By Frederick MbomaI would like to join the discussion on China following the ongoing campaign by the government to burn products that they call “fake” most of which carry the “Made-in-China” label.
By the way I am an entrepreneur and I often if not always look at things from a business perspective for I still believe that money makes the world go around.
Now here’s what is happening regarding the so called “fake” goods..
Back in the late 1980’s China emerged as a low cost manufacturing area. Greedy business executives in high wage Western countries saw the opportunity to maximize profits by shifting operations to China and other Asian countries such as Philippines, India, Malaysia and Taiwan.
What was exactly happening is that you’d find for instance a seller of designer clothes such as Levis would simply state that they are paying $1 to $2 per a jeans trousers and leave it to the Asians to take it or leave it.
And of course there were takers. But the takers understood that they were being heavily exploited as the same pair of jeans trousers that they earn $2 for would be sold in America for $50 to $80 Sounds familiar? (coffee.. cashew nut... cotton growers are you there??)
But the Asians hatched a plan. If they got an order from say Levis to manufacture 100 pairs of jeans trousers they’d create twice or even three times as much and sell the original 100 to Levis at the agreed $2 per item. They’d then sell the remaining 100 or 200 pairs to a Chinese trading company for a little bit more (such as $3 to $5 per item).
These trading companies would then either re-sell those items in China or export them to countries like Tanzania for much cheaper than brand owners (like Levis) would have charged.
So you’d find the trousers that were being sold under the table to other partners apart would be as counterfeit as the ones sold to the brand owner.
Therefore brand owners (many of whom are to be found in USA) discovered this and started a war to protect their INCOME.
Therefore when I see agencies like the Fair Competition Commission of Tanzania running an operation to burn these “fake” jeans I see someone being a mercenary for the brand owner.
I am not going to make a judgment call on that whether it’s good or bad... but the question I ask myself is, “Who is paying the bill?”
Is it up to us Tanzanian tax payers to pay the price of protecting Western brands that have been compromised in China? As an entrepreneur I think that’s NOT right.
We are throwing money out of our system for nothing. The Chinese have already sold the products to us so they have pocketed our money. The Western brands have indirectly recruited our government to act as mercenaries for FREE.
That’s one part of the “counterfeits” game. I’ll be back with part two dealing with so called “inferior” goods (or goods of “inferior” quality)
God bless Tanzania
God bless all of you
Mboma is an entrepreneur based in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Email: fredrick@mboma.co.tz
Email: fredrick@mboma.co.tz
Mboma don't bring politics here, the products sold in western countries are superior to the ones we purchase from you greedy business men, calling yourself enterpreneurer, how many times we have experienced low quality electrical cables burning our houses? how many times we have purchased mobile phones with poor quality voice and batteries which don't last? what about TVs, Computers etc.? When you go shopping in China, you greedy business men you are given two choices one the original or genuine products and counterfelts (looking similar) you end up choosing the conterfelt ones in order to maxmimize profit on the expense of our lives, you are MAFISADI too.
ReplyDeletesorry,there is northing like an entrepreneurer!Jamani c mtumie kiswahili tu. alah!
ReplyDeleteNazungumzia aliye toa comment ya kwanza. See my friend Iam a MFISADI as well. What u need to know is that we Tanzanians, are far away from economic development but we can achieve economic growth- na ufisadi wetu sa wewe cjui unasubili nn! teh!teh!teh!
Msilete politics hapa be a super power then know what it means to counterfeit products. Cheap business men like you will support that at the expense of consumers! Why the hell even we are discussing this? are you forgetting that our industries will also collapse cause of this resembling cheap products which dont conform to the quality? how about jobs created from the factories suffering from the fakes? have you forget the tainted milk which killed a 100 of babies around the world? kids cyrup "pikin" in Nigeria which killed 100 of kids in Nigeria? Pls business guys caught with fakes need to be jailed also! Stop your nonsense here!
ReplyDeleteww bwana mboma, hii anga hauiwezi. waachie wakina mashaka na shayo
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The problem with most of fellow Tanzanians especially the so calling themselves educated are too political to justify what they perceive the fact, at the same time they do forget that this world is now just like a one village where we share news, it is nonsense telling people that IT IS ONLY CHEAP LABOUR THAT CAUSES LOW PRICED ITEMS FROM CHINA, China is a big threat to EU do to cheap labour that caused EU members to complain to the union as China seems to supply same quality goods at cheaper price.
