Makali, It might help if ''the media'' listens to all these experts and activists who for many years have fought for the freedoms & rights you claim to defend. It is no longer a fight between media and government/politician. Your viewers, listeners and readers are demanding change....the same way we fought for change in government. Now we want change in the 'fourth estate'. I'd suggest you deliver to the consumer first then we'll discuss your suspicions about government intentions. Wainaina On 1/18/10, bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
David, In my view dialogue is the only way forward. Simply raise the issues you object to then we find a solution to it. Even as you (media) unilaterally refused to participate in the stakeholder hearing, the Government would still want to accomodate your objections. I also offered to resign if it happens that the regulations are outside of what is considered standard practice worldwide.
Media freedom is dear to me and would not want unnecessary fights with media. I have said before that individual liberties have limitations especially when it comes to where the individual like a child has no capacity to exercise those liberties. From Mills to Chaufour you will find state intervention necessary to protect those unable to exercise certain rights.
When Hon. Mbogua attacked the Nation Journalists, Media did not go to Media council or any other body. They came to the Government. The Government therefore is supposed to guarantee protection to those who cannot protect themselves.
Regards
Ndemo.
folks, quite a few things can be said about the new broadcasting regulations but the tendency on this forum to pooh pooh the media, as if it is the greatest sinner, is quite frankly discouraging. any one who is cheering the govt for the new regulations is urged to employ some skepticism.because sooner rather than later, they will begin to absorb the implications. it is quite clear that regulations are needed, but the devil is in the letter. the day you have the cck, which is yet to demonstrate its independence from political dictation, determining what is aired or not, and what constitutes a variety of views or objectivity, then you will reaslise what the apprehension is all about. i hesitate to get into specs and refer you to our (Kenya Editors Guild) (http://www.eastafricapress.net/) position, as well as my comments on the regulations when they were first published (http://www.eastafricapress.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223) more later. makali
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From: alice <alice@apc.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations and the Statute Misc Amendement Act To: dmakali@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 9:03 AM Hi Warigia and all,
Attached broadcast regulation and the Miscellaneous amendment act.
best alice
Alice, can you upload a PDF of the new regulations for
warigia bowman wrote: the list?
Rigia
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alice <alice@apc.org <mailto:alice@apc.org>>
wrote:
    But what happened to the right
    information? On the current coverage of the broadcast regulation,     the media seems to be focusing on the political/economic self     interest aspect only rather
    technology, markets, government and political self-interest and I     have not seen/heard or read anything on the benefits to the     public, (viewers/consumers).
    There is also some misrepresentation of for example section 43 1.     Some of the TV and radio stations have reported that the new     regulations will limit broadcast and reporting of emergencies: But     that section (43 1 of the "Kenya gazette supplement number 86 of     December 2009) in fact compels broadcast service providers to     provide notice of public emergencies:
    '43 1) all broadcasting service providers shall provide a public     notice of an emergency or a
    request of a person authorized by the Government'
    And did you know that the recent STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS     AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2009 *deleted* the much contested section 88 of     the Kenya Communications Act 1998, which gave the minister powers     to "take temporary possession of any telecommunication apparatus     or any radio communication station apparatus within Kenya? If you     recall the drama at the beginning of the year, when media stuck to     reporting, erroneously, that
    KCA amendment act 2009, while it had been in existence since 1998.
    The genesis of the broadcast regulation is not just limited to     politics; rather, it has been influenced by the rapid evolution of     broadcasting technology, and especially the recent move from     analogue to digital which will
    beyond recognition. Digitisation will enable grater compression of     content into what spectrum we have available, so scarcity will no     longer be the issue for new entrants, it will also enable viewers     to decide on what content they care about to watch or listen to     and will depend less on the
    content. The same content can be viewed/listened to on mobiles,     computers, internet sites, etc other factors include bundling of     attractive content with advertising, unlike analogue, viewers can     block the adverts, which may make the traditional way of financing     content unsustainable, but will make processing (technical     aspects) of information/content cheaper.
    The changes for broadcasters have major implications for     regulators, for example, while digitisation will introduce more     competition, diverse market for broadcast content and enhance     viewing decision making, issues of piracy, abuse of intellectual     property (because of the ease at which digitisation will provide     for copying of content) is
    need for vigilance on market
    broadcasters, particularly
    the market with say premium content like football matches, etc. So     it’s not just about
to receive accurate and honest than the broader interplay between public disaster announcement upon the this section was contained in the new transform our broadcast landscape platform used for transmission of the likely to rise. Further, there will be power of bigger broadcasters, or new those who have the resources to corner politics, there is much much more...
    Views expressed are personal
    institutions/organisations I am affiliated with.
    Best, Alice
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      Spot on Barak! Tumechoka! The sooner something is done the       better, Bwana Ndemo.
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      From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com       <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>>       Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media       To: mleonardo@yahoo.com <mailto:mleonardo@yahoo.com>       Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"       <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke       <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>       Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 12:22 PM
      Bwana Wainaina tumechoka!
      I was just
      and i was       ashamed of what i was hearing at 9.00 am, i thought we used to       have       such programs after 11 PM (late night ) as they were called at       this       rate life expectancy might as well be reduced to 30 (i have no       scientific justification or research to support this). The       problem is       not freedom, the issue is what to do with the freedom, if i       heard Dr       Ndemo correctly when he did a press briefing, he mentioned the       fact       that he had invited all the stakeholders in the media       fraternity to       deliberate on
      non-commital,       i see the media as a double edged sword, it can liberate and       it can       kill, can the media council and the media owners get their act       right       in so far as content regulation is concerned, otherwise we       might end       up with a scenario akin to the Matatu Industry madness which is       holding our nation at ransom. (and by the way did anyone do some       research on how much we lost during the two day strike?)       We shall overcome
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and not a reflection of any of the listening to Classic 105 this morning in a matatu the issue but they are either reluctant or there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press
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