CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and the devolved units. The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a devolved function. Read on:- http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broadcasting-permits/... Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
Ali, I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act. Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have? The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;) Cheers, Tony On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and the devolved units.
The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a devolved function.
Read on:-
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broadcasting-permits/...
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Tony If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it? Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Ali,
I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act.
Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have?
The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;)
Cheers, Tony
On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and the devolved units.
The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a devolved function.
Read on:-
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broadcasting-permits/...
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Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include— (a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media. (2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media. Regards, 2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
Tony
If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it?
Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation.
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On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Ali,
I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act.
Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have?
The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;)
Cheers, Tony
On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments
permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and
the devolved units.
The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications
seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a
devolved function.
Read on:-
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio- broadcasting-permits/1056-3389218-80o9cqz/
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Hussein & Associates
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Excuse my rather off topic question, but its a question I have learnt to ask when it comes to matters devolution - especially at the trends being set up by our owners of the *devolved eco-systems*. Does it come with *additional* levies? On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include—
(a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media.
(2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media.
Regards,
2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
Tony
If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it?
Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation.
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On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Ali,
I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act.
Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have?
The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;)
Cheers, Tony
On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments
permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and
the devolved units.
The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications
seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a
devolved function.
Read on:-
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broad casting-permits/1056-3389218-80o9cqz/
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Hi Ali, My wild guess is that this might be purely from a political and Internal security standpoint. With what we are witnessing among the politcal elitein the counties, it might be best to issue this licenses after the election period.It is too risky now and we must evaluate the merits and demerits extensively. Regards On 9/21/16, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Excuse my rather off topic question, but its a question I have learnt to ask when it comes to matters devolution - especially at the trends being set up by our owners of the *devolved eco-systems*.
Does it come with *additional* levies?
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include—
(a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media.
(2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media.
Regards,
2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
Tony
If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it?
Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation.
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On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Ali,
I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act.
Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have?
The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;)
Cheers, Tony
On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments
permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and
the devolved units.
The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications
seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a
devolved function.
Read on:-
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broad casting-permits/1056-3389218-80o9cqz/
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Hussein & Associates
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Barrack I'm not getting your point. How is it too risky to issue license now? A year before the elections? Do you really mean that someone in the political hierarchy has just decided that it may not be strategic to issue licenses to Counties that are not in their 'control'? Wouldn't that put into question the independence of the Communication Authority? Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
On 21 Sep 2016, at 1:38 PM, Barrack Otieno via isoc <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Hi Ali,
My wild guess is that this might be purely from a political and Internal security standpoint. With what we are witnessing among the politcal elitein the counties, it might be best to issue this licenses after the election period.It is too risky now and we must evaluate the merits and demerits extensively.
Regards
On 9/21/16, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Excuse my rather off topic question, but its a question I have learnt to ask when it comes to matters devolution - especially at the trends being set up by our owners of the *devolved eco-systems*.
Does it come with *additional* levies?
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include—
(a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media.
(2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media.
Regards,
2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
Tony
If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it?
Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation.
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On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Ali,
I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act.
Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have?
The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;)
Cheers, Tony
On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments
permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and
the devolved units.
The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications
seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a
devolved function.
