Why should Magufuli reject Sylvia Mulinge as Vodacom CEO

Why should Magufuli reject Sylvia Mulinge as Vodacom CEO

Geza Ulole said:
Why should Slyvia Mulinge be rejected as Vodacom's Managing Director​

Towards our agenda 2025, nation interests for Tanzania should come ahead of anything as farequested as regional strategic decisions are concerned. Unfortunately, the British owned companies don't see how their careless moves can put our national interests at disadvantage. This is out of a reality that their skewed mentality has repetitively given leverage to Kenyan nationals at the expense of Tanzania's regional prospects with detrimental effects on our economic welfare as a result.

As an alert, Kenyans as people are to us our natural rivals aside being corrupt and money laundering machines just like Bashir Awale a former managing Director at Standard Bank (with a $6 mln bounty on his head). While protectionists at home; on given a task, they lack comittment, competence and expertise to perform at diligence. Appointing any of them to lead a big company like Vodacom poses serious risks to its prospects.

Just like Precisionair under Kioko, a sole electrical transformers plant in the region Tanelec was put under management of Kenyan nationals at its prime, before ended up minting loses. One should not forget how Kibo Breweries met impenitent greedy and protectionist takeover by East African Breweries under its CEO Gerald Mahinda at time.

As not only a bargaining token but a trump card that subsequently ensured an immediate closure agreement with Sabmiller for any potential threat in their perceived home market after ownership exchange of Brewery plants in Moshi and Thika in what was at the time Kenyans' a bragging right in what was infamously baptized a regional "Beer war", rendered Moshi town and her peripherial residence jobless with the disappearance of most catchy beer brand "Kibo gold" from the market.

The same is a repetitive sad story about the second take over of Serengeti Breweries unfortunately, by the same East African Breweries. As a testimony, just recently the East African Breweries was put under scrutiny of Fair Competition Commission after the terms of take over were violated. Again, as a result of poor decisions taken in Nairobi that deliberately ignored conditions and agreements put forward by Fair Tanzania's Competition Commission.

After a takeover, the behind the scene ill motives were pioneered that resulted into all efforts being channelled towards improving the image Tusker brand within the Tanzanian market at the expense of a loss of market share of a more prominent Serengeti beer. Serengeti beer was intentionally rejected the same treatment within Kenya as the takeover agreement requested aside a termination of several local sports sponsorships that led to her market share plunge at home.

Prior that, it has to be remembered via relentless promotions Serengeti beer had managed to carve a niche of its own in the beer market and commanded a respect and an outmatched vibrant receptiveness to beer consumers. Even under fierce competition from Sabmiller it's market share had fairly risen and by the time of a takeover, Serengeti Breweries had already established an overall market share of 15% within Tanzania.

Unfortunately under the prohibitive control and poor management of the East African Breweries in Nairobi that market share shrank to less than 7% at the moment. To me that did not happen as a coincidence, considering the fact the poor performance was for the second time and especially after seeing the same East African Breweries is investing a $150 mln plant in Kisumu a nose and mouth from Mwanza where Serengeti Breweries is having another plant.

To me, a demise of Serengeti Breweries was meant to give an excuse for a new plant in Kisumu and trying to use instigated poor performance to shut down a plant in Mwanza, a misallocation of resources.

As never ending recurrence of similar sabotageous coincidences, the same story can be explained of Tanelec acquisition by Transcentury under CEO Kiuna Gachao. Again, a Kenyan company, Transcentury led to Tanelec's underperformance as a result of a brand new subsidiary being opened in Kenya rendering its market share being constricted and hence redundance at home while job creation in Nairobi.

The same was the unfair tactics for the most talked about Arusha dairy acquisition by Brookside that left bitter taste among diplomatic circles in the region as Uhuru happened to be that ultimate torch bearer for this company.

I have a strong feeling madam Mulinge is sent on a mission and suspiciously, is being assigned to oversee a takeover of Vodacom by Safaricom, a move that will be executed via managerial limitations towards overall company's performance that in the end will erase its competitiveness in the Tanzanian market. With a board stage-managed from Nairobi to play a second fiddle in making approvals and decisions on their favor, unhealthy managerial tactics will be instigated to discourage the much needed innovation for a company to stay relevant in the market and hence growth derailment while posing Vodacom for a smooth take over at a throw away price.

