My opinion on the Consumer Constituency

[Alex Gakuru]

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru at gmail.com> wrote:
> I relate to this. The idea is not only to further fragment
> Noncommercial Constituency but also an effort to lessen its authority
> to speak on behalf of consumers by literally "removing the carpet from
> right under our feet" - I read it as yet another weakening, 'silo'
> approach to addressing interconnected public interest. But remember
> that it could have been worse - if had actually been funded by
> commercial interests... I have seen it!

My substance?

Alice Munyua (ALAC) (and co-organiser of EAIGF with Adam Peake - where
we were excluded!) published "Hello Munyua" at
http://www.regulateonline.org/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,22/
fraudulently claiming that our association as having participated "6.
Alex Gakuru: Consumer Protection Association" - When the truth of the
matter is that I had explicitly excluded our association from their
discussions. My repeated requests that the misrepresentation be
corrected we never acted on. Fraudulent report!

And a history:

13.     PROJECTS FUNDING INITIATIVE –PERSONAL VIEWS - Projects Funding
Initiative Global Benefits
-     Serious work and results delivery; Action beyond other e-lists
talk and campaigns for posts. I do not accept like nor take shifting
“hot” cs issues because there is funding. I turned down a US$
250,000.00 for so-called “Consumer protection project in KICTANet
because I was not convinced the motives were right."

<www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/projects/reports/ProjectReport2_part3.pdf>