandated card for this purpose. New York's MetroCard is a great example (as is the Oyster Card). Virtually every city I've been to has one and only one card for mass transportation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetroCard_(New_York_City) As with most things, NYC Transit outsources most of the underlying infrastructure to a private company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_Transportation_Systems As long as the margins are well defined, there is little in-house fraud, and the system generally works, the lack of competition isn't such a big deal. The most important thing is that the numbers are published and audited regularly and that the underlying vendor can be replaced in the future (i.e. Nairobi County maintains intellectual property over key assets so there's no vendor lock-in beyond the contract period). -Adam -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thanks Walu. You certainly ask valid questions. What comes to mind is consumer protection, and ensuring data collected about consumers is not used in ways that the consumer does not ascent to. I'm assuming we will read the terms of service.
I don't expect any player in the industry to be a monopoly, and certaily my1963 card wil operate alongside BebaPay and AbiriaCard. What I would also like to see is the ability to pay with our NFC enabled debit and credit cards. Consumers should have a choice.
Cofek's appeal is mostly based on Article 10 of the constitution where government is expected to involve all stakeholders holders (yes multistakeholderism is here to stay) in decision making. If there was a stakeholders forum, many of these questions would have been asked there.
Well, the cashles system has worked before in Kenya hitherto with mixed reactions from the commuters. I support it bearing in mind the many times I've forgotten my change. As agents of changes in society, we should support the initiative, and let it mature. We can learn from other cities, especially Transport for London which has a very successful Oyster Card.
Regards
On Tuesday, 11 November 2014, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Walu,
We are in interesting times, what happens to the squad fellows? They normally get a tenth of the fare for their touting. I wonder whether a feasibility study was done. The Matatu culture is too complicated , this system would work with a more organized Nyayo Bus or KBS kind of system.
My 2 cents
On 11/11/14, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week.
Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched.
Read more @
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr...
--------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless
payment
fraud
The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny.
Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s).
If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why?
READ more @
http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-...
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Hi Mwendwa, Indeed we support technology, however we need to advocate for proper frameworks within which technology should operate otherwise the same technology becomes a tool for injustice. We need sanity in the public transport sector hence i agree with Walu that there is need for a regulatory framework to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders. In my humble opinion countries that have succeeded in implementing such systems have excelled in this. That said it is a step in the right direction but we could do better. Best Regards On 11/11/14, Adam Nelson via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
It's not unreasonable to have a single, mandated card for this purpose. New York's MetroCard is a great example (as is the Oyster Card). Virtually every city I've been to has one and only one card for mass transportation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetroCard_(New_York_City)
As with most things, NYC Transit outsources most of the underlying infrastructure to a private company:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_Transportation_Systems
As long as the margins are well defined, there is little in-house fraud, and the system generally works, the lack of competition isn't such a big deal. The most important thing is that the numbers are published and audited regularly and that the underlying vendor can be replaced in the future (i.e. Nairobi County maintains intellectual property over key assets so there's no vendor lock-in beyond the contract period).
-Adam
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On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thanks Walu. You certainly ask valid questions. What comes to mind is consumer protection, and ensuring data collected about consumers is not used in ways that the consumer does not ascent to. I'm assuming we will read the terms of service.
I don't expect any player in the industry to be a monopoly, and certaily my1963 card wil operate alongside BebaPay and AbiriaCard. What I would also like to see is the ability to pay with our NFC enabled debit and credit cards. Consumers should have a choice.
Cofek's appeal is mostly based on Article 10 of the constitution where government is expected to involve all stakeholders holders (yes multistakeholderism is here to stay) in decision making. If there was a stakeholders forum, many of these questions would have been asked there.
Well, the cashles system has worked before in Kenya hitherto with mixed reactions from the commuters. I support it bearing in mind the many times I've forgotten my change. As agents of changes in society, we should support the initiative, and let it mature. We can learn from other cities, especially Transport for London which has a very successful Oyster Card.
Regards
On Tuesday, 11 November 2014, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Walu,
We are in interesting times, what happens to the squad fellows? They normally get a tenth of the fare for their touting. I wonder whether a feasibility study was done. The Matatu culture is too complicated , this system would work with a more organized Nyayo Bus or KBS kind of system.
My 2 cents
On 11/11/14, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week.
Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched.
Read more @
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr...
--------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless
payment
fraud
The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny.
Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s).
If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why?
READ more @
http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-...