Your Excellency President JPM, with my esteem humble advice i ask your office to reject this appointment. I also beg your office to stop letting Tanzanian companies being put under any sort of influence or control by Kenyans. Kenyans as people lack merit are incompetent while corrupt and have proven failure even on the running of their own companies at home.

Think of loss making KQ under Naikuni and Nguze, Uchumi under Kipng'etich and Nakumatt under Shah e.t.c. the list of their cultural proof of embezzlement, fraud and mismanagement when given a control of any good company is undebatable and can go on and on.

It's high time to do away with giving them a chance to ruin good gains by our companies especially those public owned as their failure will be disastrous to our economy. Just like the way a renowned Tanzanian political satirist James Gado was unceremoniously shown an exit door through a political influence though he working in a public company NMG, a similar fashion treatment can save Vodacom. Enough with their shenanigans , let us put a stop to being made their experimental Guinea pigs on their project "rundown to takeover". We should always stay vigilant and remind ourselves it's purely an attempt to economical dominance at play.
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Makala nzuri sana. Hawa jamaa walitaka kuiua Tanga fresh pia. Wakenya wahuni sana, leo unakuta ndiyo rafiki wakubwa wa ngoyai
 
uchungu said:
Kukiwa na watanzania kama hawa 500 tu wenye uzalendo na wanaoweza kuona mambo kwa jicho la tatu hakika nch yetu itasogea mbele
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Uzalendo lazima uambatane na kufuata sheria, kwani Serikali ina miliki asilimia ngapi Vodacom, tuanzie hapo kwanza.
 
Yamakagashi said:
Natamani kuwa mzalendo kwa kupitia huu uzi ila baada ya hapa nauvua uzalendo ..tuendelee kusikia miili inaelea coco beach mbunge kupigwa risasi hadharani ,madiwani kucharangwa mapanga na wanao hoji mambo kuulizwa uraia wao

Anyway hongera zako Geza ila pia awe makini katika kufanya maamuzi huyo uliye muandikia huu ujumbe
Vinginevyo akikurupuka kama kawaida yake ,Vodacom itageuka kama TTCL ama ATCL
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Kama hamna mada muwe mnapita tu sio kuharibu Thread za watu bwana
 
El Capitan said:
rejected? because she is Kenyan? hii ni wivu tu
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Because of their ulterior motives towards our businesses. We have evidence of their bad deeds against our establishments. They normally kill our companies.
 
pakamwam said:
Post nzuri sana tena ya kizalendo. Ni matumaini yangu rais wetu atasikiliza na kufanyia kazi ushauri huu. Tanzania ni yetu. Ikiharibika wenye hasara ni sisi. Wengine hata nje ya Tanzania hatupajui. Kulinda rasilimali zetu ndio uzalendo namba moja
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nyie kinyesi kabisa ..mnadhani huyo mwehu wenu kila kitu anauwezo wa kuzuia na kutengua..Vodacom sio kampuni wala shirika la umma...Akatengue uteuzi wa Angela labda
 
Geza Ulole said:
I see total revenue safaricom for 2017 was Kshs195 bln not 10× Vodacom hardly 3x. And yet safaricom has 76% market share in Kenya compared to 31% for Vodacom in Tanzania.
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Huyo jamaa siyo mtu makini amekuja na kuropoka tu number! Telecom industry in Kenya is monopolistic no wonder she was able to achieve those sales in her profile
 
thisdayes said:
Huyo jamaa siyo mtu makini amekuja na kuropoka tu number! Telecom industry in Kenya is monopolistic no wonder she was able to achieve those sales in her profile
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Africa’s telecom companies:

