<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Daktari,</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">I rarely agree with the governments stand on certain issues but on this one I say move forward with all guns blazing, I need an opportunity to broadcast my ideas but this will never happen with a few profit centred organisations owning the airwaves.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;
"><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">After we have created out youtube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/robertyawe">http://www.youtube.com/robertyawe</a> (this is a chance for many of you to put a face to the text) type content the next step will be how to broadcast the same to a larger audience. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">As with youtube, where I did not need to invest in the distribution network, the independence of the digital signal distributor will allow me to only invest in the content part of the business thus reducing my capital expenditure.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;
"><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">However much we bury our heads in the sand, kill switches are a must have if you are to prevent mass murder as happened in Rwanda, Sierra </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Leone, Serbia, Germany and many others. Yesterday I realised that my searches on Google are being localised which means all traffic to and from a particular country will soon be easily identifiable which will therefore allow for remote disconnection.</font></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">So before you start throwing stones at the Chinese, because of our inability to think even within the box, watch the global space and realise that big brother is
increasing the reigns of control to the level of each individual world citizen. </font></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">I ask again, if the phone of a Prime Minister can be hacked what about yours and mine, lets get the digital signal and broadcast cultural shows to those who want to watch. It is my expectation that by the end of 2012 I will have 100 channels to choose from ranging in content from recipes for roasting grasshoppers to brain surgery for dummies all from a single antennae irrespective of where I am in the country.</font></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">Twende Kazi</font></div><div style="color:
black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> </div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Robert Yawe</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">KAY System Technologies Ltd</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Phoenix House, 6th Floor</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Kenya</font><br><br><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div
style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "bitange@jambo.co.ke" <bitange@jambo.co.ke><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> Sun, 24 July, 2011 19:49:29<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Digital TV signal Distribution row-@Kenya IGF<br></font><br>Listers,<br>Please step out of the box and understand this issue. There are about 30<br>companies with license to distribute Internet Protocol (IP) signinal. Of<br>these just a handful are controlled by Kenyans. The licenses issued to<br>Signet and PANG (Chinese)to distribute Broadcasting signal is actually the<br>same
given to other IP signal distributors. In essence any telco would<br>have easily distributed the signal. This is because broadcast and<br>telecommunications have converged.<br><br>One would ask why we did not just give the existing IP signal distributors<br>to roll out digital broadcast. Indeed we considered this and we knew<br>broadcasters would resist the power that telcos would wield (read Banks). <br>We then decided to create a special Broadcast IP signal license knowing<br>very well that the development of Web TV is advancing fast. Indeed the<br>technologies like DVBT, ISDBT etc would be eliminated once web tv takes<br>over in another 5 years. This would mean that even CCK will not issue<br>such IP licenses but only content license.<br><br>We are simply in a development stage and check my words. There is no<br>Broadcast Signal licensee (if their intention is to only distribute<br>broadcast signal) who will
recover the Ksh. 4 billion investment before<br>the broadcast technology shifts to web broadcasting. We are already into<br>Youtube and the like. Sometines follow ITU discussions, it is just a<br>matter of time before all of us become broadcasters from our websites. <br>All research is now focused on moving from Standard Definition to High<br>Defition to 3D on the web. Just check TV manufacturers to understand the<br>direction we are going. Already there is Internet TV with 1,500 free to<br>air channels from Samsung. The smart TV which incorpotates today and<br>tomorrow video requirements.<br><br>We have been boxed into a small corner with lies. Indeed I have called my<br>counterparts in Rwanda and Uganda and there is nothing with cancellation<br>of licenses as reported. You can call and check. Prior to advertizing<br>the tender, the Migration Committee had offered shares in Signet or better<br>the license to
all broadcasters owing to their investments in the sector<br>that will go to waste. Instead they started fighting among themselves and<br>agreed to a competitive bid but they did not report this.<br><br>Under affirmative action, we shall proceed to issue the third license to<br>the compainants on condition they incorporate others who already have<br>infrastructure but only time will tell. (Mtoto akililia wembe, mpatie).<br>It is not a wise decision for them if their intent is to protect our<br>sovreinity through local entrepreneurship. The war in future will be in<br>content and so Intellectual Property is where we must focus our energies. <br>The last time I checked Ngurario in the net, it was a product of Intel and<br>Microsoft. I do not know what is more important, our heritage or channels<br>to which we distribute our creations.<br><br>We shall benefit from this interaction if we think mostly out of the box<br>and understand
what is important to our future. The Government is<br>devolving power to the citizens as evidenced with the launch of open<br>government. But if the citizens continue with the old politically correct<br>statements that have no evidence then we have a problem. These are some<br>of the people who will be told of a revolution that happened during their<br>time but were not able to see it because they were blinded with the past.<br><br><br>Regards<br><br><br>Ndemo.<br><br><br><br><br><br>> Allow me to add some comments on this thread. :-)<br>><br>> Why is the ownership of the core signal distribution facilities of<br>> national<br>> importance ? I agree with Hon Eng Rege's assesment of potential sabotage<br>> and<br>> this alone is serious enough. Today we can openly discuss issues of such<br>> importance, who knows what will be the situation in another 20 years. All<br>> global governments have been known to
back track or fast track. In 20<br>> years<br>> time, we will have changed govt, policies to match back-tracking or<br>> fast-tracking at least 5 different times but two local companies will<br>> still<br>> be in existence i.e NMG/Royal Media and operating the national signal<br>> distribution without any effects whatsoever. We are also players in the<br>> global world and there is also the problem of global policies that affects<br>> us. If tomorrow China came under any sanctions internationally for<br>> whatever<br>> reason and that all developing nations have to follow the lead on showing<br>> how they support these sanctions, will the govt then shutdown the licensed<br>> facilities? Case of this is now Libya, which unfortunately developing<br>> countries are also being sucked into and told to choose sides between<br>> blocking assets and the rest . How would it work then? Anyone know what is<br>>
happening to Laico Regency and Oil-Libya in Kenya, please share some<br>> details.<br>><br>> The signal distribution network and facilities are as important as the<br>> signals of DOD. Will we also pass these signals and controls to external<br>> parties? I hope not. Nothing against China, as an investor it will be<br>> unfortunately get caught up with issues that arise from developing<br>> countries<br>> fast tracking shortcuts versus almost zero internal initiatives on core<br>> ownership development. In this case, I'd have to support the local media<br>> groups that can finance, operate and rollout ownership of facilities<br>> versus<br>> the argument that market competion will drive a diverse solutions. It<br>> seems<br>> that there aren't that many media stations which would be able to use more<br>> facilties even if they were available.<br>><br>> My thoughts and corrections
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