[kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's Digital Migration Ruling

Wambua, Christopher Wambua at cck.go.ke
Fri Dec 27 13:00:42 EAT 2013


Ali,

I am not privy to the percentages that were on offer. The government is best placed to respond to this.

Wambua

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From: Ali Hussein
Sent: Friday, 27 December 2013 12:54 PM
To: Wambua, Christopher
Cc: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's Digital Migration Ruling


ICT Researcher

We don't leave in a utopian world..He who pays the piper calls the tune.

At the risk of belaboring the point it is a competitive issue that has to be addressed. In fact we are already seeing trends of content providers and infrastructure owners morphing into one:-

1. Google is busy laying fibre/buying fibre across the world
2. Facebook is doing the same
3. Zuku is a triple play player - owning the infrastructure and at the same time involved heavily in content creation and distribution
4. Safaricom is moving the same way.
5. Infact all across the world we are seeing the convergence of content and infrastructure.

This is partly due to competitive pressures and at the same time an answer to policy, regulatory and legislative pressures.

By the way one of the key bones of contention at WCIT12 in Dubai was the principle of  whether content providers should pay telcos to carry their content.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/02/14/should-content-providers-pay-telcos-to-carry-their-data/

The point is that there is no simple answer to this.

@Wambua - lastly I'm really curious as to what shareholder (percentage terms) was offered to the media Owners in Signet.  And whether the Media owners are just Wagging the dog and distracting from the real issues or it is the Government that is Wagging the dog.

Bottom-line? There has been too much brinkmanship on both sides and its time to sit down and sort these issues out for the betterment of the country.

Ali Hussein

+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113

"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein

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On Dec 27, 2013, at 12:00 PM, ICT Researcher <ict.researcher at yahoo.com<mailto:ict.researcher at yahoo.com>> wrote:


Sure! They would like us ti believe that is has  been and should remain ok for them to hold public freedom of expression hostage? Priority given to those with deep pockets aka advertisers?



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On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 11:28 AM MSK Mark Elkins wrote:

On Thu, 2013-12-26 at 21:49 +0000, Omo, John wrote:
Thanks Steve,
The question you raise to Mr Wambua has been answered on this thread:
there is currently not enough spectrum to licence a third operator .

I don't understand the "not enough spectrum" position. Technically
speaking,

1 - with Analogue switched off - there will be more unused spectrum. I'm
sure plans are being made as to how it will be used though.

2 - The two licensed holders presumably have enough spectrum to both
distribute and broadcast all current TV stations - plus many, many
more..

I guess the issue is TV signal producers (content) would rather
distribute and broadcast (control) their own signal rather than enrich
and be held hostage (unknown performance/censored) by a third party?

That's a familiar argument.

Let me attempt a layman's answer to your second question. Many an
Editor/Correspondent from the so called mainstream media are on this
list. Their silence on such a topical issue is telling of one of the
major ills besseting our media industry: one way- (as opposed to what
I call discourse-) journalism. One way journalism prefers to give
information in/on its own way/terms but quite shy in hard-talk
engagement.
When you dialogue with some of our Editors, they bemoan the loss of
professionalism, largely due to 'censorship from inside'. Many of what
they would write on such a 'sensitive' issue is 'edited' by a non
editor sitting much higher up. The irony is that this is part of what
is killing the mainstream media. Engaged viewer/reader-ship has little
or no time for a 130-paged newspaper, or some evening outdated screen
verbiage.
I do this in my private capacity from my Land's end village with no TV
signals and does not receive 130-paged newspapers. We though envision
additional community ICT centres around schools and the only one
available is over stretched.
Omo

From: Collins Areba | Tel +254 707 750 788 | twitter @brainiacKE
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Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 11:19 PM
To: Omo, John
Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's Digital
Migration Ruling


@wambua,
I guess my question is on the issue of the 3rd signal distibution
license.. Why not award it to the players crying foul and asking for
it? Might it be because the two awardees could not survive without
content from these players if they focused their content on their own
distribution network? Might that explain why Digital migration has not
taken off as effectively (because it lacks prime movers).


and to the Media Houses..
Were you soo sure you would win on an extended technicality that the
ruling caught you off guard? at what point were you planning to shift
focus from protecting turf to getting into the formidable arena of
competing in a crowded arena?


