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Post by job on Aug 17, 2012 8:02:37 GMT 3
www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/MPs+to+probe+Sh56+billion+airport+tender+/-/1064/1481262/-/o2ou1dz/-/index.html Amos Kimunya
The chronicle of a grabber looting billions from the State: how a leech sucks blood from poor taxpayers!
• Phase I: As Minister of Lands during Kibaki’s first term, Kimunya earmarked prime lands around future flagship infrastructure projects during the Kibaki administration – such as the JKIA Airport expansion, Thika super-highway, Railway transit lines, and Lamu Port. Your guess is as good as mine what kinds of land ownership transfers and ‘investments’ occurred
• Phase II: As Minister of Finance, Kimunya used fellow mafia networks (like CBK Governor) to fleece the public through transactions such as Safaricom privatization, De la Rue currency printing contract, and the outright grab-and-give-away of the Grand Regency Hotel to Gadhaffi-linked Libyans
• Phase III: As Minister of Transport, Kimunya packed the respective corporate boards of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), and Kenya Maritime Authority (linked to pirates and drug traffickers) with his fellow Mt. Kenya mafia – topping with other mafia appointments as respective CEOs. In KPA alone, 11 out of 16 board of directors are from Mt. Kenya. allafrica.com/stories/201205060106.html• Kimunya and his mafia then went to work around Embakasi, Syokimau, Thika, Lamu and other earmarked hotbeds. At Syokimau, their eyes were fixated in China; where Airport expansion contracts were awaiting. Torrents of tears were shed from the board's 'hard-work'; whether at upcoming sub-urban homes in Syokimau, Mitumba slums or what was considered ancestral land by peasants around Lamu
• The rest of the taxpayers are now being fleeced through closed board-room transactions coming after the evictions; such as this one by KAA – where Kimunya’s kick-backs seem to be in conflict with the CEOs kick-backs. Greed meets greed in a face-off!
MPs to probe Sh56 billion airport tenderwww.nation.co.ke/News/politics/MPs+to+probe+Sh56+billion+airport+tender+/-/1064/1481262/-/item/1/-/bj0jpc/-/index.html
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Post by phil on Aug 17, 2012 16:45:46 GMT 3
Eye watering indeed! I'd rather die than........ Clearly the main deal maker in cabinet and the hatchet guy acting for the big man. Not forgetting two of the biggest deals was the Safaricom IPO scam and the Orange/Telkom rip off that caused a diplomatic tiff between Kenya and France. The man was well rewarded. Whispered to be the man closest to Judy Kibaki's heart.  Daddy's favourite girl accompanied Daddy to UK, seen here arriving for a London 2012 Olympic Games reception, hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, at Buckingham Palace in London on July 27, 2012.Kimunya is to Kibaki what Nicholas Biwott was to Moi. His mandate goes beyond cabinet. To strictly to accumulate wealth for the inner circle (read the Trans Centuries of Kibaki) while the incumbent continues to extend his stay at the big house. Has he insulated himself post Kibaki? |
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Post by bkichwa on Aug 17, 2012 17:11:36 GMT 3
Eye watering indeed! I'd rather die than........ Clearly the main deal maker in cabinet and the hatchet guy acting for the big man. Not forgetting two of the biggest deals was the Safaricom IPO scam and the Orange/Telkom rip off that caused a diplomatic tiff between Kenya and France. The man was well rewarded. Whispered to be the man closest to Judy Kibaki's heart. Daddy's favourite girl accompanied Daddy to UK, seen here arriving for a London 2012 Olympic Games reception, hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, at Buckingham Palace in London on July 27, 2012.
Kimunya is to Kibaki what Nicholas Biwott was to Moi. His mandate goes beyond cabinet. To strictly to accumulate wealth for the inner circle (read the Trans Centuries of Kibaki) while the incumbent continues to extend his stay at the big house. Has he insulated himself post Kibaki? Phil, in reference to your quote above that I have highlighted in red, you forgot to add "and what Caroli is to Raila". Assuming that you care for objectivity, you might want to make your assertions within a complete context. |
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Post by job on Aug 18, 2012 9:42:43 GMT 3
What a befitting picture! The intersection between Kimunya and Daddy in this primitive accumulation is spectacular! bkichwa - this is one for Kimunya & direct partners , tafadhali fungua another thread on Caroli and his daddy - with details outlined as in above!