Read on:-
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broad casting-permits/1056-3389218-80o9cqz/
Ali Hussein
Principal
Hussein & Associates
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Thanks, was looking for that reference. The law allows county governments to establish radio stations. Whether it is economic, effective and efficient is another question. Regards, Alex From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 1:22 PM To: awatila@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer@gmail.com>; ISOC Kenya Chapter <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation Excuse my rather off topic question, but its a question I have learnt to ask when it comes to matters devolution - especially at the trends being set up by our owners of the *devolved eco-systems*. Does it come with *additional* levies? On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include— (a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media. (2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media. Regards, 2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> >: Tony If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it? Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation. 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The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;) Cheers, Tony On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and the devolved units. The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a devolved function. Read on:- http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broadcasting-permits/... 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I am with you on this one Eshuchi. There are many radio stations that the country governments could consider going into partnerships with, and still meet their communication goals. @Ahmed, you asked about costs. Please see these 2014 articles on the proposed budget of the Kanjo Radio Station. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Kidero-millions-City-Hall-FM-rad... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Budget-team-scuttles-City-Hall-radio-stat... ________________________________ From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ggithaiga=hotmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Eshuchi Richard via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:52 AM To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com Cc: Eshuchi Richard; ISOC Kenya Chapter Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation Establishing mechanisms does not necessarily mean setting up of own radio stations. Creating partnerships with existing stations that already have listenership in the counties would serve as a mechanism to facilitate public communication which in my view, is more prudent with regard to the spending of county monetary resources. A media station requires diverse content, everyday. After communicating a public announcement, what else would air? Regards, Eshuchi Richard Sent from my BlackBerry — the most secure mobile device From:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent:21 September 2016 1:16 p.m. To:eshuchi.richard@gmail.com Reply to:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc:nmutungu@gmail.com; isoc@lists.my.co.ke Subject:Re: [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include— (a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media. (2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media. Regards, 2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>: Tony If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it? Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Ali, I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act. Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have? The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;) Cheers, Tony On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and the devolved units. The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a devolved function. Read on:- http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broadcasting-permits/... 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I agree with Grace and Eshuchi, Devolution in some instances has caused fantastic transformation in the grassroots however on the down side it has the potential to cause extreme polarization. What we are seeing today are micro-kingdoms being created in each county and I honestly feel that giving radio frequencies to individual counties will have a negative impact on national unity. Until vernacular stations were tamed we saw the potential damage that was caused in this nation's history, this is entirely unnecessary and the current communication channels are adequate, we must struggle to find ways to improve our nationhood. The argument for the county radio stations is akin to devolving security, each country would create its own little armies. Kind regards, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu. Kind reg On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I am with you on this one Eshuchi. There are many radio stations that the country governments could consider going into partnerships with, and still meet their communication goals.
@Ahmed, you asked about costs. Please see these 2014 articles on the proposed budget of the Kanjo Radio Station.
http://mobile.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Kidero- millions-City-Hall-FM-radio-station/-/3112260/2304174/-/ format/xhtml/-/v9s1g7/-/index.html
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Budget-team-scuttles-City- Hall-radio-station-plan/539546-2358158-p5v1rtz/index.html
------------------------------ *From:* kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ggithaiga=ho tmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Eshuchi Richard via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:52 AM *To:* ggithaiga@hotmail.com *Cc:* Eshuchi Richard; ISOC Kenya Chapter
*Subject:* Re: [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation
Establishing mechanisms does not necessarily mean setting up of own radio stations.
Creating partnerships with existing stations that already have listenership in the counties would serve as a mechanism to facilitate public communication which in my view, is more prudent with regard to the spending of county monetary resources.
A media station requires diverse content, everyday. After communicating a public announcement, what else would air?
Regards, Eshuchi Richard
Sent from my BlackBerry — the most secure mobile device *From:*kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke *Sent:*21 September 2016 1:16 p.m. *To:*eshuchi.richard@gmail.com *Reply to:*kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke *Cc:*nmutungu@gmail.com; isoc@lists.my.co.ke *Subject:*Re: [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation
Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include—
(a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media.
(2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media.
Regards,
2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
Tony
If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it?
Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation.
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On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Ali,
I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act.
Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have?
The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;)
Cheers, Tony
On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments
permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and
the devolved units.
The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications
seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a
devolved function.
Read on:-
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broad casting-permits/1056-3389218-80o9cqz/
Ali Hussein
Principal
Hussein & Associates
+254 0713 601113
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no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
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Rosemary and all The polarization issue is real. My main bone of contention here is not whether the radio stations will be expensive, create polarization etc. The arguments presented so far are akin to a debate over a knife:- Is it useful or harmful? Let's get back to the real issue. And Grace Bomu articulated it well by going back to the constitution. This is the problem with this country. If we just focused on our responsibilities as citizens we won't be discussing how counties are bad and that they are misusing funds, polarizing us etc. WE put them there. We have the right to recall governors or vote them out. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
On 21 Sep 2016, at 2:35 PM, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I agree with Grace and Eshuchi,
Devolution in some instances has caused fantastic transformation in the grassroots however on the down side it has the potential to cause extreme polarization. What we are seeing today are micro-kingdoms being created in each county and I honestly feel that giving radio frequencies to individual counties will have a negative impact on national unity. Until vernacular stations were tamed we saw the potential damage that was caused in this nation's history, this is entirely unnecessary and the current communication channels are adequate, we must struggle to find ways to improve our nationhood.
The argument for the county radio stations is akin to devolving security, each country would create its own little armies.
Kind regards,
Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu.
Kind reg
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I am with you on this one Eshuchi. There are many radio stations that the country governments could consider going into partnerships with, and still meet their communication goals.