On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Group]
<bkioko at bernsoft.com<mailto:bkioko at bernsoft.com>> wrote:
       Wambua,



       I see stations now scrolling messages and one saying they are
       not against the migration and in fact they support it, and
       that their concern is “…not enough set top boxes have been
       acquired or that adequate stocks are available for acquisition
       by viewers”.

       I only wish they started scrolling this a month ago…



       What is you comment on this statement currently scrolling on
       screens?



       Regards



       From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces
       +bkioko=bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:bkioko=bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke>] On Behalf Of
       Wambua, Christopher
       Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 10:21 PM
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       Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy
       Discussions
       Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's
       Digital Migration Ruling


       Because of frequency spectrum limitations.


       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

       From:Watila Alex


       Sent:Thursday, 26 December 2013 21:56 PM


       To:Wambua, Christopher


       Reply To:awatila at yahoo.co.uk<http://yahoo.co.uk>


       Cc:Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy
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       Digital Migration Ruling






       why was the number of signal distributors limited to two?
       --
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       ______________________________________________________________
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       The tender for the 2nd signal distribution licence was an open
       one. And indeed some of the local media set up a consortium
       through which they submitted a bid. Their bid was however
       unsuccessful.





       If they had put in an attractive bid, they could have improved
       their chances of winning. Even if CCK were to float another
       tender for signal distribution restricted only to local firms,
       interested companies would have to compete for the licence.
       Firms that submit poor bids would still lose.





       Local firms need to improve their capacity in responding to
       government tenders. If they don't, they will continue losing
       out to international firms even in businesses where they have
       proven expertise.





       Wambua





       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

       From:Watila Alex


       Sent:Thursday, 26 December 2013 21:22 PM


       To:Ngigi Waithaka


       Reply To:awatila at yahoo.co.uk<http://yahoo.co.uk>


       Cc:Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy
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       Subject:Re: [kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's
       Digital Migration Ruling





       i think their major compliant is the limiting of the number of
       signal distributors. they had hoped to also be signal
       distributors

       --
       Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android





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       To: <awatila at yahoo.co.uk<mailto:awatila at yahoo.co.uk>>;
       Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA at cck.go.ke<mailto:CPA at cck.go.ke>>; KICTAnet ICT
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       Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's
       Digital Migration Ruling
       Sent: Thu, Dec 26, 2013 4:01:53 PM




       Quick one,

       Why would the media houses object to going Digital? Are there
       any advantages to remaining analog?

       While I support that the 2nd license ought to have gone to the
       Kenyan Consortium,  I don't support us remaining on the analog
       broadcasting platform.

       For the uninitiated,  Digital is equivalent to FM in radio
       while Analog takes you back to Short Wave radio. Good luck
       tuning that....

       Waithaka Ngigi

       Alliance Technologies
       Nairobi, Kenya

       www.A1.io<http://www.A1.io>

       On 26 Dec 2013 13:56, "Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Group]"
       <bkioko at bernsoft.com<mailto:bkioko at bernsoft.com>> wrote:

       Ali,



       It’s no secret am for the digital migration.



       Sometime in 2006, a worldwide decision was taken to migrate to
       Digital by 17th June 2015. Kenya actively started this process
       in 2009. Many consultative meetings have been held (75
       according to CS Information). Of the 9yrs allocated for this
       transition, Kenya has already used up 7 doing rounds and
       entertaining selfish interests like we are seeing now. We have
       2 to go on now if we are to meet this deadline. Question: When
       do these media houses feel is the right time to move?



       These media houses were running in 2006….2009 … 2013… so their
       inability to appropriately plan to migrate should not be used
       to hold the country against the development and opportunities
       that Digital broadcasting brings to the people of Kenya.



