I wish elective office was also competitive against the chinese.... Then we would see who would have the last laugh.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Jotham Kilimo Mwale <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jokilimo@yahoo.com">jokilimo@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit" valign="top">Methinks we only have part of the story ... from the losers. I would wait for more information and a balanced story before making conclusions.<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Jotham<div class="im"><br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 7/19/11, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <i><<a href="mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com" target="_blank">solo.mburu@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px">
<div class="im"><br>From: Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <<a href="mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com" target="_blank">solo.mburu@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row<br></div>To: <a href="mailto:jokilimo@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jokilimo@yahoo.com</a><div class="im">
<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 11:25 PM<br><br></div><div><div>
<div></div><div class="h5">I saw the same on NTV news.<br>And I think this is all because both NTV and RMS had tendered for the<br>licence only for some Chinese firm to win it through some unclear<br>means.<br><br>I only wonder
why this is so and why the government had to handpick<br>the Chinese to do this.<br><br><br>/me/<br><br>On 20/07/2011, Philip Adar <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=philip.adar@gmail.com" target="_blank">philip.adar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> When you see "technicality" card being brandished, it simply means no one<br>> spoke to any body!<br>><br>> It will take generations before "we" learn to put our national interest<br>> above individualistic short-term gain interest. It is terrible, it is bad!<br>
><br>> Regards<br>> Philip<br>><br>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 7:53 AM, aki <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=aki275@gmail.com" target="_blank">aki275@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> Just been reading this article,<br>
>> <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Nation++Royal+Media+lose+appeal+for+signal+distribution+licence/-/539550/1204274/-/14gbqmu/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Nation++Royal+Media+lose+appeal+for+signal+distribution+licence/-/539550/1204274/-/14gbqmu/-/index.html</a>,<br>
>> and the print lacks the details but also a reflection is what is happening<br>>> in developing countries.<br>>><br>>> Did the local media group have the technical and financial capability to<br>
>> operate signal distribution platforms and roll out the services, yet got<br>>> dropped out because of tender technicalities. How is this possible? Are we<br>>> saying kenyans are totally incapable of understanding the requirements or<br>
>> commitments of such national projects?<br>>><br>>> I hope the affected parties do an indepth review of why they lost out
and<br>>> share that information with kenyans. We need to know, because I'm sure the<br>>> local media groups were also going to buy technology platforms and<br>>> implement<br>>> roll out so issues like delays due to internal manufacture or creation do<br>
>> not even arise.<br>>><br>>> Some thoughts.<br>>><br>>> Thank you.<br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> kictanet mailing list<br>>> <a href="http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
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