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Post by destiny on Aug 18, 2012 9:53:13 GMT 3
Is it just me who thinks both men look quite sickly from the photos posted above? Instead of concentrating on what Job calls primitive accumulation, perhaps they should be more concerned with fading health and I wish them well on the latter and not the former.
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Post by phil on Aug 18, 2012 10:07:13 GMT 3
What a befitting picture! The intersection between Kimunya and Daddy in this primitive accumulation is spectacular! bkichwa - this is one for Kimunya & direct partners , tafadhali fungua another thread on Caroli and his daddy - with details outlined as in above! I know better than to respond to thread hijackers so keen to divert attention from these daylight robbers. Suddenly Miguna's tabloidish book is seemingly more factual than the holy book. |
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Post by b6k on Aug 18, 2012 10:18:40 GMT 3
Is it just me who thinks both men look quite sickly from the photos posted above? Instead of concentrating on what Job calls primitive accumulation, perhaps they should be more concerned with fading health and I wish them well on the latter and not the former. Kimunya is one of the rare African billionaires who is shedding the pounds while raking in the dollars. He claims he has a very good gym & exercise regimen but I suspect his health is going south fast & not even his accumulated billions can stop the trend. Makes you wonder why they even bother at all as one man (& his family) can only eat so much... |
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Post by reporter911 on Aug 18, 2012 16:33:45 GMT 3
Is it just me who thinks both men look quite sickly from the photos posted above? Instead of concentrating on what Job calls primitive accumulation, perhaps they should be more concerned with fading health and I wish them well on the latter and not the former. Kimunya is one of the rare African billionaires who is shedding the pounds while raking in the dollars. He claims he has a very good gym & exercise regimen but I suspect his health is going south fast & not even his accumulated billions can stop the trend. Makes you wonder why they even bother at all as one man (& his family) can only eat so much... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by job on Aug 18, 2012 18:29:45 GMT 3
What a befitting picture! The intersection between Kimunya and Daddy in this primitive accumulation is spectacular! bkichwa - this is one for Kimunya & direct partners , tafadhali fungua another thread on Caroli and his daddy - with details outlined as in above! I know better than to respond to thread hijackers so keen to divert attention from these daylight robbers. Suddenly Miguna's tabloidish book is seemingly more factual than the holy book. Watching the video clip on Syokimau demolitions above {@ 48 seconds} - the woman who declares "I hate this country"...after her entire family savings was demolished at Syokimau...should now put into perspective what Kimunya and his mafia engineered with the Chinese. I can bet that pieces of land covering Syokimau wont go towards any Airport expansion..but to "hard-working investors". Meanwhile a super-inflated Sh 56 billion project (weighted by heavy kick-backs) becomes the new taxpayer's burden. |
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Post by reporter911 on Aug 19, 2012 0:22:52 GMT 3
jobI know better than to respond to thread hijackers so keen to divert attention from these daylight robbers. Suddenly Miguna's tabloidish book is seemingly more factual than the holy book. . Kimunya says he did everything by the books including screwing up Kenya Tax Payers. I'm innocent he claims" I wonder who will come out to save him this time round? |
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Post by job on Aug 19, 2012 2:24:51 GMT 3
I'm completely perturbed after reading Parliament's PAC Report detailing Amos Kimunya's role in the De la Rue currency printing scandal where taxpayers lost more than Sh 1.8 billion (to pave way for Kimunya's legendary kick-backs). In this mafia operation, (as very typical of Kimunya's other looting scams), an innocent Kenyan (former acting CBK Governor Mrs. Jacinta Mwatela - a Taita) had to be ruthlessly hounded out of office and replaced by a pliant mafia insider - Njuguna Ndung'u. It's no wonder these mafias want to hang onto power at whatever cost. Read what Parliament thinks of Kimunya - not any different from their earlier recommendation regarding the looting of the Grand Regency Hotel. Parliament specifically recommends that Ndungu and Kimunya should not hold any public office; even asking that Ndung'u be kicked out from CBK. Notice the defeaning silence from State House!PAC REPORT ON DE LA RUEwww.parliament.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=267:de-la-rue-report&catid=31:breaking-news&Itemid=46
177. Evidence received by way of own admission indicates that Hon. Amos Kimunya, then Minister for Finance was the architect of the joint venture deal between the Government of Kenya and De La Rue.