ReplyDeleteFor your information, China always meets customer's demand and specification basing on quality and agreed price, more than 50% of goods in developed countries are imported from China.
I would be on your side if u say that TBS should be playing its part during importation of goods, also the fair competition commission of Tanzania should give enough knowledge to traders to avoid complaints.
WEEEE MTOA MADA NA SURA YAKO APO SIJUI NI NINI ICHO??CHEKO AU UMBILE?? TUTOKEE UMU BLOGUNI NA IZO SENTENSI ZAKO ZA KIINGLISH,,,
ReplyDeleteSHAKE IT N GAT LOST FORM OUR BELOVED BLOGU,WTH UR CHINESE THING
WE DONT NEED THAT,,I DIDNT EVEN FINISH READING IT
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3:14 PM Guy, umenikuna sana, hawa wachina na vitu cheap cheap wanatakiwa watungiwe sheria kali na wasimamizi wasimamie vikali TBS, TRA etc. ukiingiza fake fake kama anazotetea Mboma faini na jela, hapo ndio watu watarealize value for money in whatever you buy.
ReplyDeleteUnajua nini Mzee Mboma, mi naona umejitahidi..Hata kama kama watu wanazomea Ki-inglishi, ila at least u said something. Atleast umetumia kichwa kuliko chini kufikiria. Don't let the haters deter u...
ReplyDeleteUshauri wa bule, bila kukuchukuia hata kidogo: Fanya research, kuna sana kichwa kabla hujakaa chini na kuandika hivi vitu. Viko complicate kuliko ulivyo-simplify
As a a pundit business man based in kariakoo, i would like to let you guys know that China is not producing all products fake, but it depends on how you bargain on price while reflecting back the market {Tanzania} in particular. However we've got both low quality and high quality products from china, this is because we want to move on the business, and bear in mind that no business man is doing business for charity,this far we're forced by the market itself to import low quality and cheap products to meet the demands of the market as well as moving the business forward.
ReplyDeleteJustifying tht China is not producing all products fake, see products in the uk most of them say 50% are from china and they are of super quality, if the market change obviously we will change too.So china produce what you want at the agreed cost!!
lajk!
huyu mtoto alikimbia shule pale mlimani mwaka wa pili sijui anaongea nini sasa hv, kweli yupo frastruated.
ReplyDeleteMimi hupenda kutafuta elimu muda wote, na hufurahi ninapojifunza mambo mapya. Naona kuna mambo ambayo Mboma unayafahamu ambayo siyafahamu au sikuyafikiria kwa mtazamo kama wako. Nazingatia kuwa elimu haipatikani kutoka kwa mtu moja tu au watu kadhaa tu. Pia nazingatia kuwa yeyote mwenye jambo la kusema, kwa misingi ya hoja kama ulivyofanya, apewe fursa kamili ya kuongea. Naomba uendelee kuandika kama ulivyoahidi.
ReplyDeleteNyie wajasilimali wenye uchu wa utajiri wa haraka haraka( njia za mkato ) msitake kutudanganya hapa kwa kutetea upuuzi. Nyaya za umeme wa ndini ya nyumba zinazouzwa hapa kwetu nyingi haziko katika kiwango kinachostahili. Matokeo yake zinapata joto kali na kuyeyusha plastiki la nje hatimaye kuwaka moto kabisa.Mara kwa mara tunasikia nyumba zinaungua hovyo. Kuna siku nimenunua "flexible pipe" ya maji nusu inchi. hata sijaitoa ndani ya mfuko wake , kichwa kimoja kimeshameguka. Hii yote inatokana na uundaji usio na kiwango kinachotakikana. Katika biashara haijatokea mtu akatumia kiasi kikubwa chafedha kutengeneza bidhaa bora afu akaiuza kwa bei rahisi hata kidogo. Bei yake lazima ita-"Reflect" gharama aliyotumia kuizalishia. Ndio mabo yanavyokwenda. Kinyume na hapo ni utapeli na wizi mtupu !!( Kama siyo Promotion ya bidhaa)Tusidanganyane!! Tena mi naomba waendelee kuzichoma tu.Wafanya biashara uchwara wanaopenda faida mara dufu ndio wanaotusumbua sisi...Watanzania wenzetu wasio na huruma na wenzao...!
