I guess its coz of the monopoly, if we do not conform to their demands, we get to bring candles closer to us<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Gituma Nturibi <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:gnturibi@gmail.com">gnturibi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">As I watched the re-branding of KPLC to Kenya power I asked myself a question which I&#39;ve asked before<div><br></div>
<div>Why do we pay them to get connections and transformers closer to us? i.e the Umeme pamoja scheme. Where do customers pay for a service to be brought to them? I mean their business is selling power. Do safaricom and the other networks ask us to  pa to set up base stations, I dunno the exact cost but I&#39;m sure it&#39;s much more than the cost of a transformer and 2km of power lines! Isn&#39;t a business supposed to spend money on infrastructure? The mobile networks spend billions every year in expansion. Kenya Airways spends billions to acquire new aircraft to fill with passengers etc.</div>

<div><br></div><div>I think this is just an antiquated business model back from the parastatal days. Hey even their sister company Kengen does not ask us to pay for new generators...</div><div><br></div><div>Just thinking...</div>

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