MPs open probe on data expiry, Safaricom Bonga points

This is absolutely insane. No argument can deter me from my conviction that
this is wrong. Once bought there should be no expiry date.

@Barrack Otieno <[email protected]>, @Walubengo, and all you
proponents of this expiry manenos. Let me ask you this – What exactly is
the issue here? Why do telcos want to expire our bundles when we have paid
for them? What are the technical limitations here? Or financial? Please
explain it to me like I’m a six-year-old.

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

Fintech | Digital Transformation

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On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:34 PM Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I agree with @John Walubengo <[email protected]>. Sustainability
> is a key issue for any infrastructure or application service provider. I
> guess it is a component of digital literacy that end users should be made
> aware of continually.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 8:48 AM David Indeje via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Should Internet Data Bundles Expire? This week’s article by Mr John
>> Walubengo reviews the issues from the customers’, mobile operators, and
>> regulatory (and legal) points of view. bit.ly/3ONagcU
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 11:22 AM Ali Hussein via KICTANet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Victor
>>>
>>> Thanks for sharing this. This is what happens when we lack a clear
>>> policy on Net Neutrality and the usage in general. What the lawmakers are
>>> doing is what we in Kiswahili call ‘kutapatapa’ or in English to be all
>>> over the place.
>>>
>>> Let this be something that we as an industry take up with the lawmakers
>>> and work with them to come up with solid policies to address this issue.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>>
>>> Fintech | Digital Transformation
>>>
>>>
>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>>
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>
>>> LinkedIn: Ali’s Profile <ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>> <ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
>>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>>> organizations that I work with.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 4:40 PM Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Parliament will probe telecommunications firms for imposing expiry
>>>> dates on data bundles, airtime and loyalty programmes such as Safaricom’s
>>>> Bonga Points, setting the stage for a fresh battle between the lawmakers
>>>> and the operators.
>>>>
>>>> The National Assembly’s committee on Communications, Information and
>>>> Innovation says it will also inquire into the widespread Internet speed
>>>> throttling practice by internet service providers (ISPs).
>>>>
>>>> *Read more: *
>>>> www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/mps-open-probe-on-data-expiry-safaricom-bonga-points–4032338
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Victor Kapiyo*
>>>> Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP*
>>>> *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web:
>>>> www.lawmark.co.ke <www.lawmark.co.ke> *
>>>> ====================================================
>>>>
>>>> *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig
>>>> Ziglar*
>>>>