I remain convinced that <i>Ketepa/Kahawa Q&A Session </i>will help us all see the light. Daktari and colleagues, let us spare some coffee/tea time and iron the issues out openly instead of the edited/otherwise versions of opinions.<br>
<br><div><b>NOTE:</b> This is mail sent as an individual and not representative of Royal Media.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:28 PM, 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="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dakitari and Macharia,<br>
<br>
I've got to read them both, then make my own conclusion.<br>
<br>
If there is a way I can access the Right of Reply from the Nation and<br>
the Star, I would be grateful [a link would be appreciated], as I'm in<br>
the Great Rift Valley Lodge for a retreat.<br>
<br>
Asanteni<br>
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On 27/07/2011, Macharia Gaitho <<a href="mailto:mgaitho@ke.nationmedia.com">mgaitho@ke.nationmedia.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Daktari,<br>
><br>
> First, just to clarify that I contribute in this forum as a individual and<br>
> as a professional, not as an employee of NMG or as representative of Kenya<br>
> Editors' Guild -- unless expressly stated.<br>
><br>
> Anyway, following your complaint below, I was appalled that any<br>
> self-respecting newspaper would willfully distort the argument of a<br>
> contributor; especially where it has a vested interest in the debate at<br>
> hand.<br>
><br>
> I therefore took the trouble to get the original article you submitted. I<br>
> compared it closely with the one eventually published in the Daily Nation of<br>
> today, July 27.<br>
><br>
> While the published version did go through an editors pen, like everything<br>
> else that finds space in the newspaper, I am pretty satisfied that there<br>
> were no distortions or dilution of your submission.<br>
><br>
> However you gave us some 1,140 words, and the article had to be condensed to<br>
> fit in a space that takes just under 700 words.<br>
><br>
> Obviously some of your comments had to give way, but I think anyone would<br>
> agree that there were no material changes.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Kindest Macharia<br>
><br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>]<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:28 PM<br>
> To: Macharia Gaitho<br>
> Cc: Eng. Wainaina Mungai; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
> Subject: RE: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Coverage of migration licence<br>
> issue by a few media houses unreasonable<br>
><br>
> Macharia,<br>
> Please read the Star one and see that some issues were removed for some<br>
> reason.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Ndemo.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>> Bitange,<br>
>> Perhaps you could point out any areas where Daily Nation substantially<br>
>> altered the gist of your response. The editor usually reserves the right<br>
>> to edit contributions for space, brevity, typographical errors etc.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: kictanet-bounces+mgaitho=<a href="http://nation.co.ke" target="_blank">nation.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bmgaitho">kictanet-bounces+mgaitho</a>=<a href="http://nation.co.ke" target="_blank">nation.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] On<br>
>> Behalf Of <a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a><br>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:58 PM<br>
>> To: Macharia Gaitho<br>
>> Cc: Eng. Wainaina Mungai; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Coverage of migration licence<br>
>> issue by a few media houses unreasonable<br>
>><br>
>> Solomon,<br>
>> It is actually my right of reply that is in the new constitution which is<br>
>> working but NMG decided to edit my response. The correct record was<br>
>> published by the Star.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Regards<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Ndemo.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>> On 27 July <a href="tel:2011%2000" value="+254201100">2011 00</a>:17, Eng. Wainaina Mungai<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org">wainaina@madeinkenya.org</a>>wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> This is a good step by Nation in giving coverage to the "other side" of<br>
>>>> the<br>
>>>> debate.....Note also that it is not only media houses that have opposed<br>
>>>> the<br>
>>>> decision. Mayfox Company Ltd (one more of the 4 bidders) went on TV<br>
>>>> today to<br>
>>>> make their position known. In time, all these little bits of data from<br>
>>>> concerned parties are beginning to form the building blocks of 'the big<br>
>>>> picture' we all must be scratching pur heads to unravel.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> For now, maybe a Q&A session involving media, CCK and civil society on<br>
>>>> this<br>
>>>> fora over copious cups of Kenyan arabica coffee or Ketepa at one of our<br>
>>>> fancy hotels will ease the tension and allow us to have a healthier<br>
>>>> debate.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Any takers?<br>
>>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> I agree. The NMG, has done great to give an ear to the 'other side' of<br>
>>> the<br>
>>> debate.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The next thing is for MOIC, to convene a Q&A Session so as to make the<br>
>>> playing ground level enough.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Dakitari, this is not only crucial, but imperative to let us not<br>
>>> understand<br>
>>> that there is no any form of blackmail!!!<br>
>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Alex Gakuru <<a href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com">gakuru@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> By BITANGE NDEMO<br>
>>>>> 26 July, 2011<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> I have followed the debate on the failure by a<br>
>>>>> consortium of local media firms to win the award<br>
>>>>> for a digital migration licence with dismay.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The impression created by the media firms is that<br>
>>>>> the award of the licence to a Chinese firm is ill<br>
