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<p>I am with you on this one Eshuchi. There are many radio stations that the country governments could consider going into partnerships with, and still meet their communication goals. </p>
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<p>@Ahmed, you asked about costs. Please see these 2014 articles on the proposed budget of the Kanjo Radio Station.</p>
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<p><a href="http://mobile.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Kidero-millions-City-Hall-FM-radio-station/-/3112260/2304174/-/format/xhtml/-/v9s1g7/-/index.html" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk207997">http://mobile.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Kidero-millions-City-Hall-FM-radio-station/-/3112260/2304174/-/format/xhtml/-/v9s1g7/-/index.html</a><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation</font>
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<font face="Calibri, Slate Pro, sans-serif, sans-serif">Establishing mechanisms does not necessarily mean setting up of own radio stations. </font></div>
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<font face="Calibri, Slate Pro, sans-serif, sans-serif">Creating partnerships with existing stations that already have listenership in the counties would serve as a mechanism to facilitate public communication which in my view, is more prudent with regard to
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<font face="Calibri, Slate Pro, sans-serif, sans-serif">A media station requires diverse content, everyday. After communicating a public announcement, what else would air?</font></div>
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<font face="Calibri, Slate Pro, sans-serif, sans-serif">Regards, </font></div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px">Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? </div>
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<div>(2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of</div>
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<div>If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it? </div>
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<div>Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation. <br>
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On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br>
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I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a<br>
200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies<br>
available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long<br>
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Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation<br>
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The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;)<br>
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On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br>
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