‘Article 226(1)(5) of the new constitution stipulates that:-
‘’If the holder of a public office, including a political office, directs or
approves the use of public funds contrary to law or instructions, the person
is liable for any loss arising from that use and shall make good the loss,
whether the person remains the holder of the office or not’’.
As per the analysis of evidence, observations and conclusions under Chapter 5 of this report, the Committee was satisfied that the former Minister for Finance, Hon. Amos Kimunya and the incumbent Governor of Central Bank of Kenya, Professor Njuguna Ndung’u were responsible for the loss of Kshs.1,830,909,616.00 because:-
(a) Hon. Kimunya directed Central Bank of Kenya to cancel a cheaper contract
with De La Rue even when his Ministry was not party to the contract and all
the reasons he gave for the cancellation of the contract were invalid.
(b) Prof. Ndung’u did not make any effort to resist the orders from Hon Kimunya to cancel the contract. In so doing, he failed to protect the Bank and taxpayers’
interest.
Consequently, Hon. Kimunya and Prof. Ndung’u should be held accountable for the loss in accordance with Article 226(1)(5) of the constitution.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Committee recommends as follows:-
(i) The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission should investigate the
former Minister for Finance, Hon. Amos Kimunya over his conduct in the
loss of Kshs.1,830,909,616.00 with a view to taking appropriate legal
action against him and recovering lost funds;
(ii) The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission should investigate the
incumbent Central Bank of Kenya Governor, Prof Njuguna Ndung’u over
his conduct in the loss of Kshs.1,830,909,616.00 with a view to taking
appropriate legal action against him and recovering lost funds;
(iii) Hon. Amos Kimunya and Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u having been
responsible for the loss of Kshs.1,830,909,616.00 acted contrary to
provisions of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, the Public Officer
Ethics Act and the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and in that
respect and for this reason, they are not fit to hold public office
[/u][/b];
(iv) The appointment of Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u as Governor of Central Bank
of Kenya should be terminated and towards this end, the President
should appoint a tribunal pursuant to provisions of Section 14 (2)(f) and
14(3) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act, Cap 491. In the meantime, Prof.
Njuguna Ndung’u must step aside from the Office with immediate effect;(vii) In the light of Article 231(3) of the new constitution, Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) should competitively procure banknotes as and when required without any direction or control by any person or body. The situation can clearly be foreseen and the delay in finalization of the joint venture should not be a reason for direct procurement of banknotes from De La Rue at a price which is not competitive. [/blockquote] |
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Post by job on Aug 19, 2012 2:49:28 GMT 3
Here below (from the Hansard), Amos Kimunya is busy helping Eugene Wamalwa rush through some of the 5 watered-down Bills that they're so concerned about. This was last Thursday.
REDUCTION OF PUBLICATION PERIOD FOR
THE KENYA DEFENCE FORCES BILL
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Kimunya): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move to
the following Procedural Motion:-
THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 107, this
House orders that the publication period of the Kenya Defence Forces Bill
(Bill No. 35 of 2012) be reduced from 14 days to 11 days.
Again, this is a Procedural Motion; this Bill should have been moved together
with the others but for some reason, it was left out. It is one of the Bills required within
the new constitutional framework. Fortunately, hon. Members have had more time to
look at it but we now need to have it reduced so that it can get to the committee and it can
start looking at it. We do not need to belabor the point; the House was very magnanimous
in terms of granting for all the others and I would wish that they do the same on this one.
