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Today's Topics:

   1. Secret shareholder in digital migration company revealed
      (S.M. Muraya)
   2. Re: D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the Average Kenyan!
      (Edith Adera)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:07:24 +0300
From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya@gmail.com>
To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: [kictanet] Secret shareholder in digital migration company
        revealed
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There was a law in works to allow NSE list firms to be 100% foreign owned.
Not sure which developed nation allows firms primarily owned by foreigners
to control their critical infrastructure. Building a road is one thing,
controlling information flow is another. If we fail to develop local
talent, to create local wealth, we must plan to stash funds overseas ):

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CMA-wants-foreign-investors-allowed-fully-own-listed-firms-2016/-/539552/2513614/-/2w6i7p/-/index.html

Apparently some Kenyans own less than 7% of PANG.

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Secret-shareholder-in-digital-migration-firm-PANG/-/539546/2628670/-/view/printVersion/-/vgbd5t/-/index.html

*Secret shareholder in digital migration company revealed*

IN SUMMARY

*Excel Magic International Ltd owns 6.7 per cent of the Pan Africa Network
Group?s (PANG?s) issued shares.
*The company, whose shareholders are Kenyan, is registered in the British
Virgin Islands, a tax secrecy jurisdiction.

The Daily Nation has unearthed evidence of a secret Kenyan shareholder in
the Chinese firm at the heart of the country?s digital migration row.

Registry records show that a company called Excel Magic International Ltd
owns 6.7 per cent of the Pan Africa Network Group?s (PANG?s) issued shares.

The company is registered in the British Virgin Islands, a popular tax
secrecy jurisdiction, allowing its true owners to legally remain anonymous.

According to company registry records, however, Excel Magic International?s
shareholding is described as ?Kenyan?. It owns 2,500 of the 37,500 shares
(a 6.7 per cent stake) in PANG, which was registered in Kenya on March 4,
2011.

The development has introduced a new twist to the controversy surrounding
digital migration because, until recently, the Communications Authority of
Kenya has been publicly stating PANG Kenya was a wholly-owned Chinese firm.

Observers will be quick to draw parallels with Mobitelea Ventures Ltd, the
shadowy firm that was exposed in 2006 as a secret shareholder in Safaricom.

It emerged that, as Kenya was going through a transition similar to digital
migration ? opening up telecommunications by introducing mobile telephones
? individuals in then President Daniel arap Moi?s regime had negotiated
with Vodafone Plc to acquire shares in Safaricom Ltd ahead of its public
listing.

Vodafone Kenya Ltd itself was owned through nominee companies ?owned? by a
firm of lawyers. The secret shareholding arrangements were seen as possible
evidence of an indirect kickback to unidentified individuals.

To date, the true identities of the local owners of Mobitelea Ventures, who
earned billions before eventually giving up their stake, are not known.

Excel Magic International gives its address as OMC Chambers, Wickhams, Road
Town, Tortola. The Carribean island of Tortola is the largest and most
populated of the British Virgin Islands, while Road Town is its largest
town.

Records obtained by the Daily Nation show PANG was registered with a
nominal capital of Sh4.1 million, with 500,000 authorised shares valued at
Sh82 each.

PANG?s directors are named as Mr Xinxing Pang and Mr Shang Junqi.

The company was the second to be awarded a Broadcast Signal Distributor
licence by the communications regulator in October 2011, a few months after
registration. Earlier, the government had given a licence to Signet Kenya,
a company it jointly owns with state broadcaster KBC.

CLICK HERE to read the original story on the Daily Nation website
<http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Pang-British-Virgin-Islands-Digital-Migration/-/1056/2628208/-/7xq69t/-/index.html>
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 12:14:21 +0000
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca>
To: Wainaina <wainaina@pablodivino.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy
        Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the
        Average Kenyan!
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Wainaina,

Quite interesting, still underscores the majority have not taken action to migrate!

Reasons for non-migration is interesting across the two pollsters with GeoPoll having more variety which helps to point areas that need attention.

Edith

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From: wainaina@madeinkenya.org [mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org] On Behalf Of Wainaina
Sent: February-19-15 3:05 PM
To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; Edith Adera
Subject: Re: [kictanet] D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the Average Kenyan!

On 19 Feb 2015 15:01, "Eng. Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina@madeinkenya.org<mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org>> wrote:
Hi Edith,

I have attached an IPSOS survey that is one year old and their February 2015 STB purchase figures (image).

You should find some interesting answers from a comparison of the IPSOS figures from a year ago with the Geopoll (January2015) & IPSOS (February 2015) in the context of the stakeholder consultations, sampling methods, ruling of the Supreme Court and position of the regulator.