>>>>> thought-out on the grounds of probity and press<br>
>>>>> freedom.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The facts about digital migration speak for<br>
>>>>> themselves. When Kenya decided to pursue it, the<br>
>>>>> Ministry of Information established a Digital<br>
>>>>> Migration Committee to oversee all processes<br>
>>>>> including the licensing of backbone infrastructure<br>
>>>>> developers.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The committee offered a licence to media owners<br>
>>>>> with interest in the broadcast sub-sector as a means<br>
>>>>> of mitigating their investments.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> However, as soon as the licence was offered, the<br>
>>>>> media houses disagreed on how to share this<br>
>>>>> national resource. As a result, a tender process was<br>
>>>>> seen as the best way to address the disagreements.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> But even when they disagreed, our doors were wide<br>
>>>>> open, but the media houses decided not to negotiate<br>
>>>>> with the tender committee, opting instead for the<br>
>>>>> competitive tender process.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> With the doors thrown wide open to local and<br>
>>>>> international bidders, the Chinese firm that has been<br>
>>>>> the subject of controversy won the contract.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Taken aback, the media houses sought the<br>
>>>>> intervention of the Procurement Appeals Tribunal,<br>
>>>>> which eventually confirmed that the Chinese firm<br>
>>>>> had won fairly.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> In the criticism levelled at the government, the<br>
>>>>> media houses have sought to portray the process as<br>
>>>>> riddled with impropriety.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> While it is true that corruption has not been<br>
>>>>> completely rooted out of the Kenyan society, there is<br>
>>>>> no iota of evidence to suggest that the licence is not<br>
>>>>> above-board.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> If there were any underhand dealings, the media<br>
>>>>> houses should point them out.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Indeed, this latest case of crying foul after losing a<br>
>>>>> competitive bid mirrors what happened a while ago<br>
>>>>> when the selfsame media houses took legal action<br>
>>>>> when a Swedish firm, Smart TV, was allowed to<br>
>>>>> broadcast through the Kenya Broadcasting<br>
>>>>> Corporation.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Eventually, the court ruled there was no irregularity<br>
>>>>> in the process. But the continued attacks on Smart<br>
>>>>> TV led to its exit from the Kenya market.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> To say the least, the message being sent to potential<br>
>>>>> investors in the dynamic media sector is that local<br>
>>>>> media have ring-fenced the industry and will do<br>
>>>>> anything to frustrate entry by other players.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The departure of Smart TV will, for instance, deny<br>
>>>>> Kenya 100 jobs, not to mention other economic<br>
>>>>> benefits, all because a few media enterprises want to<br>
>>>>> maintain monopolies.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The articles published and radio programmes<br>
>>>>> broadcast over the last couple of days insinuate that<br>
>>>>> it is China, the country, that won the licence, when<br>
>>>>> the truth is that the licensee is a locally registered<br>
>>>>> company with Chinese origins.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Dragging in the name of a country that enjoys cordial<br>
>>>>> diplomatic relations with Kenya is bad for diplomacy<br>
>>>>> and international relations.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The claim that the Kenyan media will suffer loss of<br>
>>>>> freedom because a Chinese firm has won a backbone<br>
>>>>> infrastructure licence is to suggest that the licence is<br>
>>>>> for content generation or control, which is far from<br>
>>>>> the truth.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> If the truth be told, the government has always<br>
>>>>> wanted a situation where there is a multiplicity of<br>
>>>>> channels and voices in the media.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> This inclination towards plurality and liberalisation of<br>
>>>>> the media is what is under siege by those opposed to<br>
>>>>> anybody else controlling outlets.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The digital migration era provides a great<br>
>>>>> opportunity for addressing the imbalances in the<br>
>>>>> media sector, where some operatives have a<br>
>>>>> suffocating control of the airwaves.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The media houses seeking to influence public opinion<br>
>>>>> in their favour have refused to acknowledge that the<br>
>>>>> ministry and the Communications Commission of<br>
>>>>> Kenya have agreed to issue another licence for the<br>
>>>>> industry in view of the investments they have made.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Why the focus is not on this window is anybody's<br>
>>>>> guess. It would appear that our media are utterly<br>
>>>>> averse to fair play and competition.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Sooner or later, we shall be in the era of web<br>
>>>>> broadcasting with very little control by the<br>
>>>>> government, meaning that Kenyans will be able to<br>
>>>>> broadcast even from their bedrooms. Those stuck in<br>
>>>>> the past will be quickly by-passed.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Dr Ndemo is permanent secretary, Ministry of<br>
>>>>> Information and Communications.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> <a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Coverage+of+migration+licence+issue+unreasonable+/-/440808/1208244/-/item/0/-/uh53l1/-/index.html" target="_blank">www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Coverage+of+migration+licence+issue+unreasonable+/-/440808/1208244/-/item/0/-/uh53l1/-/index.html</a><br>
>>>>><br>
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>>>>><br>
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