[/i][/blockquote]
THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE BILL
THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL BILLMr. Speaker: Where is the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security? Mr. Wamalwa, I thought it was---
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Kimunya): Mr. Speaker, Sir, it appears that the Minister may have anticipated that we will be going to Committee first and since he is not here, if I could ask for your indulgence that we reorganize the order to have the Leadership and Integrity Bill coming before the security Bills while we get the Minister to come.[/b] Mr. Speaker: Even then, look at the point at which we are in terms of time and you will notice that I have been pushing for us to get through Business. So, the Minister must have been conscious that even if we dealt with Order No.10 at this point, we would have been on Order No.11. That notwithstanding, I will defer it and instead take Order No.12 and it is the same Minister. So we will have to take Order No.13 for the convenience of the House but we will still call out those Orders later on. (Bills deferred) |
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Post by job on Aug 19, 2012 3:00:13 GMT 3
As people waste precious time discussing bar-room anecdotes from Miguna's Peeling Back the Mask, real looting and schemes to hang onto power are going on unabated.
Back to the multi-billion-shilling Airport rip-off.From last Thurday's Hansard: Belgut MP Charles Keter and others challenging the corrupt Transport Minister, Amos Kimunya. Mr. Keter: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is an opinion from the Attorney-General,dated 22nd February, 2012, which, partly, reads:-
“---By seeking to terminate the procurement process after notification and
acceptance of award of contract, the Authority will not only be contravening the
provision of Clause 327(3) of the Request for Proposal but also acting in bad faith,
thereby undermining the integrity and fairness of the procurement process---“
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a letter written by the Attorney-General, who is the legal
advisor to the Government. I will table the document.
Also, the Minister has said that it is a “purported” cancellation. There are Minutes
to that effect, which are dated 26th July, 2012. Whereas the Cabinet Sub-Committee on
Infrastructure is dealing with the case, after some of the Directors of the Board were
retired---
Out of the nine Directors of the KAA Board, seven come from one region of this
country. After some of them were retired, the Board was forced to cancel the tender. I
have with me here, Minutes of the Board meeting that cancelled the tender. The
Managing Director did not sign the Minutes. He said that the Attorney-General had given
an opinion he did not want to go against.
I hereby table the documents.
(Mr. Keter laid the documents on the Table)
Mr. Speaker, Sir, tender procurements are run by Tender Boards Committees. The
Board has no say in the process, unless some rules have been flouted in the process. So, I
want him to come out clearly and say whether he has any interest in a company called
“China Construction Engineering State Corporation”. I want him to indicate clearly
whether he has any interest in that company, declare what relationship he has with one
Janice Gachoka, the Chairperson of the Procurement Appeals Board, and state whether he
has talked to her concerning this case.
Mr. Speaker: Very well.
Yes, Member for Kinangop.
Mr. Ngugi: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for the Ministerial
Statement. I would like to seek clarification because it appears that the KAA
Management hurried the processes of this tender of a very large amount, which is
improper. I would like him to tell the House whether, as the Minister in charge, he has
taken any action against the management of KAA or has investigated any other
malpractices that the management of the Authority may have engaged in.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
Mr. C. Kilonzo: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to know something from the Minister.
He has been given advice from six different offices. There is the Office of the Attorney-
General which has given him three letters which are very clear. You cannot terminate
when you have awarded according to the law on procurement and he has quoted the
relevant section. He has rejected the advice also from the Permanent Secretary (PS),
Office of the Prime Minister on the same. He has rejected advice from Ethics and Anti-
Corruption Commission that this process should not be stopped. He has rejected advice
from the Public Procurement and Oversight Authority (PPOA). He has rejected advice
even from Mr. Kimemia, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Cabinet. I wish to
quote as follows: There is a Committee where the Minister sits. It is the Sub-Committee
on Infrastructure in the Office of the Prime Minister where he sits. This is what the
committee said:-
“It was agreed that even when the Committee wanted to think
differently, the legal opinion of the Attorney-General as the Constitutional
Chief Legal Advisor is material to making a decision on the way forward,
hence could not be ignored. Even though the Minister for Transport
insisted on the tender award being cancelled against the advice of the
Attorney-General, the Committee advised that going against the legal
opinion of the Attorney-General, who is the Government Chief Legal
Advisor is, in itself, unconstitutional under the new constitutional order.”
Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the benefit of this House, I want to refer to Article 156 of the
new Constitution which is very clear. It states:-
“The Attorney-General is the Principal Legal Advisor to the Government; and,
(ii) Shall represent the national Government in court or in any other legal
proceedings on which the national Government is a party, other than the criminal
proceedings.
Most important, it says that the Attorney-General shall promote, protect and
uphold the rule of law and defend the public interest.”
Could the Minister clarify the following? Is he of a better legal position than the person
who this House and this nation has bestowed those powers?
Mr. Duale: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to be very categorical. I want to table the
following documents. I want to start with the legal opinion by the Attorney-General of
the Republic of Kenya concerning this contract and his position. I want to table the
opinion of PPOA over that contract, which the Minister has disregarded, dated June 2012.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to table the acceptance letter by the Chinese company
after an award was given to them by the Kenya Airports Authority. I want to table both
the award and the acceptance.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to table the report of the Infrastructure Subcommittee
led by the Minister for Public Works, hon. Chris Obure, in which the Minister
sits. Among the Ministers who were there was hon. James Orengo, where the Minister
was told – and it is in the minutes - that the Constitution does not allow what he purports
to do. This Minister must come out very clearly and tell this nation his interest in the said
Kshs55 billion project.
I table the document.
(Mr. Duale laid the documents on the Table)
Mr. Linturi: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really sympathise with the Minister because he is
always stuck in circles of controversy.
(Laughter)
Mr. Speaker: Order, hon. Linturi! Move to the clarification that you want.
Mr. Linturi: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the clarification is this: Why is the Minister
always finding himself in those kind of scenarios wherever he is executing his duties as a
Minister?
(Laughter)
Secondly, is he prepared to foot all the costs of legal suits that are likely to arise out of
this particular contract which he has decided not to honour?
Mr. Linturi: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the last clarification is this: Is the Minister
preparing himself now to refund the Kenyan public any costs that arise out of the
mistakes that he has done while in the Government? That is because the burdened
taxpayer will not continue meeting those expenses because of his negligence and
recklessness in the performance of the duties of his office.
Mr. Baiya: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would want the Minister particularly to clarify
what prompted the Prime Minister to write the letter that he wrote, and which apparently
triggered the apparent fast-tracking of the process. Why, indeed, he has actually deemed
it wrong merely because the process was fast-tracked? Why did he deem that to be a basis
for stopping that contract and, more so, when actually all the due process and all the
representatives of the due process appeared to have actually given the whole process a
clean bill of health? It is particularly important for the Minister to also clarify the
following: Development is actually an entitlement for the country. Why does the Minister
deem it necessary to delay and deny the Kenyan people their entitlement to have a
modern airport?
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Post by job on Aug 21, 2012 22:10:44 GMT 3
A writer's perspective: www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Fights+over+big+projects+are+all+about+politics/-/446696/1484372/-/view/asBlogPost/-/a28l8a/-/index.html
The parties have not disagreed about what is good for the country. It is a fratricidal power struggle between different very well-connected siblings.
We must remember that large projects with massive procurement needs open huge opportunities for kickbacks and backhanders.
I could go on and on with a list of projects that are being rushed so that they can be committed before the elections.
In future, we should insist that all projects funded by levies paid by the public be subjected to some form of public debate.
Early this year, the minister for Finance, Mr Njeru Githae, increased airport tax by 100 per cent to make it possible for KAA to collect revenue to finance this project. What this means is that anybody who buys an air ticket out of Nairobi pays Sh3,400 for the airport expansion project.
I have seen a copy of the agreement which the China Development Bank has offered KAA and keep wondering whether it is competitive.Included in the terms are all manner of fees: front-end fees, advance payments, arrangement fees, and so on. Are these terms competitive?
