Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Bonga Points Merchandise
Your feedback is noted and appreciated. Regards, Linda From: Joseph Mucheru [mailto:jmucheru@google.com] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:56 AM To: Linda Muka Cc: mucheru@google.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Bonga Points Merchandise Since we are on this subject, Could you please include the 3G wireless gateway in your Bonga Points system. This is one item that adds huge convenience. -- Joe Mũcherũ Regional Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa On Jan 25, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Linda Muka <LMuka@safaricom.co.ke> wrote: Washington, we refer to your comments on the Safaricom Bonga Points loyalty Program. Thank you for your feedback and continued interest in the Safaricom Bonga Points loyalty program. We would like to take this opportunity to provide some clarity on the Bonga Points Loyalty program. We at Safaricom continuously strive to ensure that the matrix is up to date through quarterly reviews. This has been a conscious decision implemented to ensure that we retain and rekindle interest and excitement in the program. As such, we introduced a new reward dubbed ‚ÄúFree Airtime‚Äù last year, which enables customers to redeem their points for various airtime rewards from as little as 100 points. We have recently concluded and advertised the reviewed merchandise and redemption matrix for the first quarter of 2011, to include new devices and bundle rewards. We request that you dial *126*2# to get a full view of the complete list of available rewards. To make the program more inclusive, we have also reduced the redemption threshold from 100 points to 25 points. Customers can now redeem various Minutes, SMS, MMS and Data bundles from as low as 25 Bonga points. On your request that we include the new IDEOS phone into the matrix, we assure you that we shall take this into consideration as we make our review for the next quarter. We shall share the results of that review with the market. All this is actively done in keeping with our promise to give the best experience to our customers in all facets of our operations. Regards, Linda From: kictanet-bounces+lmuka=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+lmuka <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Blmuka> =safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Odhiambo Washington Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 11:53 PM To: Linda Muka Cc: Skunkworks forum; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom Bonga Points Merchandise Safaricom has done quite some revisions on their tariffs and data bundles but their Bonga points redemption matrix remains unchanged ever since. I have been hoping (and praying) that they can at least revise the merchandise, given that even some of those they list are not anymore in the market (I may be wrong!) but with prices always depreciating, is it not logical that Safaricom put some revision into this loyalty program?? Can Safaricom also make the point system a little bit realistic when compared to the merchandise?? I know they are not under any obligation but I sure can be motivated to "talk more" within "Niko Na.." with the hope that kupiga mdomo kwangu heunda ikanifaidisha vikubwa:-) Maybe they should include the Huawei IDEOS as one of the merchandise;) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!! Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricomís Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=954> to read the policy. ________________________________ <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/fileadmin/resources/downloads/SafBanner.gif> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: mucheru@google.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.com ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################
Hi Listers, Anyone have suggestions on how ICT can/should protect Kenyans from the “overzealous” Kenyan Police? esp, from punitive and to my personal opinion, “not well thought through laws “ like the “Mututho” law? These cops/crooks are extorting Kenyans!! Ed
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com>wrote:
*Hi Listers,*
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*Anyone have suggestions on how ICT can/should protect Kenyans from the “overzealous” Kenyan Police? esp, from punitive and to my personal opinion, “not well thought through laws “ like the “Mututho” law? These cops/crooks are extorting Kenyans!!*
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Maybe ICT can protect you, but the surest way is to ensure that you first understand the law itself. So we need to identify what loopholes are there for the cops to abuse and address them. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
Washington, I agree with you. While a fairly internet savvy and informed individual as myself and you are able to read and understand the law and what rights accrue to us, majority of Kenyans do not. Our Police (and to a great extent because of the horrid conditions under which they serve) have taken advantage of this to extort Kenyans. The Mututho law in principle is meant to protect us, but how it is being enforced is what I question. That said, how can we harness the power of ICT to change that? Edwin From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 10:24 AM To: Edwin Onchari Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote: Hi Listers, Anyone have suggestions on how ICT can/should protect Kenyans from the “overzealous” Kenyan Police? esp, from punitive and to my personal opinion, “not well thought through laws “ like the “Mututho” law? These cops/crooks are extorting Kenyans!! Maybe ICT can protect you, but the surest way is to ensure that you first understand the law itself. So we need to identify what loopholes are there for the cops to abuse and address them. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
