Yet in China there is limited freedom of press.<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com">solo.mburu@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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>
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On 20/07/2011, Philip Adar <<a href="mailto: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 href="mailto: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>
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