[kictanet] Fwd: [Fwd: Safaricom intimidating media...]

Fri Jul 20 19:11:57 EAT 2007

Mr. John,

This is the essence of "Freedom of Expression" in a
flourishing "comfortable" democracy. "Thinking Kenya"
asks BIG questions, answers are looked for and are
found. Talking of which we need belated a good FOI
Act.

The pepper gets out there and one may choose to have
the cure administered "sugar-coated" or shot "straight
between the eyes". Good where government and business
are distinguishable but nightmares when the two are
indistinguishable.

Among the greatest dangers right now are to ensure the
democratic window of expression is safeguarded because
 you must be aware companies also have active
corporate espionage departments "to ensure largest
market share"

Companies and Government could conspire to "finish"
consumers - profit optimisation on one hand and tax
obligations on the other hand to end up with
unshakable "K"enrons defying the world (case in
Zimbabwe). 

Most of we must appreciate sustained assertiveness
yields pro-consumer results ;-) Woe unto you if you
they type that believes in very kind corporates. A
vocal consumer says "Before companies state they
giving back to society, they should first tell us what
they grabbed from it"

Kwaheri! 

Alex

--- John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Aiih!
> 
> Theuri, these your stories are hot like
> pepper...might u be
> related to one Alex Gakuru?
> 
> But on a serious note, I had never realised that
> business
> corporates have the mechanism to effectively and
> permanently extingiush the media - in ways that many
> a
> government can only be envious about.
> 
> ...makes one wonder - is the media selecting the
> wrong
> enemies? Or is the media part of the problem in that
> it
> often takes part in a dynamic conspiracy with either
> the
> Govt or the Corporates at the expense of the
> Consumer? 
> 
> jst thinking loudly, 
> walu.
> --- Mike Theuri <mike.theuri at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
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> > Date: Jul 18, 2007 2:12 PM
> > Subject: [africa-oped] [Fwd: Safaricom
> intimidating
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> > Safaricom intimidating media ahead of IPO
> > http://eastafricapress.net/f.php?sp=81
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> > Also:
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> > The price the Aga Khan paid to have NTV back on
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> > What Monitor journalist Andrew Mwenda thinks about
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