ReplyDeleteMboma ni mtaalam na kama kipimo ni Mashaka na Shayo basi huyu kawazidi hawa wasanii wa ughaibuni na anajua kujadili issue and no bull shit in what he say. He is absolutely right. Nothing new but the way he presented his arguments and examples in a very short message beats all those who make loud noise in pages full of flaws and misconceptions about China. He is a world class thinker and writer. So far he got more critics than supporters. He does not have to get supporters or reduce the number of idiot critics. He is an outstanding fellow in terms of how he approached the subject. Keep on keeping on Mboma.
ReplyDeletePole sana mjasiriamali Mboma maana mada yako inaonyesha kuwa umetapeliwa au kuingizwa mjini na Wachina. Fanya jaribio hili la kisayansi kujiridhisha kwamba umetapeliwa. Pata kitasa cha aina ya Union halisi moja kwa moja kutoka Uingereza. Pata kitasa cha Union ambacho Wachina wamekuingiza mjini kwamba kinafanana na orijino. Vifunge vitasa hivi katika mlango mmoja ili kila ukihitaji kuingia na kutoka katika chumba hicho uwe unalazimika kufungua vitasa vyote viwili. Ukifanya hivi unatengeneza mazingira ambayo vitasa hivyo vimetumika katika mazingira yanayofanana. Angalia matokeo baada ya wiki moja, wiki mbili na wiki tatu kama hufungui hicho chumba mara kwa mara.
ReplyDeleteUshauri wa mwisho. Usifanye hili jaribio kwa kutumia mlango wa kuingilia na kutokea chooni. Kitasa cha China kinaweza kukufanya usitoke!!!
ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING WE FINALLY HAVE A VERY CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKER FROM TANZANIA.MADE IT EASY FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND ECONOMICS.THANK YOU MBOMA!!!
ReplyDeleteUSA 1
Huku mtoni ukitaka Premium brands clothing to shoes kuna maeneo yamejengwa exclusively to sell premium brands at a discount. Some brands when they are discounted too much they lose their value.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that some brands are overpriced. It is true that in some brands some innovation and so much work has been used as a factor for a high price charged to the consumer. It is true that these premium brands spend so much money annually to advertise on TV and in other media. I am talking about spending billions of dollars just for advertising not producing a quality product. So these brands end up becoming so expensive and also it depends on who they are targeting. Some brands target high income earners and some target just anybody willing to throw money away to get the feeling of owning the product. How does China come into equation? There is a low cost to it but quality can not be sacrificed to gain low cost. You can not buy a good NIKE at WalMart. You can not by a good and brand new NIKE in China in the street for $15 unless it is stolen. In USA people pay up to $120 for a pair of NIKE sneaker made in China. IT DOES NOT COST $15 TO MAKE A PAIR OF NIKE IN CHINA. WHY DO PEOPLE IN AMERICA STILL PAY $120 TO GET A PAIR OF NEW NIKE LIKE AIR MAX WHILE THEY KNOW THAT IT IS MADE IN CHINA AND CHINA IS CHEAP. HOW DOES NIKE SUCCEED IN THIS HIGHLY EDUCATED MARKET LIKE USA. HW DO THEY CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT THE SNEAKER IS WORTH THE BIG BUCKS, LOOK AT IT, TRY IT,FEEL IT.SOME CHINESE PREFER TO BUY NIKE IN USA INSTEAD OF IN CHINA.WHY IS THAT?
OUR IMPORTERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BRANDS THEY BUY BEFORE THEY IMPORT THEM.
IF ALL IMPORTERS HAD MBOMA'S CALIBRE AND IF OUR GOVT AND ITS AGENCIES FOR COMMERCE WAS DOING ITS JOB WELL WE WOULD NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS OR THESE KINDS OF DISCUSSIONS. WHO TO SUE WHO TO BLAME WHO WILL PAY DAMAGES FOR PRODUCT LIABILITY OR PRODUCT MALFUNCTION? IMPORTERS? CHINESE MANUFACTURES? HELL NO.FIX THE PROBLEMS AND IMPLEMENT GOOD SYSTEMS OF ENSURING QUALITY IMPORTS IN THE COUNTRY. NINJA.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF SYSTEM IN PLACE RIGHT NOW IN BONGOLAND.
