<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>@Ngigi</div><div><br></div><div>Actually a slight deviation to that Kenyan Story.</div><div><br></div><div>1. Pay 5k one time fee and only access certain parts of Uhuru Park.</div><div><br></div><div>2. Pay 2k upfront and 1k every month and we will allow you to access other parts of Uhuru park that the 'Watus' don't have access to...</div><div><br></div><div>Not sure CCK can do anything about this...its a commercial arrangement...<br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">Ali Hussein</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jan 5, 2014, at 12:25 PM, ICT Researcher <<a href="mailto:ict.researcher@yahoo.com">ict.researcher@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">You may be right,,, and actually why should we have so many new cars on our roads with only the driver as the occupant? Let's hold demonstrations demanding that parliament to passes a new "Must Carry" law compelling all such drivers never to leave a pasenger waiting at bus stops when their vehicles carrying capacity is underutilised. Who would like to support this noble crusade? <br><div><span><br></span></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Sunday, January 5, 2014 12:13 PM,
Ngigi Waithaka <<a href="mailto:ngigi@at.co.ke">ngigi@at.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv2797462353"><div><div dir="ltr">You've got it all wrong.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Mr Kenyan Guy has been accessing Uhuru Park (Free Channels) for free, liked it and had no problem with paying for Transport ( TV) to get there.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Then some fat cat tells him, how about we plant a few more flowers and manicure the Uhuru Park gardens? Ofcourse the guy says yes.</div>
<div dir="ltr">The guy curiously asks "... Will all this be for free?" Ofcourse, the fat cat replies. All you need is to buy a one time Uhuru Park Access Card, which will only cost 5k from one of our Companies, StarUhuru!</div>
<div dir="ltr">The guy, reluctantly parts with the 5k, on the promise of a much better Uhuru Park.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Shortly thereafter, and after a few visits to Uhuru Park, which indeed has more trees and flowers (aka channels) the fat cat changes the tune. </div>
<div dir="ltr">".....Upgrading Uhuru Park cost us a lot of money. We also had to spend a lot to get this tender and Uhuru Park Tree & Flower Commission of Kenya is also asking for an expensive monthly stipend to make sure we are the only ones allowed to keep running the Park"</div>
<div dir="ltr">And without flinching, the fat cat closes of..</div>
<div dir="ltr">"..If you want to continue using Uhuru Park, you then have to pay us a monthly fee. We'll be nice, if you can't pay by the start of the month, we'll give you two weeks free then we cut you off..." </div>
<div dir="ltr">".. but, but, but you said it was free..?" Mr Guy asks</div>
<div dir="ltr">Kenyan Short stories... tbc </div>
<div dir="ltr">Waithaka Ngigi</div>
<div dir="ltr">Alliance Technologies<br clear="none">
Nairobi, Kenya</div>
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<div class="yiv2797462353gmail_quote">On 5 Jan 2014 11:37, "ICT Researcher" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ict.researcher@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ict.researcher@yahoo.com">ict.researcher@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv2797462353gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="yiv2797462353yqt3233234768" id="yiv2797462353yqt93342"><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;">Simpler analogy...<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Suppose one lives not so far away from Muthaiga Country Club. That person claims can never afford matatu fare to be visiting beautiful open air Uhuru Park in the city centre. Muthaiga Club offers the person a more affordable membership and a bonus 2-week free lift to the club, even after their membership has expired.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">The person says NO! "Every person, by virtue of being resident in Kenya, must be granted free lift and unfetted access to all open spaces at Muthaiga Country Club at all times, save for accessing inside the Club House(s)."<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">Well, well, well ... very humourous. <br clear="none"><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="display:block;"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">
<div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Sunday, January 5, 2014 11:06 AM, ICT Researcher <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ict.researcher@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ict.researcher@yahoo.com">ict.researcher@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
</font> </div> <div><div><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;"><h2>
List of Type Approved DVB-T2 Set Top Boxes and Authorised Vendors </h2><div align="center"><b>AS AT SEPTEMBER 2013</b></div>
<h3 align="center">FREE TO AIR SET TOP BOXES</h3>
<div><i>Free to air set top boxes (FTA) describes set top boxes
(decoders) that do not require subscriptions. Allowing any person with
the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the digital signal and
view or listen to the content without requiring other ongoing cost or
one-off fee. <br clear="none"></i></div><b><br clear="none"></b>Read more: <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:rgb(112,172,237);"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.digitalkenya.go.ke/list-of-type-approved-dvb-t2-set-top-boxes-and-authorised-vendors">http://www.digitalkenya.go.ke/list-of-type-approved-dvb-t2-set-top-boxes-and-authorised-vendors</a></span></span><b><br clear="none">
<br clear="none"></b><div style="font-style:italic;font-size:13.3333px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;"><i><br clear="none"></i></div><div><span></span></div>
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<div><div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Sunday, January 5, 2014 10:30 AM, Grace Githaiga <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div>
<div><div><div><div dir="ltr">@ Ali, so this option 2 means there is going to be a monthly charge for the FTA channels? If this is the case, then Lucy's house manager is right. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div>
<div><hr>From: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</a><br clear="none">Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:54:42 +0300<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [kictanet] Cofek to sue CCK for defaulting on television deal<br clear="none">
CC: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br clear="none">To: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">
<div>Startimes has had an Ad running where they are offering two options</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>1. FTA one which I think is substantially higher. I think almost 5k</div><div>2. Subscription one which is like 2k.</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"><div><span>Ali Hussein</span></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div><span><br clear="none">
</span></div><div>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div>
<br clear="none">On Jan 4, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Kivuva <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">
</div></div><blockquote><div><div><span>This report seems to contradict CCK's communications manager Mr.</span><br clear="none"><span>Wambua who said today on another thread on this list that all</span><br clear="none">
<span>subscriber-based digital set boxes
have FTA channels for end users who</span><br clear="none"><span>don't want to pay subscription fees</span><br clear="none"><span></span><br clear="none"><span>On 04/01/2014, Grace Githaiga <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><br clear="none">
<blockquote><span>“Customers who fail to pay subscription fees on time will</span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span>continue to access the must-carry free-to-air services (FTA) for a</span><br clear="none"></blockquote>
<blockquote><span>period of at least two weeks,” read a letter from CCK director-general</span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span>Francis Wangusi (pictured, below left) to pay-TV providers.</span><br clear="none">
</blockquote><blockquote><span>Through</span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span> the letter, CCK is reneging on an
earlier agreement with Cofek that</span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span>made it compulsory for pay-TV companies to give subscribers access to</span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span>all free-to-air channels, even without a paid-up subscription.</span><br clear="none">
</blockquote><blockquote><span>This</span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span> agreement saw the providers introduce a new range of decoders that</span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span>would allow customers view all the FTA channels – KBC, NTV, KTN, K24 and</span><br clear="none">
</blockquote><blockquote><span> Citizen TV for free.</span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br clear="none">
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</blockquote><blockquote><span></span><br clear="none"></blockquote><blockquote><span> </span><br clear="none"></blockquote><span></span><br clear="none"><span></span><br clear="none"><span>-- </span><br clear="none">
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