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Mobile price wars to derail new Constitution????
Kaigangio
#1 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 1:25:41 PM
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Hi all

i noted from here : http://www.nation.co.ke/...-/wnxn0ez/-/index.html, that the heated mobile phone price cutthroats might as well derail the implimentation of the new constitution...that is according to Bitange Ndomo.

i thought the constitution implementation was a separate entity not bearing any relationship with the telecommunications sector...unless, of course, Ndomo is telling us that the short fall in the KRAs revenue collection target was meant to fund all the consitution implementation processes vide financial obligations and activities and that the funds were to be generated by mobile telecomms companies!!!NKT

what is up your sleeve Ndomo??? could you come out clean!!

any comment wazuas??
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
Wa_ithaka
#2 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 1:32:05 PM
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#3 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 1:52:01 PM
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Kaigangio wrote:
Hi all

i noted from here : http://www.nation.co.ke/...-/wnxn0ez/-/index.html, that the heated mobile phone price cutthroats might as well derail the implimentation of the new constitution...that is according to Bitange Ndomo.

i thought the constitution implementation was a separate entity not bearing any relationship with the telecommunications sector...unless, of course, Ndomo is telling us that the short fall in the KRAs revenue collection target was meant to fund all the consitution implementation processes vide financial obligations and activities and that the funds were to be generated by mobile telecomms companies!!!NKT

what is up your sleeve Ndomo??? could you come out clean!!

any comment wazuas??


Classical case of mixed priorities. Even if its true that the effect of the competition is to reduce tax revenue, does it follow that the constitution review process is the most dispensable item? How about not funding the Hague 2???
Agra
#4 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:07:04 PM
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Mututho and price wars can lead to cash crunch revenue shortfalls for the govt means less money to spend to fund the enormous implementation budget.
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The Merchant
#5 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:16:37 PM
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From Bitange, sad and disappointing. What crap.
mlennyma
#6 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:24:04 PM
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A warning has been issued that un-sustainable busines practises will wipe out all gains made in the telecoms sector...i dont own any company.
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Kaigangio
#7 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:56:18 PM
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@ aggra

the eabl and mobile telecomms firms contribution into exchequer is much less than 8% of the total annual revenue collection. if this contribution was entirely wiped out we don't expect that any of the government institutions and activities would collapse. infact they would just be marginally affected and not to the extent that the Ndomo guy is prophesying.

@ mlennyama

there is no way we can declare the prices to be un-sustainable on the basis of hearsy from the competitors. this is just cheap excuse for offering very cheap service very expensively.
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
Much Know
#8 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:17:46 PM
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Let the price wars go on to the bitter end whatever it may be, an excerpt below on price wars from wikipedia:-

"In the medium to long term, they can be good for the dominant firms in the industry. Typically, the smaller, more marginal, firms cannot compete and must close. The remaining firms absorb the market share of those that have closed. The real losers then, are the marginal firms and their investors. In the long term, the consumer may lose too. With fewer firms in the industry, prices tend to increase, sometimes higher than before the price war started"

As things stand, I think i prefer this war to go to the end, safcom should focus on keeping the bulk of customers, they should slash their prices as fast as possible, forget Ndemo and the taxes, slash, slash, slash kabisa!!!
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hisah
#9 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:14:21 PM
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The more the panic sell the better for a contra-buy. Below 4/- would be very interesting. If the safcom share can get as low as 3.50 before May announcement, the better and a big thanks to Airtel for forcing the share price lower ;-)
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#10 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:27:56 PM
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@ Much Know

In kenyas situation, which are the "marginal firms"? is it Airtel, Telecom Kenya Orange, or Essar telecomms?
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