Lucy, Cofek is not interested in consumer matters. Migration is not a consumer matter (see my other post on what consumer matter is in a technological change) it is a technological issue that aims to cater for all communities. That will ensure the poor too can invest in broadcast and give them a chance to create their own content. In essence we are out to protect consumers from rich, expensive content and help them create local content that they can relate to and change their condition. Wikipedia defines Consumer protection as consisting of laws and organizations designed to ensure the rights of consumers as well as fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and may provide additional protection for the weak and those unable to take care of themselves. The consititutions dictates that we consult with stakeholders. We cannot therefore have talks with Cofek which has non elected officials. We shall however have consultations with all stakeholders. If we continue to give latitude to Cofek, we shall one time regret because in my view they will take up on everything. We have so much unfair trade (which is what Cofek should be doing) in Kenya that we need more than 10 consumer organizations but our current consumer groups have not understood their mandate. Ndemo.
Question is Arbitration an option?
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On Jan 13, 2013, at 12:57 AM, bitange@jambo.co.ke wrote:
Robert, We are setting a bad precendence here that most people did not bother to ask why the entire world is migrating to Digital. No one seems to understand that we are behind schedule already. It took Britain and US eight years to fully migrate. Indeed the minimum time you need to fully migrate is five years. We have three years remaining before ITU switches off. Why does Africa always seek for extensions even where we do not need any. India whose per capita income is similar to ours is moving without law suits. I am worried about us that even if God were to give us Jesus time table of his second coming, we shall see people asking that we get extra time. To be a competitive nation we must move with the rest.
This hopeless agenda by cofek will delay our LTE initiatives and make Kenya a laggard in matters ICT when we have become the envy of many nations.
Ndemo.
Tanzania is definitely a progress nation that will definitely beat us to the industrialization finish line, now you understand why they are avoiding total market integration as this do not want regressive & litigious Kenyans going there to complicate a sys