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