Very interesting Grace. <div><br></div><div>Was the court well versed on the whole digital migration process, spectrum and the fact that spectrum is a resource that belongs to all Kenyans, and not a few organisations? <br>
<br>On Saturday, 29 March 2014, Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr">@Kioko, I quoted this sentence because I just didnt believe that a court of law can disregard the fact that there are rules to tendering processes. Inaonekana mambo ni yale yale!<div><br><span style="color:rgb(128,128,128);font-family:Georgia,'ITC Century W01 Light';font-size:17px;line-height:25px">“An independent body should therefore give them a licence without going through the tender process provided they comply with the regulations,” Mr Justice Maraga said.</span><br>
<div><hr>Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:26:13 +0300<br>From: <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','dmbuvi@gmail.com');" target="_blank">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital Migration Appeal Court Ruling: COFEK Response<br>
CC: <a>kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>To: <a>ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br><br>The court ruling as reported in the Daily Nation article is quite confusing.<br><br>First, the court is asking the government to reimburse PANG and StarTimes for their licensing fee and investments. How much will this cost the tax payer? <br>
<br>Second, the court in supporting its ruling, says media owners have invested a lot and they shouldn't lose their investment. The media owners will still lose their investment as digital broadcasting is a new technology that requires new infrastructure - perhaps the only infrastructure that can be reused is the towers.<br>
<br>Third, is the court implying that licenses issued by CCK are unconstitutional? <br><div><br><br><div>On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Ali Hussein <span dir="ltr"><<a>ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="auto"><div>Listers</div><div><br></div><div>Lets step back and ask a few fundamental questions:-</div><div><br></div><div>1. How has CAK contravened the constitution in regards to the digital migration.</div><div>
<br></div><div>2. How does this affect the country in the scheme of things in relation to the global move to digital migration.</div><div><br></div><div>3. How does it benefit the consumer when we continue to perpetuate a status quo in the media space where a few big boys muscle out everyone? Maybe Consumer Federation can expound on this. </div>
<div><br></div><div>4. How can we ensure going forward that the tendering processes are air-tight and can withstand frivolous suits. In light of what happened to the laptop tender we must ask a fundamental question: </div>
<div><br></div><div>IS THIS GOVERNMENT SETTING ITSELF UP TO FAIL IN THE OCT SECTOR? </div><div><br><div><span><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div>
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<div><br>On Mar 29, 2014, at 1:53 AM, Grace Githaiga <<a>ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote><div><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Victory-for-Kenyans-as-judges-halt-rush-to-digital-migration/-/1056/2261326/-/qc6k17z/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Victory-for-Kenyans-as-judges-halt-rush-to-digital-migration/-/1056/2261326/-/qc6k17z/-/index.html</a><div>
<span style="color:rgb(128,128,128);font-family:Georgia,'ITC Century W01 Light';font-size:17px;line-height:25px">“An independent body should therefore give them a licence without going through the tender process provided they comply with the regulations,” Mr Justice Maraga said.</span><div>
<font color="#808080" face="Georgia, ITC Century W01 Light"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#808080" face="Georgia, ITC Century W01 Light"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px">Really? How now?<br>
</span></font><br><div><hr>From: <a>jgmbugua@gmail.com</a><br>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:36:37 +0300<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital Migration Appeal Court Ruling: COFEK Response<br>CC: <a>kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
To: <a>ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div><br><div style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif">Idiocy of the highest order. There is no win here only delay of the inevitable and stifling of innovation and investment.<br>
<br>Multichoice is certainly a winner.</div></div><br><div dir="ltr"><br><hr><br><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">From: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif"><a>Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK)</a><</span></div>
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