[kictanet] Nairobi switches to digital TV signal by December 31

[Kivuva]

It will be a contradiction to switch off poor Kenyans who have food
and school fees on their menu rather than fake Chinese gadgets in the
pretence of improving their lives. Let Kenyans choose their prefered
mode of reception until 2015. Only elitist and pretenders to elitism
pass policies that favour the well off

On 04/12/2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] <arebacollins at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ill believe it when its off... im thinking how legal suits will land in
> courts, ooh, someone does not want scrutiny of elections in march, ooh, set
> top boxes are nowhere, ooh this ooh that. then it will be postponed to mid
> next year, then maybe end of the year.....
>
> TIA.
>
> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Finally the government realises who is boss.
>>
>> Kudos to the Minister and PS for taking a stand against big business and
>> siding with technological development.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>>   ------------------------------
>> *From:* Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
>> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *Sent:* Monday, 3 December 2012, 0:36
>> *Subject:* [kictanet] Nairobi switches to digital TV signal by December
>> 31
>>
>>
>> IN SUMMARY
>>
>>    - Information PS Bitange Ndemo has noted any further delay would be
>>    very expensive for the government
>>    - The plan to honour a December 31 digital TV switch over in Nairobi
>>    region comes just weeks after Dr Ndemo said the Treasury had declined
>> an
>>    appeal by his ministry to give subsidies on set-top boxes
>>    - An awareness campaign is ongoing to educate consumers on the
>>    importance of migrating to digital from the analogue platform
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Nairobi-switches-to-digital-TV-signal-by-December-31/-/1006/1634964/-/j0c6dj/-/index.html
>>
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