Edwin, In addition, the Mututho law has made one assumption, that all Kenyans work between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. With most BPOs operating 24 hours, I foresee our BPO employees suffering a great deal. This can increase attrition levels, thus , greatly affecting the industry. From: kictanet-bounces+ogunde=accesskenya.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+ogunde=accesskenya.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Edwin Onchari Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 12:16 PM To: ogunde@accesskenya.com Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance Washington, I agree with you. While a fairly internet savvy and informed individual as myself and you are able to read and understand the law and what rights accrue to us, majority of Kenyans do not. Our Police (and to a great extent because of the horrid conditions under which they serve) have taken advantage of this to extort Kenyans. The Mututho law in principle is meant to protect us, but how it is being enforced is what I question. That said, how can we harness the power of ICT to change that? Edwin From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 10:24 AM To: Edwin Onchari Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote: Hi Listers, Anyone have suggestions on how ICT can/should protect Kenyans from the “overzealous” Kenyan Police? esp, from punitive and to my personal opinion, “not well thought through laws “ like the “Mututho” law? These cops/crooks are extorting Kenyans!! Maybe ICT can protect you, but the surest way is to ensure that you first understand the law itself. So we need to identify what loopholes are there for the cops to abuse and address them. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
Indeed not just the BPO, there are other sectors as well; security, medical, transport , etc. This was not well thought out. I am curious to know if any of the people that have been arrested and extorted so far were read their rights and that the Police did actually show them a warrant of arrest signed by a judge! We need reform in our institutions, and with this, will come real change at the top! From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of steve Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 12:36 PM To: Edwin Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance Edwin, In addition, the Mututho law has made one assumption, that all Kenyans work between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. With most BPOs operating 24 hours, I foresee our BPO employees suffering a great deal. This can increase attrition levels, thus , greatly affecting the industry. From: kictanet-bounces+ogunde=accesskenya.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+ogunde=accesskenya.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Edwin Onchari Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 12:16 PM To: ogunde@accesskenya.com Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance Washington, I agree with you. While a fairly internet savvy and informed individual as myself and you are able to read and understand the law and what rights accrue to us, majority of Kenyans do not. Our Police (and to a great extent because of the horrid conditions under which they serve) have taken advantage of this to extort Kenyans. The Mututho law in principle is meant to protect us, but how it is being enforced is what I question. That said, how can we harness the power of ICT to change that? Edwin From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 10:24 AM To: Edwin Onchari Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote: Hi Listers, Anyone have suggestions on how ICT can/should protect Kenyans from the “overzealous” Kenyan Police? esp, from punitive and to my personal opinion, “not well thought through laws “ like the “Mututho” law? These cops/crooks are extorting Kenyans!! Maybe ICT can protect you, but the surest way is to ensure that you first understand the law itself. So we need to identify what loopholes are there for the cops to abuse and address them. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
Listers Egypt is a major IT and Global services provider in Africa. Indeed IBM recently opened a major outsourcing delivery centre. Shutting off the Internet and cell phone provision sends signals that your business continuity is not guaranteed. At the moment we have many IT friends in Egypt and therefore must watch it closely. Egypt has been building up strong skills sets in SAP, Microsoft and Oracle based engineers, supporting outsourcing in this space. The events in the north africa and the middle East demand our attention because outsourcing decision makers can go two ways; 1. The decide we are all risky as countries and become more cautious. 2. Decide to spread their risks. Here we can then position ourselves. Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board Sent from my iPad On 29 Jan 2011, at 12:16, "Edwin Onchari" <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote:
Washington,
I agree with you. While a fairly internet savvy and informed individual as myself and you are able to read and understand the law and what rights accrue to us, majority of Kenyans do not. Our Police (and to a great extent because of the horrid conditions under which they serve) have taken advantage of this to extort Kenyans. The Mututho law in principle is meant to protect us, but how it is being enforced is what I question. That said, how can we harness the power of ICT to change that?
