Finally the government realises who is boss.

Kudos to the Minister and PS for taking a stand against big business and siding with technological development.

Regards

 
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com>
To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Monday, 3 December 2012, 0:36
Subject: [kictanet] Nairobi switches to digital TV signal by December 31


IN SUMMARY
  • Information PS Bitange Ndemo has noted any further delay would be very expensive for the government
  • The plan to honour a December 31 digital TV switch over in Nairobi region comes just weeks after Dr Ndemo said the Treasury had declined an appeal by his ministry to give subsidies on set-top boxes
  • An awareness campaign is ongoing to educate consumers on the importance of migrating to digital from the analogue platform

http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Nairobi-switches-to-digital-TV-signal-by-December-31/-/1006/1634964/-/j0c6dj/-/index.html

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