PM's office warns Kimunya against defiancewww.nation.co.ke/News/Kimunya+urged+to+seek+Cabinet+nod+on+tender++/-/1056/1484474/-/k9wytz/-/index.html |
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Post by roughrider on Aug 29, 2012 19:38:59 GMT 3
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Post by reporter911 on Aug 30, 2012 22:26:55 GMT 3
 The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Dr Boni Khalwale, said the two ought to be kicked out of office “together”, because they were like “siamese twins”. The MP got his day in the House after weeks of waiting for debate on the committee report that seeks to have the two fired over the scandal. Mr Kimunya was the minister in charge of Finance. The Ikolomani MP –amid many interruptions—rallied his colleagues to adopt the committee report. He said Mr Kimunya, who was not even party to the contract, had connived with the CBK Governor, to cancel a cheaper contract, and take short-term contracts, which turned out to be inefficient and expensive. “This is corruption. If corruption is not wrong, then nothing is wrong in Kenya,” said Dr Khalwale. Reject expert advice“It is this defiance; it is this impunity by Prof Ndung’u, who deliberately refused expert advice that convinced the committee that he lacks the chemistry and the responsibility to protect public good,” the PAC chairman said. Two of those technocrats whose advice was rejected –Jacinta Mwatela and Macharia Gikonyo— were subsequently fired from Central Bank. They had to give their evidence in camera, and they had to get special security just to appear before the Public Accounts Committee, Dr Khalwale disclosed in Parliament Thursday. The tension in the House was palpable. The silence, when the interruptions subsided, was so loud. But that did not stop MPs from raising Points of Order –seeking the attention of the Speaker to signal a breach of procedure. The temporary Deputy Speaker Gitobu Imanyara, who presided over the meeting had to ask MPs to listen to Dr Khalwale instead of interrupting him. The MPs heeded. Voluminous storage“We were shocked when Amos Kimunya came and misled the committee. He said that he feared for the voluminous storage of 1.7 billion pieces of banknotes. That was not true. There was plenty of space,” said Dr Khalwale. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Kimunya+and+CBK+boss+should+leave+office/-/1064/1490798/-/item/0/-/2u3kxt/-/index.html |
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Post by job on Aug 31, 2012 3:15:41 GMT 3
As Kimunya and Gichuki fight who's gonna eat the billions in kick-backs, Kenya risks being blacklisted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for valid reason - its publicly-played corruption makes it untrustworthy in terms of security. When that corruption is principally focused in Chinese companies...you're going nowhere.
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Post by kamalet on Aug 31, 2012 9:20:34 GMT 3
As Kimunya and Gichuki fight who's gonna eat the billions in kick-backs, Kenya risks being blacklisted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for valid reason - its publicly-played corruption makes it untrustworthy in terms of security. When that corruption is principally focused in Chinese companies...you're going nowhere. Poor Kimunya! After being villified for bending backwards over to get this Gichuki guy a job, the minister is now having to defend himself from a CEO gone rogue! This airport deal stinks and when you have someone fighting for his job in parliament as well as the courts, jua iko kitu! Anyone interested to know.....there is election money here to be eaten! |
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Post by podp on Aug 31, 2012 17:17:08 GMT 3
As Kimunya and Gichuki fight who's gonna eat the billions in kick-backs, Kenya risks being blacklisted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for valid reason - its publicly-played corruption makes it untrustworthy in terms of security. When that corruption is principally focused in Chinese companies...you're going nowhere. the guys you mention have a vision that does not go beyond their noses. |
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Post by podp on Aug 31, 2012 17:46:24 GMT 3
while on the happenings at the Transport Ministry also sinister occurrences are going in at the ICT Ministry. We all know Telecommunications is a security infrastructure. You cannot just let it die and no nation have ever done that so whay are the two mad men playing at as this is high stake power money games. ooops PORK and PM I mean? IN SUMMARY The President’s intervention, which amounts to political meddling in the work of an independent state organ, has for the second time in as many years stopped the industry regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), from lowering the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR). MTR is the price that operators pay each other for calls terminating in their networks from outside and ultimately determines call costs. Mr Kibaki, who has been acting on behalf of Safaricom and Telkom Kenya, issued the directive in a letter to Information Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo, stating that there should be no change in the MTR until a fresh study of the same is carried out. The above is sweet musik to SafCom who are minting billions and stiffling growth of small players like AirTel, Yu etc. plus of course the mwananchi who has to pay up! Imagine AirTel climbed up from shs 1 a minute call to shs 3 because of MTR status quo being maintained! Prime Minister Raila Odinga, jumped into the CCK’s regulatory mandate with a similar directive on behalf of yet another big business – Royal Media Services. Mr Odinga wrote to the CCK director-general asking him to withdraw the notice he had published of intention to revoke frequencies that the media house is accused of acquiring irregularly. www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kibaki+Raila+meddling+stalls+CCK+actions+/-/539546/1489216/-/bay1qg/-/index.html |