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Thanks for the piece quite an eye-opener. In fact cofek has raised a number of issues regarding this system some of which border on scum. Sounds like some people really want to make some cash from it. See this article by Cofek. Abit too emotional but has got nuggets of insights http://www.businesstoday.co.ke/news/opinion-and-analysis/1415610691/talking-... On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:27 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week. Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched. Read more @ http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr... --------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment fraud The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny. Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s). If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why? READ more @ http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-... -------- walu. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lmulunda%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Hi Luke, I agree, Public transport plays a major role in any countries economic development. We need an efficient, affordable and effective public transport system. Majority of Kenyans spend over 50 % of their income on transport. This in my humble view is what i expected the government to address, technology is a means to an end it should not be glorified as an end in itself. Whereas i have several gadgets i still maintain my note pads which are as effective. We seem to be getting more obsessed with making obscene profits rather than providing efficient and effective services to citizenry. Whereas the initiative is good , it has been executed in the wrong environment. Considering the fact that on average 30% of ICT projects succeed, i will adopt a wait and see approach. Best Regards On 11/11/14, luke mulunda via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thanks for the piece quite an eye-opener. In fact cofek has raised a number of issues regarding this system some of which border on scum. Sounds like some people really want to make some cash from it. See this article by Cofek. Abit too emotional but has got nuggets of insights http://www.businesstoday.co.ke/news/opinion-and-analysis/1415610691/talking-...
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:27 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week.
Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched.
Read more @ http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr...
--------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment fraud
The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny.
Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s).
If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why?
READ more @ http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-... -------- walu.
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True,There are a lot of very basic omissions - for instance, will school-going under 18 children be exempted from this? What about my grandmum who has no idea of electronic gadgets and needs to travel? Will this also apply to taxis, and if yes, will foreigners coming in for less than a week required to apply for the cards? This should have been applied piecemeal for most-organised public transport companies. On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:56 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Luke, I agree, Public transport plays a major role in any countries economic development. We need an efficient, affordable and effective public transport system. Majority of Kenyans spend over 50 % of their income on transport. This in my humble view is what i expected the government to address, technology is a means to an end it should not be glorified as an end in itself. Whereas i have several gadgets i still maintain my note pads which are as effective. We seem to be getting more obsessed with making obscene profits rather than providing efficient and effective services to citizenry. Whereas the initiative is good , it has been executed in the wrong environment. Considering the fact that on average 30% of ICT projects succeed, i will adopt a wait and see approach. Best Regards On 11/11/14, luke mulunda via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thanks for the piece quite an eye-opener. In fact cofek has raised a number of issues regarding this system some of which border on scum. Sounds like some people really want to make some cash from it. See this article by Cofek. Abit too emotional but has got nuggets of insights http://www.businesstoday.co.ke/news/opinion-and-analysis/1415610691/talking-...
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:27 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week.
Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched.
Read more @ http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr...
--------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment fraud
The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny.
Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s).
If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why?
READ more @ http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-... -------- walu.
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Dear Mr Mulunda, Thank you for sharing on our behalf. Cofek and I are most grateful for your views and those from other listers. We have also read and agree with similar opinion of Mr Walubengo in the “Daily Nation” blog. Let us keep the debate going. It is our respective divergent opinion which will enrich the cashless payment system project. Kind regards, David Kedode Program Officer Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Rehema Place, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007 E-mail: <mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke> hotline@cofek.co.ke Website: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/> www.cofek.co.ke Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya" 13th December 2012 - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 Read it here: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf> http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of luke mulunda via kictanet Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:56 PM To: The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does cashless matatu system have a regulatory framework? True, There are a lot of very basic omissions - for instance, will school-going under 18 children be exempted from this? What about my grandmum who has no idea of electronic gadgets and needs to travel? Will this also apply to taxis, and if yes, will foreigners coming in for less than a week required to apply for the cards? This should have been applied piecemeal for most-organised public transport companies. On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:56 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Luke, I agree, Public transport plays a major role in any countries economic development. We need an efficient, affordable and effective public transport system. Majority of Kenyans spend over 50 % of their income on transport. This in my humble view is what i expected the government to address, technology is a means to an end it should not be glorified as an end in itself. Whereas i have several gadgets i still maintain my note pads which are as effective. We seem to be getting more obsessed with making obscene profits rather than providing efficient and effective services to citizenry. Whereas the initiative is good , it has been executed in the wrong environment. Considering the fact that on average 30% of ICT projects succeed, i will adopt a wait and see approach. Best Regards On 11/11/14, luke mulunda via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Thanks for the piece quite an eye-opener. In fact cofek has raised a number of issues regarding this system some of which border on scum. Sounds like some people really want to make some cash from it. See this article by Cofek. Abit too emotional but has got nuggets of insights http://www.businesstoday.co.ke/news/opinion-and-analysis/1415610691/talking-...
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:27 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last week.
Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all watched.
Read more @ http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedr...
--------------------------- Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment fraud
The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public scrutiny.
Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s).
If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must not celebrate just yet. Why?
READ more @ http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-... -------- walu.
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Adam Nelson -
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Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) -
luke mulunda -
Mwendwa Kivuva -
Walubengo J