[kictanet] Digital Migration Appeal Court Ruling: COFEK Response

[Dennis Kioko]

Very interesting Grace.

Was the court well versed on the whole digital migration process, spectrum
and the fact that spectrum is a resource that belongs to all Kenyans, and
not a few organisations?

On Saturday, 29 March 2014, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:

> @Kioko, I quoted this sentence because I just didnt believe that a court
> of law can disregard the fact that there are rules to tendering processes.
> Inaonekana mambo ni yale yale!
>
> "An independent body should therefore give them a licence without going
> through the tender process provided they comply with the regulations," Mr
> Justice Maraga said.
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:26:13 +0300
> From: dmbuvi at gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','dmbuvi at gmail.com');>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital Migration Appeal Court Ruling: COFEK
> Response
> CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
>
> The court ruling as reported in the Daily Nation article is quite
> confusing.
>
> First, the court is asking the government to reimburse PANG and StarTimes
> for their licensing fee and investments. How much will this cost the tax
> payer?
>
> Second, the court in supporting its ruling, says media owners have
> invested a lot and they shouldn't lose their investment. The media owners
> will still lose their investment as digital broadcasting is a new
> technology that requires new infrastructure - perhaps the only
> infrastructure that can be reused is the towers.
>
> Third, is the court implying that licenses issued by CCK are
> unconstitutional?
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
> Listers
>
> Lets step back and ask a few fundamental questions:-
>
> 1. How has CAK contravened the constitution in regards to the digital
> migration.
>
> 2. How does this affect the country in the scheme of things in relation to
> the global move to digital migration.
>
> 3. How does it benefit the consumer when we continue to perpetuate a
> status quo in the media space where a few big boys muscle out everyone?
> Maybe Consumer Federation can expound on this.
>
> 4. How can we ensure going forward that the tendering processes are
> air-tight and can withstand frivolous suits. In light of what happened to
> the laptop tender we must ask a fundamental question:
>
> IS THIS GOVERNMENT SETTING ITSELF UP TO FAIL IN THE OCT SECTOR?
>
> *Ali Hussein*
>
> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>
> Skype: abu-jomo
>
> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>
> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>
> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 29, 2014, at 1:53 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
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>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Victory-for-Kenyans-as-judges-halt-rush-to-digital-migration/-/1056/2261326/-/qc6k17z/-/index.html
> "An independent body should therefore give them a licence without going
> through the tender process provided they comply with the regulations," Mr
> Justice Maraga said.
>
> Really? How now?
>
> ------------------------------
> From: jgmbugua at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:36:37 +0300
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital Migration Appeal Court Ruling: COFEK
> Response
> CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
>
>
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>
>
> Idiocy of the highest order. There is no win here only delay of the
> inevitable and stifling of innovation and investment.
>
> Multichoice is certainly a winner.
>
>
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>
> From: Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK)<
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