[kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row

[David Lumbasi]

Greed and race for quick wealth among top Kenyan leaders has reached alarming proportions. It is as if they feel the end of the world is at hand and they must enrich themselves at whatever cost even if the sovereignty of the state will be compromised by their actions.

--- On Tue, 7/19/11, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row
To: tefitlum at yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 11:25 PM

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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