[kictanet] TV signals turned off

Thu Feb 1 10:56:25 EAT 2018

Omtata finally goes to court!

On Thursday, February 1, 2018, Mutemi wa Kiama via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Dorcas?
>
> Don't report politics? Don't report corruption, mismanagement, theft of
> public resources, abuse of office? Don't report LIFE in Kenya is what you
> are saying. You want to stay in your ignorance perch and enjoy your comfort
> zones. Thing is, you won't know what hits you when it crumbles.
>
> #LestWeForget: When local TV stations were arbitrary switched off during
> digital migration, notwithstanding that the global deadline was over a year
> away providing room for negotiation & structured migration, the CS in
> charge of information/ICT was... drum roll... incidentally, one Fred
> Matiang'i!!! YaHoo!
>
> Let's keep feeding the pet python by doing nothing, after all, we are not
> media. No way internet can be shut down surely!
>
> Ni mimi,
>
> Edwin Kiama
>
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> On 1 Feb 2018 09:02, "Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> @Peter
>
> This is very true and I know to survive in the media business today is not
> business as usual.
>
> Instead of focusing on politricks, claiming it sells why not wake to the
> call of disruption.
>
> We have all lost government business across many sectors, many bills
> remain unpaid in public procurement, now it's time to create new value
> propositions to the undeserved or new relevant content.
>
> If you check the Google search statistics on top Kenyan user searches,
> that would provide a pointer on some content areas worth airtime with
> relevant local context.
>
> By the way,  why is KTN HOME still broadcasting? Because they focus is on
> family entertainment? I am sure several others are on air.
>
> Wake up call to your mainstream media houses producers? Over emphasis on
> politricks especially during the news hours will eventually cost the media.
>
>
>
> On Jan 31, 2018 4:38 PM, "Peter Wakaba via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Let me give a bit of background on why media owners may be taking the
> quiet road on this one. After President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in in
> 2013, and thereafter he named his cabinet, the Ministry of information
> moved forward with an idea that had been floating around for a while. To
> streamline government spending on advertising and several associated areas
> under one body. Meant to create synergy through bulk and then save
> government money, the move saw government then channel all advertising
> cash through the Government Advertising Agency.
>
> Between January and April of 2016, this body billed just over a cool
> ksh.4B.
>
> Then they moved a step further and created the 'My Gov' pullout which
> initially ran in the two national dailies, plus the people and the star.
> Henceforth all government advertising apart from very critical adverts were
> channel into this project with the news being delivered by the Kenya News
> Agency. The ministry then pays one of the newspapers to print and
> distribute as a pullout.
>
> Needless to say, over this period, advertising revenue has shrunk
> dramatically to the point of crippling operations in some newsrooms. To
> turn the screws even further, the Ministry has then stopped printing and
> publishing this pullout regularly but is now doing so in 'random' fashion
> on a weekly basis in any of the said newspapers. The last I saw it was in
> the Star Newspaper.
>
> While no doubt the above move has helped with government austerity, the
> media is having to tighten its belt tighter every day. (Not that anyone
> owes us anything)
> From a team of ten just five years ago, I often have to work with just one
> person and maybe an intern to deliver hours of news. (and companies, like
> our are all looking to shrink their traditional businesses).
>
> When you mix the above issues with the general corporate governance issues
> that majority of the Kenyan economy faces, there is cause for worry. And
> while companies are indeed innovating in order to stay relevant, I daresay
> the level of attrition is way faster.
>
> Then through in lack of depth, lack of experience (because inexperience is
> easier to hire and pay) and the rise of fake news and you have a melting
> pot that should have everyone worried.
>
> And while I agree with Ali Hussein that our diligence will eventually pay
> off, I fear for the hordes of millennials who may not be as patient.
>
> In closing, very few companies are willing to take on Government, or even
> larger corporates like Safaricom anymore
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 4:35 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> @ Victor
>
> It is not clear if any of the media houses has taken legal action.
> However, the media attended a press briefing this afternoon where they were
> informed that the stations would "remain off air until the government has
> completed investigations into the "swearing-in" of Opposition leader Raila
> Odinga."
>
> Read on: TV stations will remain shut until investigations end, says
> Matiang'i
> https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/01/31/tv-stations-
> will-remain-shut-until-investigations-end-says-matiangi_c1706915
>
>
> Video footage:VIDEO: 3 media houses to remain off-air until government
> concludes investigations - Interior CS Fred Matiang'i
> https://twitter.com/ntvkenya/status/958674927405580289
>
> Best regards
>
>
> Githaiga, Grace
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, 31-01-2018 at 15:40 Victor Kapiyo via kictanet wrote:
>
> Has any media station gone to court on this?
>
> Or are they perhaps pursuing ADR methods to resolve the issue?
>
>
>
>
> *Victor Kapiyo*
>
> Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP*
>
> Advocate of the High Court of Kenya,Commissioner for Oaths & Notary Public
>
> *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi |**Web: www.lawmark.co.ke*
> ====================================================
>
> *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig
> Ziglar*
>
>
> On 31 January 2018 at 14:53, Harry Delano via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Actually, Ali am equally outraged that am not seeing sufficient, copiou,
> outpouring amounts of outrage from the mainstream media, or we being
> hoodwinked..?
>
>
> We seem to be the ones who look more outraged at this, strangely..!
>
>
> Harry
>
>
> On 31 Jan 2018 14:46, "Admin CampusCiti via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Kevin
>
>
> Kuwa mpole Ndugu. [image: :-)]
>
> *Ali Hussein*
>
> *Hussein & Associates*
>
> +254 0713 601113
>
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>
> Skype: abu-jomo
>
> LinkedIn:http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>
> Blog:www.alyhussein.com
>
>
> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
> On 31 Jan 2018, at 1:50 PM, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Peter. I hope you wrote us this email while in a highly charged meeting
> with your colleagues and those from the other houses as regards to how you
> are going to march to both the CA and the MoICT to demand the restoration
> of your transmissions and an explanation.
>
>
> You just tell me where and when we are to start.
>
>
> If not, I have no sympathy for you guys.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
> On 31 January 2018 at 11:53, 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/2018/01/25/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 broadcastersinfluence 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 Mutinda
>
> President, 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
>
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-- 
-Regards

Tracy Kadesa,
LL.B ,University of Nairobi.
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