We should as the foundation draft a petition to our Members of Parliament high lighting some of these iniquities as opined by Aggrey Adrale and the rest and in the event of inaction, we swing to the legal aspect. An injunction will cut off their wings.
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 12, 2013, at 4:12 PM, JohnAJackson <[email protected]> wrote: > CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM PRICE INCREASES > > My take on this that we have to vigilant about the operations of companies > operating in the region. > we have the right to protect ourselves from price increases > we have to stand up and be assertive and defend our rights > the era for companies to come and exploit us by gone in the 1950's when we > had less educated men and women. > we all know how much BAT took advantage of our ignorance or naivety. > WENRECO should have conducted hearing with the public to gain acceptance of > the price increase and justification of those increases. If they did not do > conduct any public hearings and went right to the TOP, we can all guess what > their intentions are. > COURT INJUNCTION is the way to stop some of these reckless practices. > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Application by WENRECO to increase Tarrifs (Vasco Oguzua) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:25:28 -0400 >> From: Vasco Oguzua <[email protected]> >> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Application by WENRECO to increase Tarrifs >> Message-ID: >> <CAMezNr6JGfM=Yf08t5T1eRG3Q82f=qa6xo_0oycnmpbg2a3...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> >> Gentlemen, >> I think the people and leaders in West Nile should organize and rebuff >> WENRECO's application for tariff increase. Considering the pain, suffering >> and loss the people in the region have incurred due to WENRECO's ineptitude >> in conducting themselves are the power supplier of the region, I think the >> people in West Nile should not allow that application to continue. >> I fully agree with Aggrey and we should should involve our MP's as this is >> a matter of service delivery. WENRECO can not continue charging the people >> for services they have failed to deliver in years, as if it the fault of >> the population in West Nile who made them not fulfil their business >> obligations. Moreover, they (WENRECO) has not even appreciated the patience >> of the people even when they failed to meet their contractual obligations >> for many times. Why should the people be responsible for the company's >> management failures. That application for tariff increase should be >> rejected, and infact this company should have been chased from doing >> business in West Nile long ago in my view considering what they put the >> people in West Nile to go through. >> >> Vasco >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:58 AM, aggrey adrale >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> > Dear Caleb, >> > >> > I have just perused the WENRECo application for tariff revision (increase). >> > >> > In a nut shell, I can only say that the company wants to hold consumers >> > responsible for its technical failures and maladministration, not >> > withstanding the government's own failures. >> > >> > The biggest question I am tempted to ask is, who will compensate the >> > consumers for the losses of business they incurred during the time of the >> > rampant power failures, which inevitably were beyond their control, yet >> > WENRECo who was in control but failed is indirectly (I think even directly) >> > crying over milk it spilled together with the government and wants to be >> > compensated? >> > >> > My take is simple, from the language of application the consumers ceased >> > to be stakeholders in the WENRECo power concession. >> > >> > Reading in between the lines, WENRECo: >> > >> > 1. Is technically looking for ways so that the government or its agents, >> > with whom it may be in cohorts, extends its power generation, transmission >> > and distribution concessions to beyond the current 20 years. >> > >> > 2. In the event the current 20 years concession expires, WENRECo would >> > have thoroughly satisfied its appetite for money and wouldn't regret >> > packing its bags assuming the tariff increase is granted by our usually >> > uncaring government. >> > >> > 3. With this trend of events would even demand compensation from >> > consumers, is the latter in future decided to protest high tariffs by >> > agreeing to not consume WENRECo power for some days. >> > >> > Otherwise some of the citations to justify the increment seem to rub us on >> > the wrong side, particularly the case of distribution poles, where every >> > Arua, Nebbi and Zombo consumer knows how much they had to cough in order to >> > get connected. >> > >> > Lastly for now, I believe WENRECo must have and still benefits from the >> > Ugandan tax payers' money. I would suggest WNF demands some action from our >> > parliamentarians, if they are with and for us in that house. The >> > parliamentarians may need to draft a motion for debate in parliament to: >> > >> > 1. Restrain ERA from taking this decision in the time frame provided by >> > law, since ERA may not have the capacity and interest to query claims of >> > the applicant. >> > >> > 2. Take this matter; and through instruments of government demand a >> > forensic report by the Office of the Auditor General on WENRECo >> > operations in order to have the public input to query their claims and lay >> > the facts bare for our consumption before ERA rushes to grant tariff >> > increase. >> > >> > Some consumer action may need to be seriously considered and coordinated. >> > >> > Aggrey Adrale >> > >> > --- On *Mon, 11/3/13, Caleb Alaka <[email protected]>* wrote: >> > >> > >> > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> >> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Application by WENRECO to increase Tarrifs >> > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> >> > Date: Monday, 11 March, 2013, 8:43 >> > >> > >> > Can our technical persons like Eng. George Afi, e.t.c react so that we >> > submit our objections as the Foundation >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Mar 9, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Wanni Norman >> > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Please find a copy of the application letter by WENRECO requesting to >> > increase Electricity tariff to 600+ per unit. see application request on >> > era website www.era.or.ug >> > >> > We have been informed of a project to connect additional users supported >> > 70% by Rural Electrification Project 30% by the community. Not sure of >> > what WENRECOs contribution to this proposed is project. The project will >> > connect something of over 1000 newlines . Should they really increase >> > tariffs ? Any technical guys out there who can challenge WENRECO with >> > facts? >> > >> > APPLICATION FOR INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY END USER TARIFF BY WEST NILE RURAL >> > ELECTRIFICATION COMPANY LIMITED WENRECO has applied for an increase in >> > the electricity end-user tariff See >> > Application<http://era.or.ug/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WENRECO-TARIFF-APPLICATION-2013-2.pdf>The >> > application can also be viewed at the LC V chairpersons? offices of >> > Arua, Nebbi and Zombo between 8:30am and 4:30pm during working days.Written >> > comments and objections on the application should be submitted within >> > fifteen (15) days after date of publication to the following address P.O. >> > Box 10332 Kampala-Uganda or Email; >> > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >> > >> > Daet of publication was 4th March 2013 >> > >> > Wanni Norman >> > >> > <WENRECO-TARIFF-APPLICATION-2013-2.pdf> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > WestNileNet mailing list >> > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> >> > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> > >> > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> > attachments if any). 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