<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">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<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 7/19/11, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <i><solo.mburu@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row<br>To: jokilimo@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 11:25 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">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 ymailto="mailto:philip.adar@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=philip.adar@gmail.com">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 ymailto="mailto:aki275@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=aki275@gmail.com">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 ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>>> <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>>><br>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at<br>>> <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/philip.adar%40gmail.com"
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