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Post by reporter911 on Aug 31, 2012 18:07:33 GMT 3
while on the happenings at the Transport Ministry also sinister occurrences are going in at the ICT Ministry. We all know Telecommunications is a security infrastructure. You cannot just let it die and no nation have ever done that so whay are the two mad men playing at as this is high stake power money games. ooops PORK and PM I mean? IN SUMMARY The President’s intervention, which amounts to political meddling in the work of an independent state organ, has for the second time in as many years stopped the industry regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), from lowering the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR). MTR is the price that operators pay each other for calls terminating in their networks from outside and ultimately determines call costs. Mr Kibaki, who has been acting on behalf of Safaricom and Telkom Kenya, issued the directive in a letter to Information Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo, stating that there should be no change in the MTR until a fresh study of the same is carried out. The above is sweet musik to SafCom who are minting billions and stiffling growth of small players like AirTel, Yu etc. plus of course the mwananchi who has to pay up! Imagine AirTel climbed up from shs 1 a minute call to shs 3 because of MTR status quo being maintained! Prime Minister Raila Odinga, jumped into the CCK’s regulatory mandate with a similar directive on behalf of yet another big business – Royal Media Services. Mr Odinga wrote to the CCK director-general asking him to withdraw the notice he had published of intention to revoke frequencies that the media house is accused of acquiring irregularly. www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kibaki+Raila+meddling+stalls+CCK+actions+/-/539546/1489216/-/bay1qg/-/index.htmlSo as most Kenyans have pointed out.. the coalition government was a marriage made in Hell! each to their own while Members of parliament are bribed, threatened to pass bills which are not protecting wanaichi and at the same time fill their pockets with corruptly acquired $$$$.. I guess Wanaichi must wake up come 2013... if indeed they want to save the country from a path of no return.. |
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Post by podp on Aug 31, 2012 18:27:31 GMT 3
while on the happenings at the Transport Ministry also sinister occurrences are going in at the ICT Ministry. We all know Telecommunications is a security infrastructure. You cannot just let it die and no nation have ever done that so whay are the two mad men playing at as this is high stake power money games. ooops PORK and PM I mean? IN SUMMARY The President’s intervention, which amounts to political meddling in the work of an independent state organ, has for the second time in as many years stopped the industry regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), from lowering the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR). MTR is the price that operators pay each other for calls terminating in their networks from outside and ultimately determines call costs. Mr Kibaki, who has been acting on behalf of Safaricom and Telkom Kenya, issued the directive in a letter to Information Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo, stating that there should be no change in the MTR until a fresh study of the same is carried out. The above is sweet musik to SafCom who are minting billions and stiffling growth of small players like AirTel, Yu etc. plus of course the mwananchi who has to pay up! Imagine AirTel climbed up from shs 1 a minute call to shs 3 because of MTR status quo being maintained! Prime Minister Raila Odinga, jumped into the CCK’s regulatory mandate with a similar directive on behalf of yet another big business – Royal Media Services. Mr Odinga wrote to the CCK director-general asking him to withdraw the notice he had published of intention to revoke frequencies that the media house is accused of acquiring irregularly. www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kibaki+Raila+meddling+stalls+CCK+actions+/-/539546/1489216/-/bay1qg/-/index.htmlSo as most Kenyans have pointed out.. the coalition government was a marriage made in Hell! each to their own while Members of parliament are bribed, threatened to pass bills which are not protecting wanaichi and at the same time fill their pockets with corruptly acquired $$$$.. I guess Wanaichi must wake up come 2013... if indeed they want to save the country from a path of no return.. shshhh phil should not hear you put RAO in same basket as PORK. only PORK as CiC is responsible and truly the buck stops at PORK job will come out with a line that the military can hoard frequencies as a matter of state security and Royal Media Services are our own. it is PNU who are eating mdomo wazi while odm are blowing whistles and saving Kenyans loses |
