[kictanet] CCK,Cofek digital TV talks fail to take off

Mon Feb 4 16:38:50 EAT 2013

@Kivuva,

There is a Consumer Protection Bill 2011 (successor to Consumer Protection
Bill 2007).
Could you please tell us who is supposed oversee the actualization of this
bill, if not organizations like COFEK?

**
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:

> Self appointed people's watchman is not necessarily inclusive!
>
> On 04/02/2013, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dkt.,
> >
> > In the aforegoing context, COFEK == Public. It's the public's
> > mouthpiece/defender.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:41 PM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> >
> >> Washington,
> >> We are employed by the public.  We spend public resource to deliver
> >> services.  We are accountable to the public.  We therefore must involve
> >> the public in all we do and this is clear in our constitution.  The
> >> courts
> >> can sort this out.
> >>
> >>
> >> Ndemo.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > Why is everyone trying to rebuke COFEK for their stand? Don't we all
> >> > know
> >> > and verily agree that it was only COFEK who went to court in the
> >> interests
> >> > of the consumers who couldn't afford the Set Tob Boxes? COFEK's other
> >> > argument was that the switch off/over was untimely as it's the
> >> > electioneering period
> >> >
> >> > That "CCK is in support of involving all industry stakeholders like
> >> > broadcasters, government, other consumer lobby groups,the Digital
> >> > secretariat and vendors" is blatantly wrong!
> >> > None of those went to court to stop the switch-off Analogue
> Brodcasting
> >> > (which was starting with NBI anyway) as they were ALL READY for the
> >> > switch-over.
> >> >
> >> > Kenyans, (and now listers) with their known selective amnesia are now
> >> > calling upon COFEK to involve "stakeholders". These stakeholders
> >> > already
> >> > supported the switchover. They did not raise any finger when this was
> >> > being
> >> > effected.
> >> >
> >> > We should try and live outside our selective amnesia!
> >> >
> >> > Kudos, COFEK - you are the only entity entitled to negotiate with CCK!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> So I am to understand that COFEK was not representing consumers and
> >> >> stakeholders but itself? Why would it seek to block out broadcasters,
> >> >> vendors etc?
> >> >> Exactly whose interests are they protecting?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Grace Githaiga
> >> >> <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>  *
> >> >>> *
> >> >>> *
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Negotiations between Communications Commission of Kenya and Consumer
> >> >>> Federation, aimed at agreeing on a suitable date to switch off
> >> >>> analogue
> >> >>> Tv
> >> >>> transmission, failed to take off after fresh disagreements arose
> >> >>> between
> >> >>> the two parties.
> >> >>> Cofek yesterday snubbed a meeting between it and CCK citing
> >> >>> involvement
> >> >>> of outside parties contrary to court orders. In a ruling on January
> >> >>> 11,
> >> >>> High Court judge Isaac Lenaola directed the CCK and the consumer
> >> >>> lobby
> >> >>> group to negotiate on an agreeable new date, saying the initial
> >> >>> December 31
> >> >>> date was untimely and improper.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> CCK is in support of involving all industry stakeholders like
> >> >>> broadcasters, government, other consumer lobby groups,the Digital
> >> >>> secretariat ans vendors in the new date deliberations. However,
> Cofek
> >> >>> said
> >> >>> it should be the only party to negotiate with CCK since it was the
> >> >>> only
> >> >>> one
> >> >>> that sought legal action.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >>
> http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1342:cckcofek-digital-tv-talks-fail-to-take-off&catid=1:latest-news
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Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
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