@Ahmed, you asked about costs. Please see these 2014 articles on the proposed budget of the Kanjo Radio Station.
http://mobile.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Kidero-millions-City-Hall-FM-rad...
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Budget-team-scuttles-City-Hall-radio-stat...
From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ggithaiga=hotmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Eshuchi Richard via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:52 AM To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com Cc: Eshuchi Richard; ISOC Kenya Chapter
Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation
Establishing mechanisms does not necessarily mean setting up of own radio stations.
Creating partnerships with existing stations that already have listenership in the counties would serve as a mechanism to facilitate public communication which in my view, is more prudent with regard to the spending of county monetary resources.
A media station requires diverse content, everyday. After communicating a public announcement, what else would air?
Regards, Eshuchi Richard
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Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include— (a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media. (2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media.
Regards,
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@ Ali, I think the constitution is work in progress, it is not cast in stone, based on what we have observed , we can always improve it. Just imagine if we had never repealed section 2 A because we there was no mechanism for the same it would have been difficult. I agree with Rosemary counties have a potential to become small Kingdoms, i think we need to stay vigilant of the positive and negative aspects of devolution. I concur with CA on this one , we need free Internet in the counties first :-) Regards On 9/21/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Rosemary and all
The polarization issue is real. My main bone of contention here is not whether the radio stations will be expensive, create polarization etc. The arguments presented so far are akin to a debate over a knife:-
Is it useful or harmful?
Let's get back to the real issue. And Grace Bomu articulated it well by going back to the constitution. This is the problem with this country. If we just focused on our responsibilities as citizens we won't be discussing how counties are bad and that they are misusing funds, polarizing us etc. WE put them there. We have the right to recall governors or vote them out.
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On 21 Sep 2016, at 2:35 PM, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I agree with Grace and Eshuchi,
Devolution in some instances has caused fantastic transformation in the grassroots however on the down side it has the potential to cause extreme polarization. What we are seeing today are micro-kingdoms being created in each county and I honestly feel that giving radio frequencies to individual counties will have a negative impact on national unity. Until vernacular stations were tamed we saw the potential damage that was caused in this nation's history, this is entirely unnecessary and the current communication channels are adequate, we must struggle to find ways to improve our nationhood.
The argument for the county radio stations is akin to devolving security, each country would create its own little armies.
Kind regards,
Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu.
Kind reg
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I am with you on this one Eshuchi. There are many radio stations that the country governments could consider going into partnerships with, and still meet their communication goals.
@Ahmed, you asked about costs. Please see these 2014 articles on the proposed budget of the Kanjo Radio Station.
http://mobile.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Kidero-millions-City-Hall-FM-rad...
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Budget-team-scuttles-City-Hall-radio-stat...
From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ggithaiga=hotmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Eshuchi Richard via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:52 AM To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com Cc: Eshuchi Richard; ISOC Kenya Chapter
Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation
Establishing mechanisms does not necessarily mean setting up of own radio stations.
Creating partnerships with existing stations that already have listenership in the counties would serve as a mechanism to facilitate public communication which in my view, is more prudent with regard to the spending of county monetary resources.
A media station requires diverse content, everyday. After communicating a public announcement, what else would air?
Regards, Eshuchi Richard
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Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include— (a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media. (2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media.