Regards,
Wainaina


On Thursday,February 19, 2015, Edith Adera via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Rachel,

Thanks for the poll results. A number of critical observations:

*the survey was done with 400 pax via sms - this already creates a bias as your average person will unlikely respond by sms (so the poll reached an elite group!). A national representative sample makes more sense or atleast on the ground surveys to reach those unlikely to use sms for surveys

*there is a difference between awareness vs action. Ofcourse with all the noise, awareness levels are high, action is low as I see 56% of your sample has taken NO ACTION (if this is extrapolated to the 40+million Kenyans it's a huge number even with the sample bias I pointed out above). So "action" is what we should focus on and not awareness.

*the reasons for not switching over are also quite instructive (see the the pie-chart on slide 13)

This last point "reasons for not switching over" is the crux of the matter! And that is where our energies should be concentrated and keep in mind the bias issue knowing that millions have not taken action.

I rest my case.

Edith

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From: Alwala, Rachel [mailto:Alwala@ca.go.ke]
Sent: February-19-15 10:53 AM
To: Edith Adera; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: RE: [kictanet] D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the Average Kenyan!

Dear Edith,

Indeed there can never be enough education and awareness but that is not to say CA has not done anything.  We have had roadshows, market activations  all over the country, advertisements in the print and electronic media,  digital platforms, and even door to door campaigns in Nairobi in December.  Certainly the advertising was challenged by the fact that the three media houses would not take any paid advertisements or publish any factual information on digital migration . This limited the reach quite a bit.  The campaigns were aligned to the phased switch off and so we are still doing the rounds.  We need all efforts from all 'convertees' so any proposals on how you can reach your constituencies on our behalf would be great!

In addition, see the poll results from Geo Poll, the largest pollster in Africa.  This was released in January.  It will give you a glimpse on the level of awareness on this issue.

Also be sure to check our  social media pages  Face Book: DigitalTVkenya and Twitter:  digitalTVkenya .  You will be amazed that people are so much aware and are having active discussions on the subject matter.

But admittedly, we need to do more especially as the deadline approaches.

Regards,

Rachel

From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+alwala=ca.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Edith Adera via kictanet
Sent: 19 February 2015 10:36
To: Alwala, Rachel
Subject: Re: [kictanet] D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the Average Kenyan!

Odhiambo,

Take a walk around and ask the common Kenyan and even the educated ones in the streets....we're stuck in our techy world, so we imagine everyone else is knowledgeable. Open your eyes!

I would like to see poll results on digital migration then we can talk.

Edith

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From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com]
Sent: February-19-15 10:11 AM
To: Edith Adera; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the Average Kenyan!

Hello Edith,

How do you define "the average Kenyan" in this context?

On what basis do you say the average Kenyan has no clue?

In my world, the average Kenyan has every clue about the digital migration. Why?

The average Kenyan has been sensitized about this Digital Migration via

(a) Their own TV - Ads
(b) Newspaper Ads
(c) Road Shows

I vaguely recall there were some SMS about this as well.

I do not think CA could mobilize agents to visit every household in order to sensitize every Kenyan.

I see you have asked a question: "What is CAK doing to educate the average Kenyan.."

This was already done, FYI. I think it's just you lagging behind:)



On 19 February 2015 at 10:00, Edith Adera via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Thanks Rachel for sharing this.

While this is great to share, the average Kenyan has NO clue what we're talking about, why they need to move, what they need to get in terms of STB, where, prices etc. The list you've sent is very technical, how can you simplify it for the common person and even for those alittle more techy, how do I know which model is better etc. The specs don't make sense to the common person.

What is CAK doing to educate the average Kenyan (whom as we know is a "peculiar" consumer)?

I'm very concerned that we are just watching the theatrics, but not many are moving in the direction of migration, in reality!

We can talk off line

Edith
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From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Alwala, Rachel via kictanet
Sent: February-18-15 6:17 PM
To: Edith Adera
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Which set top box are you using?

Dear Listers,

Sorry I have been off the list for a while for technical reasons but good to see this debate on digital migration.

I thought I would share some facts about digital migration together with a list of boxes type-approved by the Authority with respective contacts.

Regards,

Rachel Alwala
CA

From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+alwala=ca.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet
Sent: 18 February 2015 17:34
To: Alwala, Rachel
Subject: [kictanet] Which set top box are you using?

Listers,
I would be interested to know, for those who have bought set top boxes, which one are you using, where did you get it from, at how much and what is your experience?
Regards,

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Nairobi Kenya
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Twitter: @Bomu


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