There are two issues here that must be addressed, “fake” as in substandard (substandard food that might cause people to die such as the melamin laden Chinese milk, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal) is unequivocally unacceptable, because it’s utility has the potential of being not only low, but in some cases actually negative (as in poisonous food)
ReplyDeleteFake as in “not coming from the trade mark owner” is more debatable, especially from an emerging market’s perspective, which is why this anti-Gentleman from Verona is trying to argue.
The capitalistic (read cabalistic) point of view is that intellectual property and trade mark laws must be protected, but the capitalistic point of view also holds free trade very high, aren’t trade mark law and intellectual rights concerns impediments to free trade? How about the enterprising Chinese not being given a fair chance under their
The problem with China is not so much that the street hawker is counterfeiting western product, the issue is that China, with it’s vast population needs a paradigm shift just to survive. China is not known for fairness, it’s capital punishment inequitable sentences show that, even the central bank manipulates the Yuan openly.
Here is why people from emerging markets should not rejoice from the ascent of Chinese counterfeitism.
1. Quality of goods and products – The example given (Levi Jeans) is rare, not representative and unfairly grouped under counterfeit products. If the Levi Jeans are genuine but sold improperly that is not a counterfeiting issue per se but perhaps a trade mark violation issue, there is nothing counterfeit there. The author is even justified in objecting to Tanzanian resources being used in policing these cso called “counterfeit” goods on behalf of the west.It is up to the West to protect their interests.Most of the counterfeit goods are substandard and could even be harmful. I have some very patriotic Chinese friends who would be the first to tell you about China’s lack of Quality Control (Think melamine, substandard toys etc)
2. Counterfeit goods harm investment – In a market driven world economy, the habit of counterfeiting goods, while may prove cunning at sight, is actually counterproductive at the macro level, especially to the emerging markets. Somehow these Louis Vuitton bags and fake Levi find their way into Canal St and as a result the developed world is exposed to alternative goods of sometimes impeccably similar face value to the expensive bona fides, this causes price competition and a drag down of prices which will end up causing a further reduction in the prices and therefore wages for the Chinese workers. I acknowledge there is a concept that demand is created by lowering the price but at the same time that demand also attract many a consumer who would otherwise consume the prices Fifth Avenue Products.
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Muliomkashifu Mbona kwa jinsi alivyo pls be responsible, sote tumeumbwa na Mungu na hakuna aliyejiumba na kabla hujafa hujaumbika.
ReplyDeleteKwa nini musijadili hoja zake na kumvamia how he looks?
Ninawasihi tuwe watu wa hoja.Sura haziwezi kuleta ufumbuzi wa matatizo, dawa ni fikra.
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I hope huja soma kama unvyodai maana haueleweki kabisa wewe unatetea bidhaaa mbovu ziwafikie wananchi? in the name of what? biashara wewe kweli ni pumbavu sana kwanza fanya hivi nunua bidhaa zinazofanana moja ya china na moja iliyotengenezwa china kwa ajili ya matumizi ya marekani halafu ndio uanze kuandika mada zako utofautimni mkubwa sana ndugu yangu labda hujapata nafasi ya kusafiri then doso please kabla ya kuongea wewe msomi.
ReplyDeleteBidhaa za China ni bomu tangu miaka ya 80 mpaka sasa...Quality Control yao ni non existent na mimi soon nitaamua kutonunua anything made in China.. Hawa jamaa watatumaliza. Jamani acheni kuargue pointless, chukua friji la Bosch, halafu linganisha na mafriji feki ya China yanatuchomea nyumba zetu kila siku. Ingalikuwa amri yangu vitu vyao ningevipiga marufuku.
ReplyDeleteMdau, Boston, US.
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CHINA NI MKOMBOZI WA WA-AFRICA NA MASKINI WENGINE DUNIANI.
people lets not forget,wazungu wametunyonya sana,wametutawala akili,na wameleta dini(mimi ni mkirsto pia-(christian)na wameileta dini kama wao ndio waanzilishi-kumbe imetoka middle East.WAMEFANYA HIVI ILI WAWEZE KUTUTAWALA AKILI NA UCHUMI.
MIMI NIMEISSHI ULAYA 8YRS,NIMEONA KWA KARIBU JINSI AFRICA ISIVYO THAMINIKA KWA WAZUNGU.
SASA CHINA WAMERUDI TENA BAADA YA MIAKA 1000,KWANI WALISHAWAHI KUFANYA BIASHARA NA AFRICA ,HASA NA UFALME WA MALINDI(KENYA),KILWA NA ZIMBABWE.
