@Chigiri, you got it spot on! Many "insiders" got into trouble for that deal.




On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 7:42 PM, matere lusitche <kenyabizideas@gmail.com> wrote:
i did vist sasanet a while back and they had it going fantastic
logo,hot front office chicks(a sure sign of success in kenya sic!) and
what i liked about them is that they got even the least internet savvy
of us online and must have had the highest regular vists at that time
and me think safcom or wareva should tweek this model . Finaly  the
guy of sasanet actualy did lose coz imagine how much he would have
made if he had remained legit and the respect that  is worth more than
$$ he would be up there with the likes of mj and dr kamau of equity
saa hii ni kujificha ficha na kustuka stuka tho!

On 1/14/10, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2010/1/14 Kiti Chigiri <kiti.chigiri@gmail.com>
>
>> whats more surprising is how that went under celtel's watch..
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> @kiti now that sounds more like a valid explanation. . . .how that
>>> goes on under ccks watch is beyond me. . .
>>>
>>> On 1/14/10, Kiti Chigiri <kiti.chigiri@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > heard from the grapevine that sasanet used to relay sms thru celtel's
>>> smpp
>>> > gateway which, because of a design/security flaw,allowed them to send
>>> sms
>>> > without paying..when celtel finally caught up with them and presented a
>>> bill
>>> > for sms's they had to shut down
>>>
>>
> And the micro-finance part?  I think it was also part of the cause of their
> problem, too!
>
>> >
>>> > corrections are welcome
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Martin Waireri <mwaireri@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> My question : Was Sasanet really a profitable venture, who can vouch
>>> for
>>> >> this, again why did venture into micro-finance if sasanet was a viable
>>> >> business ?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:38 AlM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <
>>> >> solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> 2010/1/14 Theus Owicho <owichot@gmail.com>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> They were never a micro finance. Chege is living comfortably in Kile
>>> >>>> and is even seen at his girlfriends house also in Kabete. He ran
>>> >>>> with
>>> >>>> Millions but will never face the law
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> They were never a Micro-finance, yes, but the y duped the public
>>> >>>> into
>>> >>> believing that they were an IC T company but in real sense, these
>>> >>> guys
>>> >>> were
>>> >>> a kind of a micro-finance organization.
>>> >>> The Mafia in Italy contribute taxes, build schools, but they remain
>>> drug
>>> >>> cartels and barons!
>>> >>>
>>> >>>  On 1/10/10, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>> > From what my brain's archive says, sasanet went defunct because
>>> they
>>> >>>> started
>>> >>>> > operating a kind-of micro-finance organization thus moving away
>>> from
>>> >>>> the
>>> >>>> > core business. During the day, shifting from the main business
>>> meant
>>> >>>> closing
>>> >>>> > or losing your business.
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > I think that's what happened! (Corrections are welcome, though)
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > 2010/1/10 Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com>
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > > hey people,
>>> >>>> > >
>>> >>>> > > I remember some time back just when the mobile phone craze was
>>> >>>> hitting
>>> >>>> > > home and sms's used to cost a fortune to send (especially for
>>> young
>>> >>>> > > guys when the cheapest card was like 100/-), There were several
>>> >>>> > > sites
>>> >>>> > > that let you send sms's to any Kenyan no. and they were very
>>> popular
>>> >>>> > > in cyber café's . the most popular was sasanet.co.ke which I now
>>> >>>> > > understand to be defunct. . . anyway they all shutdown at the
>>> same
>>> >>>> > > time just when they were really getting a strong following and i
>>> >>>> > > thot
>>> >>>> > > their business case was good because of the advert bit at the
>>> end. .
>>> >>>> .
>>> >>>> > > . .my thots are that there was a change in regulations that
>>> simply
>>> >>>> put
>>> >>>> > > them out of business. . or does anyone know what happened?
>>> >>>> > > --
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>>> >>>> > >
>>> >>>> > > Mark Mwangi
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