       What I find distasteful in their argument is that Nairobians
       need more time to acquire these devices. CCK had a clear
       awareness campaign which involved running advertisements
       informing Nairobians of this switch over and the need to
       purchase settop boxes. These media houses found it ideal to
       refuse to run these advertisements – even though CCK was going
       to pay for the advertisements.



       Secondly, It was these media houses that asked that the
       deadline be moved to December instead of August as CCK had
       wanted. Instead of supporting their own December date, they
       rushed to court to make an effort to block the migration. A
       judge has made a decision and I appreciate that they have a
       right to the appeal – but what was the need to maliciously
       deceive Kenyans that they have been switched off? They were
       transmitting. When DSTV and Zuku took them off their bouquets
       the game changed abit of course! What is the reason they
       resumed their broadcast? Did CCK change any terms?



       If you watched the CS explain his frustrations with these
       media houses, then you can understand more why we must not
       allow them to hold us ransom.



       BTW, it needs to be noted that there are no technical issues
       around the media houses being able to broadcast digitally.
       They are all currently technically able to broadcast.



       Just like they resisted having their print newspaper on the
       Internet – and were eventually forced to, they will need to
       understand that Digital Broadcasting is technology they have
       no choice but to embrace.



       Regards



       PS: I wish they were telling CCK, we will comply with Digital
       broadcast fully right now, but allow us to stay on the analog
       for another 3 months so that we are available on both analog
       and digital for that period. That to me would be a slightly
       reasonable bargaining point.







       From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces
       +bkioko=bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:bkioko=bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke>] On Behalf Of Ali
       Hussein
       Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:16 PM
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       Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
       Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's
       Digital Migration Ruling




       @Wambua





       Thanks for that information. If that is the case then the
       media houses are definitely not acting in good faith. I
       suspect though that there may be an issue of who controls
       what..which in my opinion is shortsighted. I stand corrected
       in my assertions then.





       @ICT Researcher, what in your view is my stand? I'm simply
       making my personal assertions on this issue. We can of course
       agree to disagree.

       Ali Hussein





       +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113





       "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The
       world will have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein





       Sent from my iPad



       On Dec 26, 2013, at 1:03 PM, "Wambua, Christopher"
       <Wambua at cck.go.ke<mailto:Wambua at cck.go.ke>> wrote:


               Ali,





               I know that the government has on a number of
               occasions offered to offload some shares in Signet to
               interested media houses.





               Instead of taking up the offer, the media houses have
               instead persisted in their clamour to be issued with
               the third signal distribution licence.





               Is this insistence in the interest of optimal use of
               frequency spectrum resources?


               Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

               From: Ali Hussein


               Sent: Thursday, 26 December 2013 12:29 PM


               To: ICT Researcher


               Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs;
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               Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3 Media houses protest
               Majanja's Digital Migration Ruling





               @ Ohaga, ICT Researcher





               Lest we forget





               1. http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/cck-caught-in-surprise-cabinet-secretary-directive-to-issue-3rd-digital-tv-signal-licence#





               2. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/KBC-set-for-split-as-State-registers-Signet-subsidiary--/-/539550/1384608/-/m5c6khz/-/index.html





               The issue guys isn't whether the media houses are
               right or wrong. Digital Migration is a foregone
               conclusion. The issues is how we make policy in this
               country on ICT issues. And this is not a reference to
               the current administration. This is a blanket
               discussion on the last 15 years to date.





               Admittedly good things have happened and that is why
               this country has progressed to where we are. There is
               a lot to celebrate but there is also a lot to be done.





               The digital migration ought from the onset (and I say
               this with a straight face and no shame at all) to have
               been skewed towards local media houses as a matter of
               course. In fact the first CIO article I mentioned
               above (see the link) seemed to have alluded to the
               fact that the ministry had realized its error and
               decided to award a 3rd digital license to local media
               houses...then poof! Something happened again and the
               decision was rescinded.





