[kictanet] TV signals turned off

Thu Feb 1 08:50:37 EAT 2018

 @Ngigi, quite true.
Whereas I may excuse government intervention in exceptional circumstances and according to the law, I find the extended TV signal shut-down a bit extreme.
Worse still I am having to re-adjust my daily TV menu to consuming KBC and K24 - which is not exactly easy for me to digest ;-)
walu.NB: but alot remains scanty, like how comes the media stations not going to court?  They can hire Okiah Omtata if they are scared ;-)     On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 2:53:20 PM GMT+3, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:  

 Listers,

This has probably been quoted here a million times, but no harm in doing it one more time...

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist. 

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— 
Because I was not a Trade Unionist. 

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— 
Because I was not a Jew. 

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. 

They have come for the Media houses and yet, some amongst us would rather we kept quiet! The media houses have pushed their news onto Live streams on The Internet. That is what they will come for next.

That is our livelihood! And when The Internet gets shuts down, who will be there to stand for us?

I am very very uncomfortable when the Government of the day is the *accuser*, "prosecutor* and *judge* on matters regarding what constitutes *responsible journalism*! If indeed the media houses have flouted the rules of journalism, let the due process be followed.

And finally, let our institutions such as CAK, that are supposed to be independent of the politics of the day not abrogate their functions and roles to any 3rd party. 

Regards

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 1:04 PM, Christine Mwangi via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Why do we do what we do? 
Is it service to ourselves or to others e.g the public.. ..public interest ?
Often times we let our jobs get in the way of  our purpose...
Sometimes we may be lucky in that our jobs enable us to fulfil our purpose.. 
You are in a privileged  space- Media. Take heart , stay focused ,communicate clearly to the team (s) and manage expectations. Pole sana.
Christine 

On 31 Jan 2018 12:26, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

Peter
To borrow from Former President Kibaki.
KAZI IENDELEE
Mpanda ngazi hushuka (those who go up will come down). And despite everything we must continue with the work we do. Despite the Government. 
My advise is you go ahead and interview the lady PS. And anybody else in government who wants airtime. We shouldn't repay badness with badness..We should show those who mistreat us what Uungwana (civility) means. I hope your bosses will let you continue with your work. We must build this country. Again. Despite the Government.
In my humble opinion there's no conflict in what you do.
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On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 11:53 AM, Peter Wakaba via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

Good morning,
My conundrum for the day.
I work for KTN NEWS
I had scheduled two interviews today afternoon.One on modern commercial large scale farming and another on T-vet ( Technical and Vocational Education and Training)  and youth.
Being off air on most platforms and under government shutdown, one of my interviewees,  parastatal Chief, no less, has developed cold feet and cancelled or postponed. He is not sure how to behave and whether his turning up would be misconstrued. (Two weeks of work out of the window).

My second interviewee, a focused and passionate lady PS. we have been planning and cancelling for 3 months now. When I last got her into studio, what was supposed to be a one hour insightful discussion was interrupted by a presidential rally by the current President. She got just 3 minutes on TV for her trouble and left veeeery angry. 
After much haggling, we finally rescheduled. AND THEN YESTERDAY HAPPENED. Despite the switch off her handlers insist we keep our end of the bargain.If I host her, will I still be 'kow towing' to the same government that is trying to literally throttle my bread and butter ( if I may borrow from two expressions). 

For both them and I, there is a lacuna on how to behave in these instances.
And yet, my audience still needs to be educated and entertained. Oh what interesting times we live in.

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 11:25 AM, Eric David via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

We are living a lie. The Channels are off. Who's answerable?From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+mwau=outlook .com at lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke >
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 10:45 AM
To: Eric Mwau
Cc: Kevin Kamonye
Subject: Re: [kictanet] TV signals turned off A good and insightful read Wangari. 
The rising power of Facebook, Google and Twitter and their opportunistic business models.
I can directly correlate the challenges that the world media is facing to these corporations. They have basically invalidated the current media company model in such a way that they sell content that they do not produce themselves and to sweeten the deal further - they do not have to pay for any operator licenses.They need to be classified as media companies - at the very least.
That is why you see our media here being so desperate to the point that they almost have no choice but to cooperate with the government because it is the biggest source of their revenue.

