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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Robert,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Indeed the following is a very important observation, one
which all of us should pause and take note of:-</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT color=#0000ff>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><EM><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=640442418-20072011>"W</SPAN>e cannot make bicycles so we
import them from <SPAN class=640442418-20072011>C</SPAN>hin<SPAN
class=640442418-20072011>a</SPAN>, we cannot make ploughs so we import them from
China, we cannot make roads so we import them from China, so since we have been
unable to cover the country with analog TV signal doesn't it follow that we
should import them from China.<SPAN
class=640442418-20072011>"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><EM><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></EM> </DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>And the following is a curious line, picked from some
local </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>commentary on this:-</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT size=2
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT size=2
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>" Ching chung chin,dou ching chang
hu" .</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT size=2
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Anyways,
our friends from the East are doing a real good job esp on our
roads, but hey, Can we strike a balance and place </FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>this country on a fast trajectory to be self
reliant/dependant and avoid placing unnecessary bottlenecks on
this</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>path.....?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640442418-20072011><FONT
color=#0000ff>Harry</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>robert yawe<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 20, 2011 1:11
PM<BR><B>To:</B> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B> KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution
row<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi,</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The
move to digital is similar to the fact that all marine cables terminate in one
location at the coast, an opportunity to install a Kill switch.</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">NMG
& RMG have objected to working with Signet right from the beginning but have
never put forth a convincing argument why they wanted a different distributor of
the digital signal apart from that it needs to be an independent player.</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Who is more independent than
a Chinese, they make up 1 out of every 5 human </FONT><FONT
class=Apple-style-span
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">beings, a distributor owned
by a section of the media houses is definitely not independent. The
winning in this fight must be the consumer who currently only received KBC
because the other media houses believe that it is not economically viable to put
up a must in those far flung regions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"
class=Apple-style-span>Transmission infrastructure has ceased to be a
competitive advantage and its time that the management of NMG & RMG accept
the change in the status qua and spend their resources in purchasing
local productions to the required 40% of programming and the rest on the Oga
movies</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"
class=Apple-style-span>It is a basic human right for me to receive clear radio
and TV signal wherever I am in the country so long as I have a TV set, be it a
Great Wall (another great Chinese import) or a 72" LED 3D media device a
situation that cannot be left to the whims of occupants of corporate board rooms
whose mandate is to maximise profit.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Regards<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Tuwache ujeuri, we cannot
make bicycles so we import them from chine, we cannot make ploughs so we import
them from China, we cannot make roads so we import them from China, so since we
have been unable to cover the country with analog TV signal doesn't it follow
that we should import them from China.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"></FONT> </DIV><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Robert Yawe</FONT><BR><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">KAY System Technologies
Ltd</FONT><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Phoenix House, 6th
Floor</FONT><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">P O Box 55806 Nairobi,
00200</FONT><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Kenya</FONT><BR><BR>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tel:
+254722511225, +254202010696
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> [ Brainiac ]
<arebacollins@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed, 20 July, 2011
10:20:50<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re:
[kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row<BR></FONT><BR>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" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:jokilimo@yahoo.com">jokilimo@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<TD 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" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com">solo.mburu@gmail.com</A>></I></B>
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<DIV class=im><BR>From: Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <<A
href="mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com">solo.mburu@gmail.com</A>><BR>Subject:
Re: [kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row<BR></DIV>To: <A
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ymailto="mailto:jokilimo@yahoo.com">jokilimo@yahoo.com</A>
<DIV class=im><BR>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<A
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ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</A>><BR>Date:
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<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" rel=nofollow
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" rel=nofollow
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"
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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>>>
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