               Ohaga, forgive me for being underwhelmed by the
               Government's awarding a digital platform license to
               KBC. No one on this list can deny the fact that KBC is
               a shadow of itself (if ever it was a whole being).
               Even its mandate of being the Government's mouthpiece
               is not being fulfilled. So why waste such a
               strategically important asset to it?





               The second article in the business daily alludes to
               the fact that the AG registered Signet as a separate
               entity from KBC. That is as it should be. I wonder
               where that process is at...in fact I will be daring
               enough to say that Signet should be reconfigured and
               shares offered to the local media houses so that there
               is ownership of the local content producers. This is
               the prudent thing to do. After all why offer a share
               of Signet to DSTV (which is owned by Naspers of South
               Africa) and not to other media houses?





               Lastly I would like to address the issue of policy
               making and regulation. I'm not a lawyer but a simple
               explanation:-





               The policy maker decides what the regulations should
               be and passes the laws implementing the regulations.
               The government regulator enforces those regulations.





               This issue has been addressed before by different
               listers on the list. I humbly submit that the lines
               here are very blurred in government as to who shapes
               policy and who regulates.  I think its time someone
               took the bull by its horns and does what needs to be
               done.




               Ali Hussein





               +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113





               "I fear the day technology will surpass human
               interaction. The world will have a generation of
               idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein





               Sent from my iPad



               On Dec 26, 2013, at 11:03 AM, ICT Researcher
               <ict.researcher at yahoo.com<mailto:ict.researcher at yahoo.com>> wrote:



                       i.e. one fails to understand what new
                       arguement is, beyond all those dealt with on
                       judgement at:
                       http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/93274/

                       Commeding Kenyalaw.org<http://Kenyalaw.org> people for opening up
                       court decisions to the public, without which
                       we used to argue on third parties' opinions,
                       views, hearsy, innuendos etc...

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                       On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 8:38 AM MSK ICT
                       Researcher wrote:







                               -2 @Ali -1 @Ngigi -1





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                               On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 12:04 AM MSK S.M.
                               Muraya wrote:



                                       +1 @Ali +1 @Ngigi +1





                                       Regards



                                       Murigi / Stanley Muraya



                                       *"Better a patient person than
                                       a warrior, one with
                                       self-control than one

                                       who takes a city." Prov 16:32*





                                       On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 10:27
                                       AM, Ngigi Waithaka
                                       <ngigi at at.co.ke<mailto:ngigi at at.co.ke>> wrote:



                                       This is the same corruption
                                       issues disguised as
                                       'competitive' tender...



                                       Look at it this way, you want
                                       Kenya's airwaves to be
                                       digital. On one hand

                                       you get a national parastatal
                                       which performs below average
                                       on the other

                                       hand a foreign company.



                                       We all know KBC wouldn't
                                       perform, so we will have our
                                       key national

                                       broadcast handled by a foreign
                                       firm. If some guy in China
                                       pushes a certain

                                       button, we could get a
                                       complete news blackout. Is
                                       that not a serious

                                       security risk that ought to
                                       have mitigated against during
                                       the bid

                                       requirements stage?



                                       Now my hypothesis, the Chinese
                                       got this since the ones
                                       handling the tender

                                       could not get kickbacks from
                                       either KBC nor from the Kenyan
                                       consortium that

                                       generally operates in an
                                       industry where they dont have
                                       to pay kickbacks.

                                       With the incoming new
                                       government the ones handling
                                       the tender, had to line

                                       their pockets quick. Damn
                                       national interests!



                                       But, we are where we are and
                                       them TV stations have been
                                       down for a number

                                       of days, interestlingly enough
                                       I havent noticed!



                                       Merry Xmas.



                                       Waithaka Ngigi



                                       Alliance Technologies

                                       Nairobi, Kenya



                                       www.A1.io<http://www.A1.io>

                                       On 25 Dec 2013 07:32, "Ali
                                       Hussein" <ali at hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali at hussein.me.ke>>
                                       wrote:



                                       Wambua



                                       The issue I raise is beyond
                                       'competitive bidding issues'.



