[kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row

Wed Jul 20 10:20:50 EAT 2011

I wish elective office was also competitive against the chinese.... Then we
would see who would have the last laugh.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Jotham Kilimo Mwale <jokilimo at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Methinks we only have part of the story ... from the losers. I would wait
> for more information and a balanced story before making conclusions.
>
> Regards,
> Jotham
>
>
> --- 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: jokilimo 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<http://mc/[email protected]>>
> 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<http://mc/[email protected]>>
> 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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