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MADA:
WACHINA WAMERUDI AFRICA TENA 1995.
1-TEMBEA MIKOA NA VIJIJI VYOTE KUNA PIKIPIKI,NIMETUMIA MWENYEWE LAST DECEMBER.
2-KILA MTU ANAWEZA KUNUNUA SIMU ,JAPO ITAKAA MUDA MFUPI TU.
3- UNAWEZA PATA SOLAR PANEL BEI POA
4- COMPUTER ZIMEJAA MPAKA WILAYANI
5- WAMEJENGA BARABARA.
6- RELI YA TAZARA
AND MORE TO COME
WAZUNGU TOKA WAMEKUJA AFRICA,
-WAMETUFANYA WAJINGA
-KITU KIZURI =CHA KIZUNGU
ELIMU NZURI = YA KIZUNGU
MKE/DEMU MZURI= MWEUPE(KAMA MZUNGU)
KUONEKANA UMESOMA= ONGEA KIZUNGU
DINI/IMANI NZURI =KIZUNGU(UKIRSTU) NA YESU MZUNGU,WAKATI YESU NI MWARABU-MYAHUDI
PICHA YA SHETANI =MWEUSI-GIZA
JE HAMUONI KUWA WAZUNGU HAWATUFAI???MIMI NI MKRISTU,TENA NAMCHA MUNGU(CHRISTIAN)
WAZUNGU WAMETUPA PESA NYINGI SANA ZA MIKOPO YA KIMAENDELEO,NA PIA WAMETUUZIA SANA SILAHA,NA TENA WANALETA WATAALAM WALIOKOSA AJIRA KWAO-ULAYA WANAWAPA AJIRA KTK MISAADA WANAYOLETA.(HUSHANGAI KWA NINI HATUENDELEI)
WAKILETA PESA WANAWEKA VIKWAZO,WANATULEMAZA AKILI,VIONGOZI WANAKUWA WAJINGA,HAWAFIKIRI VIZURI,WAMEKALIA KULA PESA ZA MISAADA NA KUSAFIRI KUPATA POSHO(ALLOWANCES)AMBAZO ZINATOKA KTK MISAADA HIYO HIYO.
JE UNADHANI WAZUNGU HAWAJUI HILO NA BADO WANATUACHIA TUENDELEE KUFANYA HUO UJINGA,
CIA,FBI,NSA(usa),MI5,MI6,GHQ(UK)MOSSAD,KGB
NA WENGINEO,WOTE HAWA WANAJUA KUHUSU UFISADI NA JINSI TUNAVYOJIMALIZA.
PINDI UKIWA MKALI KUENDELEZA NCHI YAKO UNAITWA GAIDI,TERRORIST,etc KAMA EL BASHIR,GADDAFI,SADAM,CASTRO etc.
TUWE CHONJO NA WAZUNGU,
KWANGU MIMI BORA YA MCHINA KULIKO MZUNGU NA MWARABU.
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WAY FORWARD-WHAT NEXT.
1-TUJIPANGE TUONE JINSI GANI TULETE VIWANDA VYA CHINA KUJA TANZANIA,ILI TUWAPE WATANZANIA AJIRA KTK VIWANDA VYA PIKIPIKI ,SOLA PANEL,SIMU NA MATREKTA.
2- TUTAFUTE ENEO KUBWA.(PORI)TULETE WACHINA WAJENGE CHINA TOWN/MARKET ILI VITU VYOTE VILIVYOPO CHINA FOR AFRICAN TRADE WAVILETE HAPA(TAX FREE)MFANYABIASHARA ANUNUE HAPA HAPA ,NA KAMA FEKI VINARUDISHWA KWA HAPO CHINATOWN,NA WANAOKAGUA VITU WAKAGUE HAPO HAPO,KABLA HAVIJATOKA.
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TUKIFANYA HIVI WATENGENEZA FEKI WATAACHA KULETA VITU TANZANIA,NA PIA TUTAKUWA KITUO CHA BIASHARA KWA NCHI ZA JIRANI i.e DRC,RWANDA,BURUNDI,ZAMBIA NA MALAWI
-TUJENGE BANDARI MAALUM KWA MIZIGO YA CHINA NA JAPAN,
IT CAN BE DONE NA WATU BINAFSI,SWALA NI KUJIPANGA TU,KWANI HATA IKIWA NA UWEZO WA KUPOKE MELI 1 KWA SIKU WACHINA WATALETA TU MELI ZAO.