                                       Try owning digital signals in
                                       China, US or Europe if you are
                                       a foreign

                                       company. Why is it that we
                                       think that 'free markets' are
                                       only 'free' when

                                       African countries are
                                       involved?



                                       History is littered with local
                                       protectionism for certain
                                       industries. In

                                       fact China and Japan are the
                                       biggest examples of this. Way
                                       do we see it fit

                                       to just give away our Crown
                                       Jewels in the guise of free
                                       and competitive

                                       bidding?



                                       I understand that this may be
                                       beyond CCK's pay grade and
                                       should actually

                                       be addressed to policy
                                       makers...



                                       Ali Hussein



                                       +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113



                                       "I fear the day technology
                                       will surpass human
                                       interaction. The world will

                                       have a generation of idiots".
                                        ~ Albert Einstein



                                       Sent from my iPad



                                       On Dec 24, 2013, at 6:41 PM,
                                       Bernard Kioko
                                       <bkioko at bernsoft.com<mailto:bkioko at bernsoft.com>> wrote:



                                       They can't share or come out
                                       like he just did. Theirs is
                                       not based on

                                       honesty and valid reasons. The
                                       use of court is so they can
                                       hide behind

                                       legal technicalities.



                                       The CS said he has been
                                       available for dialog but they
                                       go chest thumb and

                                       threatening.



                                       If they had any previous
                                       effort towards educating
                                       consumer they would

                                       hold moral authority in my
                                       space. Refusing to air paid
                                       adverts by cck....I

                                       say very irresponsible.



                                       sad though.

                                       On 24 Dec 2013 18:35,
                                       "Walubengo J"
                                       <jwalu at yahoo.com<mailto:jwalu at yahoo.com>> wrote:







                                               @Wambua



                                               jst seen the CS
                                               breathing fire   on
                                               K24 on this matter. It
                                               looks like

                                               this fight is moving
                                               from the courts into
                                               the public space. It
                                               sounds like

                                               its going to be looong
                                               and bloody. Ave heard
                                               from the Govt side, I
                                               wonder

                                               what the Media house
                                               side is...they are all
                                               here on KICTAnet and I
                                               wish

                                               they would freely
                                               share their view
                                               -outside the
                                               constraints of a court
                                               case.



                                               One good outcome of
                                               the blackout from NTV,
                                               KTN and Citizen is the

                                               discovery of KBC and
                                               KT24...had forgotten
                                               they exist :-)



                                               walu.





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                                               On Tue, Dec 24, 2013
                                               4:39 PM AST (Arabian)
                                               Wambua, Christopher
                                               wrote:



                                                       Bernard,



                                                       CCK has not
                                                       issued a third
                                                       licence for
                                                       digital signal
                                                       distribution.



                                                       Christopher
                                                       Wambua

                                                       Manager -
                                                       Communications

                                                       Consumer and
                                                       Public Affairs
                                                       Department

                                                       Communications
                                                       Commission of
                                                       Kenya

                                                       P.O. Box 14448
                                                       NAIROBI 00800

                                                       Tel: +254 20
                                                       4242209

                                                       info at cck.go.ke<mailto:info at cck.go.ke><mailto:info at cck.go.ke>

                                                       www.cck.go.ke<http://www.cck.go.ke><http://www.cck.go.ke>







                                                       From: Bernard
                                                       Kioko
                                                       [Bernsoft
                                                       Group]
                                                       [mailto:bkioko at bernsoft.com]

                                                       Sent: Tuesday,
                                                       December 24,
                                                       2013 4:35 PM

                                                       To: Wambua,
                                                       Christopher

                                                       Cc: Consumer
                                                       and Public
                                                       Affairs;
                                                       'KICTAnet ICT
                                                       Policy
                                                       Discussions'

                                                       Subject: RE:
                                                       [kictanet] 3
                                                       Media houses
                                                       protest
                                                       Majanja's
                                                       Digital

                                               Migration Ruling



                                                       Christopher,



                                                       I am an ardent
                                                       supporter of
                                                       the migration
                                                       but I need to
                                                       ask.



