[kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row

[Odhiambo Washington]

@Solomon,

Are you the only one who doesn't know how the Chinese operate? Haven't you
heard of the "brown envelop" phenomena?
There is nothing as "unclear means". It's the brown envelope, but no one
admits it always. I can say for sure that is what has pissed off RMS and the
others, because they have the means to run these operations.


On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 09:25, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com>wrote:

> I saw the same on NTV news.
> And I think this is all because both NTV and RMS had tendered for the
> licence only for some Chinese firm to win it through some unclear
> means.
>
> I only wonder why this is so and why the government had to handpick
> the Chinese to do this.
>
>
> /me/
>
> On 20/07/2011, Philip Adar <philip.adar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > When you see "technicality" card being brandished, it simply means no one
> > spoke to any body!
> >
> > It will take generations before "we" learn to put our national interest
> > above individualistic short-term gain interest. It is terrible, it is
> bad!
> >
> > Regards
> > Philip
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 7:53 AM, aki <aki275 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Just been reading this article,
> >>
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Nation++Royal+Media+lose+appeal+for+signal+distribution+licence/-/539550/1204274/-/14gbqmu/-/index.html
> ,
> >> and the print lacks the details but also a reflection is what is
> happening
> >> in developing countries.
> >>
> >> Did the local media group have the technical and financial capability to
> >> operate signal distribution platforms and roll out the services, yet got
> >> dropped out because of tender technicalities. How is this possible? Are
> we
> >> saying kenyans are totally incapable of understanding the requirements
> or
> >> commitments of such national projects?
> >>
> >> I hope the affected parties do an indepth review of why they lost out
> and
> >> share that information with kenyans. We need to know, because I'm sure
> the
> >> local media groups were also going to buy technology platforms and
> >> implement
> >> roll out so issues like delays due to internal manufacture or creation
> do
> >> not even arise.
> >>
> >> Some thoughts.
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >>
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