Next in line to be cannibalized is the Telecom industry bu this is a discussion for another day.

On another note, it is shameful for Kenya to be mentioned with the below countries, and in such a context. Does anyone have specific information on what the Soros foundation is doing in Kenya.
That leaves the local battlegrounds in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. My foundations are actively engaged in all of them. We are particularly focused on Africa, where would-be dictators in Kenya, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo have perpetrated electoral fraud on an unprecedented scale and citizens are literally risking their lives to resist the slide into dictatorship.

Regards,
Kevin
On 30 January 2018 at 23:30, WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

While haggling here on democracy using the lens of TV media, yes, the cyber is also on the spotlight.

https://www.georgesoros.com/20 18/01/25/remarks-delivered-at- the-world-economic-forum/

The IT monopolies I want to spend the bulk of my remaining time on another global problem: the rise and monopolistic behavior of the giant IT platform companies. These companies have often played an innovative and liberating role. But as Facebook and Google have grown into ever more powerful monopolies, they have become obstacles to innovation, and they have caused a variety of problems of which we are only now beginning to become aware.Companies earn their profits by exploiting their environment. Mining and oil companies exploit the physical environment; social media companies exploit the social environment. This is particularly nefarious because social media companies influence how people think and behave without them even being aware of it. This has far-reaching adverse consequences on the functioning of democracy, particularly on the integrity of elections.
Might it be possible to replace with TV companies, aka broadcasters
"This is particularly nefarious because (social media companies) TV companies, aka broadcasters influence how people think and behave without them even being aware of it. This has far-reaching adverse consequences on the functioning of democracy, particularly on the integrity of elections.

Be blessed.
Regards/Wangari ---
Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa -"Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

On Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 20:25, Harry Delano via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

Hey Dorcas, 
There could be specific qualms against the media fraternity, but how about effective checks and balances which I suppose a majority of us would agree are in place to quite a degree including costs for breach..
Am afraid yours is sanctioning a ' throw-out-the-baby-with-the- bath-water' approach. When done with media, next will be this very cyber space me and you are thriving on that will be switched off. Then what..??
Harry
On 30 Jan 2018 19:13, "Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

Media freedom must come with responsibility which currently is not the case.
Call me when you organize a forum to hold the media to account. 
On Jan 30, 2018 6:55 PM, "Liz Orembo via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

@Dorcas, 
We missed a step forward towards media freedom and freedom to access information. 
Politics aside,  I  also felt for those who had to keep calling people who had internet or could afford bundles to stream the event. There are other ways of making the media accountable other than denying citizen access to information. 
On Jan 30, 2018 18:43, "Denis Mutinda via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

So I’m assuming they will turn off those signals forever?

Media will be on Govts case for the next few weeks. Extinguish one fire, start another one.
Denis MutindaPresident, ISACA Kenya 
Sent from my iPhone
On 30 Jan 2018, at 18:31, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

Other than the perceived illegality,  what did we actually miss. 
I stopped watching these stations two years ago. Most journalists agenda set based on personal or paid interests and there is tonnes of evidence to this. 
I am surprised at how so many pretend not to know this 😔
By the way,  my business and customers are gravely tired of this political crap. I assure many people are. 
And subscribers are paying to serve the kind of delusional content screened (I feel especially for kids). 
Kenyans, if you want a better country,  fix yourself first. Complaining about the less 500 senior government officials many of whom you would be pleased to replace and benefit like they do is the highest level of hypocrisy.
Controversial as this may sound, it's the high time each of us took ownership by fixing yourself first. 
On Jan 30, 2018 6:02 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

Kevin and all
I won't dwell on the tribal or ethnic part of this issue. Let's rather address the illegality and unprecedented nature of what is going on right now. 
ALL MAJOR TV STATIONS HAVE GONE DARK.
Why? Is it because of a technical issue? Or was it a deliberate attempt to muzzle free speech and expression.
I understand some goons even went to a particular ISP and tried to block certain IP addresses.
This level of intimidation and muzzling of the press is unprecedented. Any Kenyan of sound mind and body will be against it. Irrespective of the political divide. 
Not even in the darkest days of the KANU Dictatorship has the press been treated in such a cavalier manner while the supposedly 'friendly' press continue with their business as usual. As I write this Citizen, NTV and KTN News are still dark. The rest are operating. WHY?
One day someone will be held responsible for this. Impunity cannot last forever.
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On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

This may explain why Wangusi had to go. There is a Kemei who is acting DG. 