  1. MTN South Africa: Hardly a surprise to many, in a recently published revenue presentation. This company had more than 176 million subscribers spanning 16 countries is Africa and 6 countries in Middle East. It recorded revenue of R66.4 billion for the Q1 of 2012 out of which R38 billion were made in just Nigeria and South Africa. Currently the subscriber base for MTN South Africa stands at 23.5 million subscribers. The company also recorded revenue of $9.4 billion back in 2011.
  2. Vodacom Group (South Africa): This telecom parent company is the UK-based Vodafone. It is also the 2ndbiggest trading company in Africa, recording revenue of more than R9 billion in 2010. In Africa’s wide scale ranking across all the industries, it ranks at 9th place in terms of revenue while Vodacom South Africa ranking at 14th place. In 2010 the company recorded a revenue of R6 billion. Currently it enjoys a market share of 58% of South Africa mobile market with a subscriber base of 23 million.
  3. Telkon (South Africa): This is South Africa’s biggest wireless service and fixed-line providers, and also operates in other 38 countries across Africa. South Africa government has a share capital of 39% in this company. In 2011, the group recorded an operating revenue of R16 billion (3.2% decrease) from which R15 billion came from fixed-line services.
  4. Orascom Telecom (Egypt): The parent company of this telecom is the Orascom Telecom Holding, one of the biggest operating GSM networks across Africa, Middle East, Asia and Canada. Russia’s Vimplecom has a 51% stake in this company. It is also the 6th biggest mobile telecom company globally. At the end of 2009, it recorded revenue of $5.065 billion but over the next 2 years declines. Its track record shows a huge surge of subscribers back in the late 90’s from about 200,000 in 1998 to more than 101 million subscribers shortly after Wind Telecom bought a big stake in the company.
  5. Maroc Telecom (Morocco): This is the main telecom company in operation in Morocco, and is partly owned by Vivendi technology company. On the Q1 of 2012, it posted consolidated revenue of $890 million. Internationally the company grew its business revenue at rate of 21% year after year. On March, 2012 the company revealed it has a subscriber base of 17.1 million, out of which 1.2 million were 3G customers and about 1.08 million contract subscribers. It also has several subsidiaries in Mali, Gabon and Burkina Faso.
  6. MTN Nigeria (Nigeria): It has been described as the golden boy since it has large subscribers base and recording high revenue for the South Africa-based MTN Group. Outside South Africa, this Nigeria base telecom is considered the group’s highest earner having recorded a revenue or over R13 billion in the Q1 of 2012. Currently it has a subscriber base of more than 43 million.
  7. Orascom Telecom Algerie (Algeria): Also part of Orascom Telecom Holding company, and the second most profitable territory for the group. It trades under the name Djezzy in Algeria with a subscriber base of 16.5 million and a market share of 55.5%. Orascom Telecom Algerie was ranked 79th in terms of Top 500 African Companies.
  8. Mobinil (Egypt): France Telecom (Orange) has a 94% stake in this company and 5% stake being owned by Orascom Telecom founder Naguib Sawiris. By 2010, it had more than 30 million subscribers with network coverage of 99% of the population of Egypt. It has also been a source of several disputes between Sawiris and France Telecom which was only resolved after the later buying a bigger stake at the company thus leaving Sawiris with just 5%.
  9. Safaricom (Kenya): It is the biggest telecom company in Kenya formed back in 1997. By then it was a fully owned subsidiary company of Telkom Kenya. Later on, Vodafone, UK-based mobile provider bought up 40% stake in the company. By 2010, Safaricom had a little over 12 million subscribers. In 2012 it boosted its subscriber base by being the first telecom in East Africa to provide 3G technology.
  10. Telecom Egypt (Egypt): Last but not least we have the largest fixed-line provider in Egypt and the Middle East. Started back in 1854, it is one of the oldest telecom companies in Africa. Currently it is estimated to have a subscriber base of 12 million, but it also holds a 44% stake in Vodafone Egypt.
 
thisdayes said:
Huyo jamaa siyo mtu makini amekuja na kuropoka tu number! Telecom industry in Kenya is monopolistic no wonder she was able to achieve those sales in her profile
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Kibaki n his co. Allowed Safaricom to do monopoly to safeguard their interests under mobitelea.
 
Kigogo said:
nyie kinyesi kabisa ..mnadhani huyo mwehu wenu kila kitu anauwezo wa kuzuia na kutengua..Vodacom sio kampuni wala shirika la umma...Akatengue uteuzi wa Angela labda
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Mkuu kuna watu bado wana akili za kijamaa, wanatamani serikali iingilie kila kitu! sukari tu imewashinda, ukiangalia post za wengi zina msukumo wa chuki kuliko ukweli! na hii ndo inathibitisha mzee mkapa alikuwa sahihi kusema kuwa elimu yetu duni kwa ukanda huu wa Afrika mashariki.
 
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