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Hallo GraceThe county Government Act call for the Counties to establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication does not mean putting up TV/Radio stations for every county.Some of us have interests in more than one county and may not keep hopping from one channel to the other. A one county broadcasting channel would be agreeable. But look at KBC, what have we done with this public broadcasting space ? I think county government should have communication centers that have multiple communication channels through ICT and this can only be achieved through partnerships. Jane From: Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via isoc <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: ISOC Kenya Chapter <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [isoc_ke] [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate publiccommunication and access to information in the form of media with the widestpublic outreach in the county, which may include— (a) television stations;(b) information communication technology centres;(c) websites;(d) community radio stations;(e) public meetings; and(f) traditional media. (2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means ofmass communication including traditional media. Regards, 2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>: Tony If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it? Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation. Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin. com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Ali, I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act. Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have? The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;) Cheers, Tony On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and the devolved units. The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a devolved function. Read on:- http://www.nation.co.ke/news/ CA-denies-governors-radio- broadcasting-permits/1056- 3389218-80o9cqz/ Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/ alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad -- Tony White ______________________________ _________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/info% 40alyhussein.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. 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Morning Listers. As Tony contextualized,there is a scarse resource in the physical infrastructure of frequency spectrum. And following the thread we appear to be missing the critical infrastructure linkage and dwelling more on regulatory framework. Richard has offered a partnership solutions that hinges on content but which will still stay within the confines of traditional spectrum. The bigger picture is to grow radio transmission through the digital spectrum. Indeed there is a global target by the ITU to migrate radio to Digital platforms by 2020. With the increasing development of IT infrastructure and subsequent uptake of internet consumption many of this county governments that have already invested in Radio Production Studios would just need to switch on to Stream on cloud. There are thousands of solutions available for online radio with diverse capabilities that will tap into the individual broadcaster creativity. e.g Individual county governments can reach out to diaspora audiences and sell there policies and attract investments. And by diaspora i mean both out the county and out of country residents. The script has been 're-written stakeholders need to smell the coffee. And this script was written by the TV digital migration. Do you feel the impact it has now justifies the resistance that characterised the migration in its formative stages? Regards, [image: --] Coach Timothy Oriedo [image: https://]about.me/timoriedo <https://about.me/timoriedo?promo=email_sig&utm_source=email_sig&utm_medium=external_link&utm_campaign=chrome_ext> Morning Listers. As Tony contextualized,there is a scarse resource in the physical infrastructure of frequency spectrum. And following the thread we all appear to be missing the point. Richard has offered a partnership solutions which will still stay within the confines of traditional spectrum. The bigger bigger is to grow radio transmission through the digital spectrum. Indeed there is a global target by the ITU to migrate radio to Digital platforms by 2020. With the increasing development of IT infrastructure and subsequent uptake of internet consumption many of this county governments that have already invested in Radio Production Studios would just need to switch on to Stream on cloud. There are thousands of solutions available for online radio with diverse capabilities that will tap into the individual broadcaster capabilities. The script has been 're-written stakeholders need to smell the coffee. And this script was written by the TV digital migration. Do you feel the impact it has now justifies the resistance that characterised it in the first instance? Timothy Oriedo about.me/Timoriedo On 22 Sep 2016 6:33 am, "Network of non- formal Educational institutions via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hallo Grace The county Government Act call for the Counties to establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication does not mean putting up TV/Radio stations for every county.Some of us have interests in more than one county and may not keep hopping from one channel to the other. A one county broadcasting channel would be agreeable. But look at KBC, what have we done with this public broadcasting space ? I think county government should have communication centers that have multiple communication channels through ICT and this can only be achieved through partnerships.
Jane
------------------------------ *From:* Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via isoc <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Cc:* ISOC Kenya Chapter <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2016 1:14 PM *Subject:* Re: [isoc_ke] [kictanet] CA denies governors radio permits - Daily Nation
Interesting. How do we interpret Part IX of the County Governments Act? Section 95: (1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may include—
(a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media.
(2) The county government shall encourage and facilitate other means of mass communication including traditional media.
Regards,
2016-09-21 12:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
Tony
If that were the case then why doesn't the CA just come out and say it?
Talking about broadcasting being a National Function makes a nonsense of the current dispensation.
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On 21 Sep 2016, at 9:53 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:
Ali,
I suspect this has more to do with frequency availability. On a 200kHz 'channel' spacing, there are only 150 distinct frequencies available. If one county is granted a licence, it won't be long before the other 46 counties would want in on the act.
Of course, frequencies may be re-used based on geographical separation - but this requires a level of planning skill they maybe don't have?
The 'constitution' excuse is just a convenient way of avoiding the issue ;)
Cheers, Tony
On 21/09/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote:
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has denied county governments
permits to set up radio stations, stirring a fresh storm between Nairobi and
the devolved units.
The telecoms sector regulator has rejected 20 county government applications
seeking FM radio broadcast bands, arguing that broadcasting is not a
devolved function.
Read on:-
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/ CA-denies-governors-radio- broadcasting-permits/1056- 3389218-80o9cqz/ <http://www.nation.co.ke/news/CA-denies-governors-radio-broadcasting-permits/1056-3389218-80o9cqz/>
Ali Hussein
Principal
Hussein & Associates
+254 0713 601113
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no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
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-- Tony White
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participants (11)
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Ahmed Mohamed Maawy -
Alex Watila -
Ali Hussein -
Barrack Otieno -
Eshuchi Richard -
Grace Githaiga -
Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) -
Network of non- formal Educational institutions -
Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu -
Timothy- Coach- Oriedo -
Tony White