[kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Lucy,
Cofek is not interested in consumer matters.  Migration is not a consumer
matter (see my other post on what consumer matter is in a technological
change) it is a technological issue that aims to cater for all
communities. That will ensure the poor too can invest in broadcast and
give them a chance to create their own content.  In essence we are out to
protect consumers from rich, expensive content and help them create local
content that they can relate to and change their condition.

Wikipedia defines Consumer protection as consisting of laws and
organizations designed to ensure the rights of consumers as well as fair
trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the
marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in
fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over
competitors and may provide additional protection for the weak and those
unable to take care of themselves.

The consititutions dictates that we consult with stakeholders.  We cannot
therefore have talks with Cofek which has non elected officials.  We shall
however have consultations with all stakeholders.  If we continue to give
latitude to Cofek, we shall one time regret because in my view they will
take up on everything.  We have so much unfair trade (which is what Cofek
should be doing) in Kenya that we need more than 10 consumer organizations
but our current consumer groups have not understood their mandate.


Ndemo.


> Question is Arbitration an option?
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 13, 2013, at 12:57 AM, bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:
>
>> Robert,
>> We are setting a bad precendence here that most people did not bother to
>> ask why the entire world is migrating to Digital.  No one seems to
>> understand that we are behind schedule already.  It took Britain and US
>> eight years to fully migrate.  Indeed the minimum time you need to fully
>> migrate is five years.  We have three years remaining before ITU
>> switches
>> off.  Why does Africa always seek for extensions even where we do not
>> need
>> any.  India whose per capita income is similar to ours is moving without
>> law suits.  I am worried about us that even if God were to give us Jesus
>> time table of his second coming, we shall see people asking that we get
>> extra time.  To be a competitive nation we must move with the rest.
>>
>> This hopeless agenda by cofek will delay our LTE initiatives and make
>> Kenya a laggard in matters ICT when we have become the envy of many
>> nations.
>>
>>
>> Ndemo.
>>
>>> Tanzania is definitely a progress nation that will definitely beat us
>>> to
>>> the industrialization finish line, now you understand why they are
>>> avoiding total market integration as this do not want regressive &
>>> litigious Kenyans going there to complicate  a sys