Mwendwa, to me this reads like ethnic profiling. Not acceptable.
Regards,
Kevin
On 30 January 2018 at 16:47, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

This may explain why Wangusi had to go. There is a Kemei who is acting DG.
We thought Kenya is ahead of other countries to experience a shutdown. Think again. We are still in January, and 2022 is 5 years away. 
The media too thought they were above board and could not be harassed like normal Kenyans. Now the tide has turned. They were complacent in many ways before, during, and after the elections.
"... and when they finally came for the media, there was nobody to speak up for them" 

On Jan 30, 2018 2:46 PM, "Tracy Kadesa Adolwa via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

I have been unable to livestream since Baba arrived, is it me only?
-Regards 
Tracy Kadesa,LL.B ,University of Nairobi.
Dip KSL legalwalk.wordpress.com

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 2:26 PM, Peter Wakaba via kictanet<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

The government simply did not want Kenyans to witness the huge crowds that have turned up. AND they are huge.
The BBC and Aljazeerah are offering periodical updates live as well.KTN NEWS livestream is also still on, though intermittent.And at this point, it is out of Both Raila and Kalonzo's hands.
Politics aside, the CA physically disconnected terrestrial links at Limuru before then systematically switching off most other channels of broadcast, fibre connections and satellite are intermittent.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

This is so sad to see happen in my country Kenya. And at so many levels.
I will set aside the constitution and the illegality of the situation because am not a constitutional expert of any kind. What I can comment on is that this is such a strategic failure by the perpetrators. It is actually so shocking that they cannot actually see that this only serves to add more fuel to the fire.
Is this the caliber of people that we have at the top of our Industry? Are they not able to advise the government of how futile it is to attempt to shutdown communication in today's world???
As for the Kenyan Media - you deserve this. You are a greedy and self serving lot. Just the other day we heard recordings of a certain journalist being threatened. Where was the collective response? Shame on you too.
Regards,
Kevin
On 30 January 2018 at 13:34, Wathagi Ndungu via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

A creeping back of autocracy. This is outside the perimeter of the constitution.
Best Regards,
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On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 1:20 PM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

Jubilee can go ahead and switch off the Sun, FaceBook & Twitter.
At the height of the protests in Egypt, the dictator president, Hosni Mubarak, decided to shut down the Internet as well. That did not stop Egyptians from remaining Egyptians.Who triumphed?Just because an ostrich decides to bury its head in the sand so as not to see what is happening around doesn't make it safe for the ostrich.
No need to 

On 30 January 2018 at 11:48, Deborah via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

My apologies. I now understand the situation. I'm working away from the TV most of the time. This last time I went by I was corrected that the decoder has a subscription, and even then NTV, KTN and Citizen were off. It seems they defied the ban on broadcasting live political events. My question would now be on the justification of the ban.From:Keith Andere via kictanet
Sent:‎30/‎01/‎2018 11:09
To:deborah.wanjugu at gmail.com
Cc:Keith Andere
Subject:Re: [kictanet] TV signals turned off

KTN News too. Channels are off on all free to air platforms.
KTN News and NTV are available on DSTV.  

Regards,

Keith.
On 30 Jan 2018 10:53, "Sidney Ochieng via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:

Citizen and NTV. 
On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 at 10:33, Deborah <deborah.wanjugu at gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Sidney,

Which signals have been turned off? I went to check and found them all on and transmitting normally with the exception of Citizen. It usually has issues on the Startimes decoder.

DeborahFrom:Sidney Ochieng via kictanet
Sent:‎30/‎01/‎2018 10:26
To:deborah.wanjugu at gmail.com
Cc:Sidney Ochieng
Subject:[kictanet] TV signals turned off

Listers, How long before they come for the internet? I’m so disappointed in the CA-- 
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