[kictanet] Devolution to hinder digital migration

Wed May 29 07:59:56 EAT 2013

Mark,

Let us not get distracted by diversions, what we need to look at sis what is the effect of the counties setting up their own analogue TV transmission as relates to the forthcoming migration.

What recourse does the national government have especially since it does not have a federal reserve force that can be sent to shutdown the transmitters?  The US still grapples with the community frequency issues.

Regards

Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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 From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com>
To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> 
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 22:18
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Devolution to hinder digital migration

@ robert you are being rather ominous in your hasty conclusions. All you have displayed is that there is conflict which we all know is basically the cartel that is media owners fighting back and trying to control the new medium. Mutoro exercised his right as a citizen and we await the courts ruling. 

Conflict is goo in my opinion as it allows for the market to self correct. it is akin to a close election which forces the winner to accommodate the opposing side due to the slim margin with which he/she won. 

If the courts allow the analog signal to be switched off, then the media owners will either close their business or hop back unto signet. Which of the two do you think the shareholders will stomach?

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 10:08 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi,
>
>The members of parliament have given themselves a pay rise against the wishes of the electorate and the executive, there are bruising wars going on between parliament and the senate over CDF, the Nakuru Governor has asked the national government to remove the way bridges from the county unless they agree to share the revenue, NTV, Citizen and KTN have officially withdrawn their content from digital distribution until they are issued with a distribution license and last and list Kenya Power today turned off power to the whole country to justify their demand for increased tariffs.
>
>I assure you with all this shenanigans going on His Excellency Wairia will be putting up his analogue TV station with the claim that so long as the signal remains within his jurisdiction he does not need to get approval from CCK or any
 one else and that will be the continuation of the end of the digital migration activity.
>
>Note that COFEK have stopped the turning off of any analogue signal therefore CCK will be powerless in stopping Hi Excellency Mr. Wairia, he also would not install a digital station as it would mean forcing the poor citizens of Murang'a to purchase digital decoders which would then defeat the objective of having a widespread platform for the dissemination of  County Government policies.
>
>Digital migration is on its death bed, now I understand why the Media Owners are fighting the to retain their analogue frequencies.
>
>
>Regards
> 
>
>Robert Yawe
>KAY System Technologies Ltd
>Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>Kenya
>
>
>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
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> From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
>To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> 
>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
>Sent: Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 21:07
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Devolution to hinder digital migration
> 
>
>
>Oh, that governor thinks that putting up and running a TV station is like constructing a market and asking hawkers to occupy/use it, I guess. National policies, when in conflict with County policies, do prevail over the later, IIRC.
>
>
>
>On 28 May 2013 18:58, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Hi Listers,
>>
>>A statement by the Governor of Muranga county is concerning, he says the county is to put up its own TV and Radio station, if they install an analogue system and the other counties do the same then what is the fate of the digital migration deadline?  
>>
>>The entire process will have no effect if only the 48th county (National Government, which is virtual) decides to implement the requirements of the migration.
>>
>>However much we keep talking about the international migration deadline how do we shutoff a station that is still transmitting in analogue?  Unlike an migration say to IPv6 which can be effected worldwide the same is not possible with TV broadcast signals.
>>
>>With the issues of autonomy being propagated by the governors, it will only be a matter of time before they declare
 frequencies allocation and operations a devolved function.
>>
>>Regards  
>>
>>
>>Robert Yawe
>>KAY System Technologies Ltd
>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>>Kenya
>>
>>
>>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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