@Kivuva,<br><br>There is a Consumer Protection Bill 2011 (successor to Consumer Protection Bill 2007).<br>Could you please tell us who is supposed oversee the actualization of this bill, if not organizations like COFEK?<br>
<br><br><font color="#6A287E"><strong></strong></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Kivuva <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" target="_blank">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Self appointed people's watchman is not necessarily inclusive!<br>
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On 04/02/2013, Odhiambo Washington <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Dkt.,<br>
><br>
> In the aforegoing context, COFEK == Public. It's the public's<br>
> mouthpiece/defender.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:41 PM, <<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Washington,<br>
>> We are employed by the public. We spend public resource to deliver<br>
>> services. We are accountable to the public. We therefore must involve<br>
>> the public in all we do and this is clear in our constitution. The<br>
>> courts<br>
>> can sort this out.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Ndemo.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> > Why is everyone trying to rebuke COFEK for their stand? Don't we all<br>
>> > know<br>
>> > and verily agree that it was only COFEK who went to court in the<br>
>> interests<br>
>> > of the consumers who couldn't afford the Set Tob Boxes? COFEK's other<br>
>> > argument was that the switch off/over was untimely as it's the<br>
>> > electioneering period<br>
>> ><br>
>> > That "CCK is in support of involving all industry stakeholders like<br>
>> > broadcasters, government, other consumer lobby groups,the Digital<br>
>> > secretariat and vendors" is blatantly wrong!<br>
>> > None of those went to court to stop the switch-off Analogue Brodcasting<br>
>> > (which was starting with NBI anyway) as they were ALL READY for the<br>
>> > switch-over.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Kenyans, (and now listers) with their known selective amnesia are now<br>
>> > calling upon COFEK to involve "stakeholders". These stakeholders<br>
>> > already<br>
>> > supported the switchover. They did not raise any finger when this was<br>
>> > being<br>
>> > effected.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > We should try and live outside our selective amnesia!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Kudos, COFEK - you are the only entity entitled to negotiate with CCK!<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Mark Mwangi <<a href="mailto:mwangy@gmail.com">mwangy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> So I am to understand that COFEK was not representing consumers and<br>
>> >> stakeholders but itself? Why would it seek to block out broadcasters,<br>
>> >> vendors etc?<br>
>> >> Exactly whose interests are they protecting?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Grace Githaiga<br>
>> >> <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >>> *<br>
>> >>> *<br>
>> >>> *<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Negotiations between Communications Commission of Kenya and Consumer<br>
>> >>> Federation, aimed at agreeing on a suitable date to switch off<br>
>> >>> analogue<br>
>> >>> Tv<br>
>> >>> transmission, failed to take off after fresh disagreements arose<br>
>> >>> between<br>
>> >>> the two parties.<br>
>> >>> Cofek yesterday snubbed a meeting between it and CCK citing<br>
>> >>> involvement<br>
>> >>> of outside parties contrary to court orders. In a ruling on January<br>
>> >>> 11,<br>
>> >>> High Court judge Isaac Lenaola directed the CCK and the consumer<br>
>> >>> lobby<br>
>> >>> group to negotiate on an agreeable new date, saying the initial<br>
>> >>> December 31<br>
>> >>> date was untimely and improper.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> CCK is in support of involving all industry stakeholders like<br>
>> >>> broadcasters, government, other consumer lobby groups,the Digital<br>
>> >>> secretariat ans vendors in the new date deliberations. However, Cofek<br>
>> >>> said<br>
>> >>> it should be the only party to negotiate with CCK since it was the<br>
>> >>> only<br>
>> >>> one<br>
>> >>> that sought legal action.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1342:cckcofek-digital-tv-talks-fail-to-take-off&catid=1:latest-news" target="_blank">http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1342:cckcofek-digital-tv-talks-fail-to-take-off&catid=1:latest-news</a><br>
>> >>> *<br>
>> >>><br>
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>> > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and<br>
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>> > development.<br>
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