NYERERE ALIFANYA VIZURI KUCHELEWESHA UCHIMBAJI WA MADINI NA MAFUTA/GAS TANZANIA,NADHANI ALIJUA KUNA WATU BORA ZAIDI YA WAZUNGU WATALETA UFAHAMU KWETU NA KUONA KUWA TUNAWEZA KUFANYA WENYEWE BILA YA MZUNGU.
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JUHUDI BINAFSI.
-NIMEANZA KUWAELEKEZA MARAFIKI NA NDUGU KWENDA CHINA KUSOMA NA KUJENGA MAHUSIANO WACHINA.
VIZA YA CHINA HAISUMBUI,NA KAMA UNATAKA KWENDA KUSOMA/BIASHARA UTAENDA TU.
-KUPROMOTE UMUHIMU WA MCHINA OVER MZUNGU KWA TAIFA LETU.
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TUJENGE NCHI SISI WENYEWE,SERIKALI IJE BAADAE,KWANI VIONGOZI WENGI WAO,WAMELEWA POSHO NA ALLOWANCE.
NATAFUTA WATANZANI (TU) WENYE NIA NA ARI YA KUFANYA BIASHARA NA WACHINA,ILI TUJENGE SOKO (CHINA TOWN)HAPA TANZANIA.THEN TUJENGE VIWANDA HAPA TANZANIA
-Wasiliana nami
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Big up mr Mboma, I like ur ideas, althogh thy r all not true. I am looking 4ward to reading ur second post soon.
ReplyDeleteAchana na hao wapuuzi wengine wasio na hoja, mtu humu bloguni anapingwa kwa hoja na si vinginevyo.
Imetulia mkuu
None of you guys is doing business in China.. so much of your comment is guess work!..
ReplyDeleteOf cource not everything made in China is fake..but when people talk about fake it means FAKE!..most of businessmen who comes to China would bring the Original make of say a Levis jeans and reproduce in bulk to any manufacturing company depends on price..It may look the same but it's FAKE!..
This is what happens, cause I know Levis had their own plant, so are many western companies,they do have shares or tight connection with manufacturer knowing the risk of their product being reproduced.
Kifupi, watu wote (wafanyabiashara wadogo) huenda China na nguo original moja kama sample kisha wanachapisha viwandani kufanana na hiyo original.
Blame our Traders,Dont blame the Chinese!Our traders are the ones who are "fake and dishonest",not the Chinese!Ask our traders to stop the habit of "Buy Cheap,Sell Expensive".To our traders,Ignorance and Poverty of our people who are their own blood brothers is "Business Capital".The Chinese on the other hand are struggling and determined entrepreneurs who are fighting their way up,and there is a day they will produce sophisticated elitist consumables and industrial products!They will never produce sub standard products all their life!If you were to shop in Europe or the US for instance,you would come across high quality chinese products of equivalent western standards!They produce a whole array of products for different tastes!The choice is upon the consumer or the buyer!This where our merchants fall prey to the intoxicating possibilities of making a kill by Buying Cheap even though inferior and sell Expensive exploiting the ignorance and poverty of their own kins!Visit our neighbours just across who also happen to go to the same Chinese Market,and find out what sort of products in terms of quality do they bring back to their homelands? You will get the shock of your life!Some of our own traders who can not afford to go to China,who would go to these neighbouring countries and buy goods to sell back at home,would carry back Chinese goods But of better and superior Quality!How does this arise? Its dishonesty and Greed amongst our own traders who capitalise on the ignorance and lack-of -know-how and poverty afflicting millions of our people!Under those circumstances,would you still blame the Chinese?
ReplyDeleteMimi nilitarajia watu wangekaa kwanza kimya ili wasome sehemu ya pili ya huyu bwana kabla ya kuanza criticisms zao hizo toka Muzumbe alumni kama wanavyojiita.
ReplyDeleteLakini hawakufanya hivyo,wakakurupuka na kumshambulia bila kujua ukweli wa mambo ya biashara ya huko China. Nashauri tusubiri alete hiyo sehemu yake ya pili ili tumpe criticisms are appreciation kama itabidi.