                                                       Have you
                                                       issued any 3rd
                                                       license to
                                                       anyone?



                                                       Regards



                                                       From: kictanet
                                                       [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=

                                               bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke>]<mailto:[mailto:

                                               kictanet-bounces
                                               +bkioko=bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:bkioko=bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke>]> On Behalf

                                               Of Wambua, Christopher

                                                       Sent: Tuesday,
                                                       December 24,
                                                       2013 12:54 PM

                                                       To:
                                                       bkioko at bernsoft.com<mailto:bkioko at bernsoft.com><mailto:bkioko at bernsoft.com>

                                                       Cc: Consumer
                                                       and Public
                                                       Affairs;
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                                                       Policy
                                                       Discussions

                                                       Subject: Re:
                                                       [kictanet] 3
                                                       Media houses
                                                       protest
                                                       Majanja's
                                                       Digital

                                               Migration Ruling

                                                       Importance:
                                                       High



                                                       You will
                                                       recall that
                                                       the 2nd
                                                       licence for
                                                       digital
                                                       broadcasting
                                                       signal

                                               distribution was
                                               issued out
                                               competitively through
                                               an open tender. Some
                                               of

                                               the local media houses
                                               expressed interest in
                                               the tender but lost
                                               out to the

                                               licence by the
                                               Pan-Africa Network
                                               Group in an open and
                                               transparent

                                               tendering process.
                                                They subsequently
                                               lodged an appeal to
                                               the Public

                                               Procurement Oversight
                                               Authority (PPOA) which
                                               was dismissed as
                                               lacking any

                                               merit.



                                                       The two firms
                                                       have set up
                                                       digital
                                                       platforms in
                                                       Nairobi and
                                                       other major

                                               towns in country to
                                               support the migration
                                               from analogue to
                                               digital TV

                                               broadcasting.  The
                                               issue of awarding the
                                               licences to a Chinese
                                               firm and a

                                               subsidiary of a firm
                                               on its deathbed is
                                               therefore a non-issue.



                                                       Best regards



                                                       Christopher
                                                       Wambua

                                                       Manager -
                                                       Communications

                                                       Consumer and
                                                       Public Affairs
                                                       Department

                                                       Communications
                                                       Commission of
                                                       Kenya

                                                       P.O. Box 14448
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                                               cck.go.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:cck.go.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke>] On Behalf Of Kivuva

                                                       Sent: Tuesday,
                                                       December 24,
                                                       2013 12:25 PM

                                                       To: Wambua,
                                                       Christopher

                                                       Cc: KICTAnet
                                                       ICT Policy
                                                       Discussions

                                                       Subject: Re:
                                                       [kictanet] 3
                                                       Media houses
                                                       protest
                                                       Majanja's
                                                       Digital

                                               Migration Ruling



                                                       On 23 December
                                                       2013 19:01,
                                                       Ali Hussein
                                                       <ali at hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali at hussein.me.ke><mailto:

                                               ali at hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali at hussein.me.ke>>
                                               wrote:

                                                       Brinkmanship.



                                                       To be fair
                                                       though I can't
                                                       help thinking
                                                       how skewed we
                                                       are as a
                                                       country

                                               that the two digital
                                               signals are:-



                                                       1. Controlled
                                                       by a Chinese
                                                       company

                                                       2. Controlled
                                                       by a defunct
                                                       media company
                                                       that is at its
                                                       death bed..



                                                       +1 Ali



                                                       Capital flight
                                                       is a KILLER of
                                                       any economy.





                                                       Where have we
                                                       go we wrong?

                                                       Ali Hussein



                                                       +254 0770
                                                       906375 / 0713
                                                       601113



                                                       "I fear the
                                                       day technology
                                                       will surpass
                                                       human
                                                       interaction.
                                                       The world

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       ...

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