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<DIV>Spot on Barak! Tumechoka! The sooner something is done the better, Bwana Ndemo.</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 1/14/10, Barrack Otieno <I><otieno.barrack@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media<BR>To: mleonardo@yahoo.com<BR>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><BR>Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 12:22 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Bwana Wainaina tumechoka!<BR><BR>I was just listening to Classic 105 this morning in a matatu and i was<BR>ashamed of what i was hearing at 9.00 am, i thought we used to have<BR>such programs after 11 PM (late night ) as they were called at this<BR>rate life expectancy might as well be reduced to 30 (i have no<BR>scientific justification or research to support this). The problem is<BR>not freedom, the issue is what to do with the freedom, if i heard Dr<BR>Ndemo correctly when he did a press briefing, he mentioned the fact<BR>that he had invited all the stakeholders in the media fraternity to<BR>deliberate on the issue but they are either reluctant or non-commital,<BR>i see the media as a double edged sword, it can liberate and it can<BR>kill, can the media council and the media owners get their act right<BR>in so far as content regulation is concerned, otherwise we might end<BR>up with a scenario akin to the Matatu Industry madness
which is<BR>holding our nation at ransom. (and by the way did anyone do some<BR>research on how much we lost during the two day strike?)<BR>We shall overcome<BR><BR>On 1/14/10, Wainaina Mungai <<A href="http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=wainaina@madeinkenya.org" ymailto="mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org">wainaina@madeinkenya.org</A>> wrote:<BR>> Hi all,<BR>><BR>> When Dr. Ndemo published the new media regulations a few days ago, the<BR>> Media Owners complained..... naturally.<BR>><BR>> However, there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press seems<BR>> unsure on whether to fight this time round.<BR>><BR>> I am surprised at the very loud silence on the issue. Is it a sign<BR>> there is a major storm brewing?<BR>><BR>> Wainaina<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Sent from my mobile device<BR>><BR>> ---<BR>> <A
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