Nijuavyo mimi wachina kule kwao ni very honest. Ukienda kununua bidhaa wanakuuliza UNATAKA ORIGINAL AU FAKE? wafanya biashara wa kwetu husema haraka haraka FAKE! wanapewa fake wanarudi nazo kutubambika hapa nyumbani na kupata superprofit.
Wachina ni very strategic busines people. They know how to meet customer needs and tastes. Chochote utakacho wao watakupa. Sasa mnawalaumia nini wakati tunapewa choice?? Hiyo sio serikali yao,ni wafanya biashara wa mtaani wanaotaka kutoka kimaisha haraka kwa siri. Vivyo hivyo na sisi wanaotufanya tupate fake products sio serikali yetu au ya china bali ni wafanya biashara yetu hawa hawa wanaotaka watoke kimaisha ktk muda mfupi. Wizi mtupu!
Dawa ni kuishauri serikali waendelee kuboresha TRA,TBS na authority zote zinazodeal na masuala ya biashara,ubora na uingizaji wa vitu ndani ya nchi. Lakini hili litawezekana kama tu sisi wote tutazipa ushirikiano wa kutosha mamlaka hizo. Na ninyi wafanya biashara sasa muelewe jamii yetu haitaki mbinu zenu chafu za kutuibia. Fanyeni biashara zenye manufaa kwa wanunuzi wenu pia,msiangalie maslahi yenu tu. Be ethical business men.
...Mmachinga (mimi sio alumni wa Muzumbe).
Alichoelezea Mboma ni kweli, chanzo cha bidhaa kutoka china ndio hicho, ila wachina wakaendelea kuproduce copy. Kila nguo unayonunua Europe geuza nyuma soma imeshonwa wapi- china. Kuchoma moto sijui kuna faida gani, wakati nchi yetu masikini. Wawape watu wanaohitaji hivyo vitu
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ReplyDeleteMi mada nimeelewa kiasi chake na sijui kwa nini watu mko discouraging kiasi hiki mtu asifanye kitu!! Anyway pia kuhusu Mumbe,na Mzumbe alumni what so special about Mzumbe connected to this topic? hapo sielewi
ReplyDeleteI’m not supporting what Mr Mboma wrote, but I’m equally, not on the side of those going against his personal side, instead of concentrating on his contents.
ReplyDelete‘Understandably’, we got many ‘English lecturers’ in this blog than in England as a country, yet lots of our kids and adults alike continue to struggle in English! BIG TIME!
Mr Mboma, just like other positive ‘thinkers’, touched something that worth a discussion! I mean discussion! Not just anything produced from keyboard bashers as underpinned by some contributors!
I loathe those who just want to ‘say’ anything for the sake of anything!
Of course, some could argue, we are where we are as a country, not because we’re not good enough in doing things but because we got so many people who want to spend their ‘valuable’ time to give out bosh stuff whilst pulling other people down. Needless to say, those criticised Mr Mboma’s look fall under this category.
Sad to mention, we live in the world where people are judged by the look of their face and not by the substance of their contents! Pol e sana Mr Mboma, you have to live with that!
Back to the topic!
Big companies do outsource their manufacturing units to China etc, not always down to greediness as you have underpinned above. There are many reasons, among others, is the leverage power of the customers (us) in the marketplace.
Customers’ demand on cheap at the same time ‘quality’ products encompass the decision of these companies to shift their manufacturing facilities to the countries you have mentioned. Not only this would increase their chance of survival in the market as manufacturers but would make these products affordable to customers (us). For instance; assume everything you see is made in the country of its origin, do you think we could be where we are now? I don’t think we could even afford to buy toothpaste/mobile phone of our choice! Think about the effect on job market as well!
Of course, I don’t mean to say everything under the said mainstream is perfect OK! The 'world' has to look into companies that exploit such system in order to fill their bottomless pockets. Things like child labour and environment awareness have to be at the centre of discussion and rigorous measures should be taken against those companies exploiting the system. Also quality has to be adhered by manufacturers to make sure customers get ‘what is written on the tin’ and not harmful substances/products especially for food and medicines.
Something worth mentioning here is that we as consumer/customer never give a damme about how product was manufactured-we just want product! But for those in manufacturing background would agree with me and appreciate the complexity of manufacturing processes. In fact,these days for manufacturers to be able to realise a small profit, they need to bend over backwards even more than used to be! I don’t think there would be anyone to blame them if they go to the likes of China and India and come up with a win-win situation for both parties!
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