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Post by reporter911 on Aug 31, 2012 20:02:51 GMT 3
So as most Kenyans have pointed out.. the coalition government was a marriage made in Hell! each to their own while Members of parliament are bribed, threatened to pass bills which are not protecting wanaichi and at the same time fill their pockets with corruptly acquired $$$$.. I guess Wanaichi must wake up come 2013... if indeed they want to save the country from a path of no return.. I haven't seen such statements from Phil or Job.. When they post about the coalition government the blame it is about all inclusive... But when it comes to talking about the parties and party platforms you would agree everyone has a right to support their party of choice and their parties mandate.. Jobs & Phil post here loads of information in regards what is wrong with our Government & parliamentarians and why they parliamentarians are passing watered down bills.. he faults the individuals that are behind the scenes or openly seeking majority votes in order to pass watered down bills... Kenyans should thank him for being vigilant to the happenings in Government/parliament.. Your comment above is not true, they are mischievous....like trying to discredit all Phil & jobs posts as ODM oriented which is false.. shshhh phil should not hear you put RAO in same basket as PORK. only PORK as CiC is responsible and truly the buck stops at PORK job will come out with a line that the military can hoard frequencies as a matter of state security and Royal Media Services are our own. it is PNU who are eating mdomo wazi while odm are blowing whistles and saving Kenyans loses |
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Sept 5, 2012 22:59:15 GMT 3
while on the happenings at the Transport Ministry also sinister occurrences are going in at the ICT Ministry. We all know Telecommunications is a security infrastructure. You cannot just let it die and no nation have ever done that so whay are the two mad men playing at as this is high stake power money games. ooops PORK and PM I mean? IN SUMMARY The President’s intervention, which amounts to political meddling in the work of an independent state organ, has for the second time in as many years stopped the industry regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), from lowering the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR). MTR is the price that operators pay each other for calls terminating in their networks from outside and ultimately determines call costs. Mr Kibaki, who has been acting on behalf of Safaricom and Telkom Kenya, issued the directive in a letter to Information Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo, stating that there should be no change in the MTR until a fresh study of the same is carried out. The above is sweet musik to SafCom who are minting billions and stiffling growth of small players like AirTel, Yu etc. plus of course the mwananchi who has to pay up! Imagine AirTel climbed up from shs 1 a minute call to shs 3 because of MTR status quo being maintained! Prime Minister Raila Odinga, jumped into the CCK’s regulatory mandate with a similar directive on behalf of yet another big business – Royal Media Services. Mr Odinga wrote to the CCK director-general asking him to withdraw the notice he had published of intention to revoke frequencies that the media house is accused of acquiring irregularly. www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kibaki+Raila+meddling+stalls+CCK+actions+/-/539546/1489216/-/bay1qg/-/index.htmlSo as most Kenyans have pointed out.. the coalition government was a marriage made in Hell! each to their own while Members of parliament are bribed, threatened to pass bills which are not protecting wanaichi and at the same time fill their pockets with corruptly acquired $$$$.. I guess Wanaichi must wake up come 2013... if indeed they want to save the country from a path of no return.. Here we go: An MP intimated that ODM MPs were under instructions to save Kimunya because he may be the point man in Central Province after Uhuru, and that the party’s dalliance with him would be a big political score for the Orange partywww.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000065548&story_title=The-big-conspiracy-that-saved-KimunyaODM's thieving tendencies have now reached an all time high. They even now have allies on the other side to make it possible for them to siphon our money to their own projects. But we still blame Miguna for telling us how this happens. Job where are you? Is the PM calling yet another closed-door meeting to distance himself and his party from his own party and MPs? While at it, what happened to the other meeting to defeat the watered down integrity bill? |
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Post by Mobimba on Sept 6, 2012 0:11:39 GMT 3
Mwalimumkuu,
Now that's what one would call an anti-ODM fishing expedition.
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