TNLM team
That quintessential Kenyan product with
immense international recognition is now
turning out to be a bitter pill for Kenyan
investors in Safaricom, and a flagrant case of
Kenyan directors at Safaricom being guilty of
violating the professional standards
established under the Companies Act, 2015.
The “thieving” of M-Pesa mirrors the colonial
plunder of Kenya’s resources. It is more than
transfer pricing; it is a blatant manipulation of
what was invented right here in Kenya and is,
therefore, archetypal Kenyan but appropriated
by a rapacious overseas multinational.
Let us set aside the debate on what happened
to the inventor of M-Pesa; recent copyright
cases against Safaricom will no doubt guide
your conclusions on that scandal. For
argument’s sake, let us assume that M-Pesa
was “discovered” by an enthusiastic Vodafone
researcher who, at a very early stage,
understood Kenya’s “peculiar habits” of money
transfer and figured that this would be a great
way to transfer money. It is difficult to conceive
such a reality but this article invites you to
persevere through such a delusion.
M-Pesa was launched in Kenya in 2007 by
Safaricom. The intellectual property rights
were registered under Vodafone Sales and
Services Limited (VSSL) which now purports to
own these rights and purportedly licences
these rights to Safaricom for a fee and under
terms that will shock even the most
unsophisticated commercial mind.
Now, it is important to note the character of
inventions and the protection of intellectual
property. When Apple invented the iPad, it
mesmerised the world. But intellectual
property rights could not mean that other
manufactures could not…
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Meffi.
Ujinga vile @Web Dev amesema… Mpesa ni product ya Vodafone. Kenya was just selected kama ground ya testing
Sasa umeacha upishi unauza magazzetti…mcoondu!
Hehehe why is everyone mad at me, have observed the rules to the letter: hakuna pahali kuna crick
Ok, Gio. Go buy the newspaper, scan it na uweke kwa mandazi moto. We need to read the story.
Regarding the inventor of MPesa, I have heard a guy called Ben of Bensoft adversely mentioned as the true creator.
Madathi hot iko kule kwa @uwesmake uko na invite huko? @Deorro ataitoa Grand Mullah asimpeleke court
Nigga kicked me out. Ati coz nilikataa kuweka nudes zangu.
mbona ukatae?
Hapo wacha niseme sitaki kujipata kwa mashaka.
Juu Umeweka story ya upus. We don’t deal with rumours hapa
Wewe Bensoft aliunda njia ya Fm stations to receive text kwa sytem zao… Capiroo fm ya kirubi were the first to use it
UPUSSS
…and also the system ya ringtones download (ile huwanga dial 123#2 to download songX by SingerY).
Niliskia ni mote tano ama nudes zako are worth that.
As in uwesmakei ferks you 5 rounds ama nini? Siwes allow yeye kuingiza ata kichwa pekee, wacha hizo miti tano.
He asks for shs 5k kuigiza huya ni 7 ktalk minimum
hio story ya pesa huwa uongo. lakini lazima uwe vetted uliza @black templar
I really hope you actually don’t believe that crap!