Negotiating in Kenya
Topic started Jun 15, 08 by PS in category Kenya | Please comment here »Having grown up in Kenya, I feel that the locals are still being treated unfairly. Although it is true that a population largely deserves the Government it gets in a democracy, the situation in Kenya is quite different. Any foreign companies that enter into contracts in Kenya have to deal with the government. This is usually a case of a few million dollars to the right people and the deal gets approved whether the local companies like it or not. A lot of times there is hardly a negotiating table that the local companies see when there is the matter of large monetary dealings. It is a contract shoved down your throat. Is there any effective way of breaking this cycle by negotiating on terms and conditions and dealing with the govt by making them an active shareholder, rather than a simple wire transfer number? How would you even begin to fix things and who would you speak with ?