Edwin
From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 10:24 AM To: Edwin Onchari Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote:
Hi Listers,
Anyone have suggestions on how ICT can/should protect Kenyans from the “overzealous” Kenyan Police? esp, from punitive and to my personal opinion, “not well thought through laws “ like the “Mututho” law? These cops/crooks are extorting Kenyans!!
Maybe ICT can protect you, but the surest way is to ensure that you first understand the law itself.
So we need to identify what loopholes are there for the cops to abuse and address them.
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
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Indeed Paul, we can take advantage of it and showcase how we are a preferred destination and attract such investors. The outsourcing sector can ride on this to revive itself Edwin From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Paul Kukubo ICT Board Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 1:39 PM To: Edwin Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance Listers Egypt is a major IT and Global services provider in Africa. Indeed IBM recently opened a major outsourcing delivery centre. Shutting off the Internet and cell phone provision sends signals that your business continuity is not guaranteed. At the moment we have many IT friends in Egypt and therefore must watch it closely. Egypt has been building up strong skills sets in SAP, Microsoft and Oracle based engineers, supporting outsourcing in this space. The events in the north africa and the middle East demand our attention because outsourcing decision makers can go two ways; 1. The decide we are all risky as countries and become more cautious. 2. Decide to spread their risks. Here we can then position ourselves. Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board Sent from my iPad On 29 Jan 2011, at 12:16, "Edwin Onchari" <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote: Washington, I agree with you. While a fairly internet savvy and informed individual as myself and you are able to read and understand the law and what rights accrue to us, majority of Kenyans do not. Our Police (and to a great extent because of the horrid conditions under which they serve) have taken advantage of this to extort Kenyans. The Mututho law in principle is meant to protect us, but how it is being enforced is what I question. That said, how can we harness the power of ICT to change that? Edwin From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 10:24 AM To: Edwin Onchari Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] what is the role of ICT in in governance On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote: Hi Listers, Anyone have suggestions on how ICT can/should protect Kenyans from the “overzealous” Kenyan Police? esp, from punitive and to my personal opinion, “not well thought through laws “ like the “Mututho” law? These cops/crooks are extorting Kenyans!! Maybe ICT can protect you, but the surest way is to ensure that you first understand the law itself. So we need to identify what loopholes are there for the cops to abuse and address them. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!! _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: pkukubo@ict.go.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkukubo%40ict.go.ke
Greetings Listers The Institute of Economic affairs will be holding pre-budget hearings on 1-2 Feb 2011 at the Sarova Stanley. I've been invited to make submissions, on behalf of the ICT sector, for consolidation by IEA with those from other sectors for consideration by treasury. I wish to extend this invitation to you all and will be happy to include any proposals you may have, as part of submissions for the sector. The key guidelines are that said proposals be in line with leveraging ICT to actualize Vision 2030 in the context of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework 2008-2012. Feel free, therefore, to make policy, legal, intitutional and other proposals that may, in your considered/expert view add mileage in this direction. In my experience with similar assignments in the past, GoK tends to be very responsive if proposals are, to the extent possible, backed by numerical data, especially where tax cuts are proposed!! For example: If you think that GoK should Reduce/Scrap the 26% (10% Excise and 16% VAT) tax on airtime, it is important to demonstrate the likely consequences and possible recovery of revenue foregone via other sources. Does it for example result in greater usage of airtime so that other sectors of the economy are spurred to greater activity, thereby increasing government revenue, indirectly? Where case studies are available, you have an almost (in political environments certainties are rare!) surefire winner. Kindest regards and looking forward to you proposals. O-M ________________________________
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Paul Kukubo ICT Board -
steve