Nairobi switches to digital TV signal by December 31
IN SUMMARYInformation PS Bitange Ndemo has noted any further delay would be very expensive for the governmentThe 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 boxesAn 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-...
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-... _______________________________________________ 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/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.... 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. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Ill believe it when its off... im thinking how legal suits will land in courts, ooh, someone does not want scrutiny of elections in march, ooh, set top boxes are nowhere, ooh this ooh that. then it will be postponed to mid next year, then maybe end of the year..... TIA. On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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-...
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It will be a contradiction to switch off poor Kenyans who have food and school fees on their menu rather than fake Chinese gadgets in the pretence of improving their lives. Let Kenyans choose their prefered mode of reception until 2015. Only elitist and pretenders to elitism pass policies that favour the well off On 04/12/2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
Ill believe it when its off... im thinking how legal suits will land in courts, ooh, someone does not want scrutiny of elections in march, ooh, set top boxes are nowhere, ooh this ooh that. then it will be postponed to mid next year, then maybe end of the year.....
TIA.
On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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-...
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Why not ban the import of any more analogue TVs? Just insist that any TV that is imported from now on must either have a built in Digital decoder or be accompanied by a settop box. No exceptions. Educate the public that after a certain date they must insist on buying a TV with a settop box or that is digitally ready. Maintain the campaign for a year and those that do not comply simply watch static after the deadline. The deadline I agree is rather abrupt but we cant dilly dally and flip flop on such issues. Anyone who can afford a TV can afford a settop box. On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> wrote:
It will be a contradiction to switch off poor Kenyans who have food and school fees on their menu rather than fake Chinese gadgets in the pretence of improving their lives. Let Kenyans choose their prefered mode of reception until 2015. Only elitist and pretenders to elitism pass policies that favour the well off
On 04/12/2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
Ill believe it when its off... im thinking how legal suits will land in courts, ooh, someone does not want scrutiny of elections in march, ooh, set top boxes are nowhere, ooh this ooh that. then it will be postponed to mid next year, then maybe end of the year.....
TIA.
On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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-...
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I think that anyone who can afford the luxury of a TV can also afford an STB. Well, we all have different approaches/angles to look at the same thing. It is the same PS, Dr. Ndemo, whose responsibility is to convince Treasury to zero-rate STBs. So it's better for us to push the PS towards that than start reasoning the way I heard Mr. Mutoro do on TV yesterday evening. For us to move ahead, we cannot afford to have to wait for everyone to "move in unison". We must always let others "catch up" as is always with technology. Hey, and knowing Kenyans with their "last-minute actions", I can bet that even if the decision was put on hold till 2015, still millions of Kenyans will NOT have bought the gadgets, but opt for "tunaomba serikali isaidie mKenya wa kawaida..". That is why I am behind the PS 101% on the switch off. On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> wrote:
It will be a contradiction to switch off poor Kenyans who have food and school fees on their menu rather than fake Chinese gadgets in the pretence of improving their lives. Let Kenyans choose their prefered mode of reception until 2015. Only elitist and pretenders to elitism pass policies that favour the well off
On 04/12/2012, Areba Collins [ @BrainiacKE ® ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
Ill believe it when its off... im thinking how legal suits will land in courts, ooh, someone does not want scrutiny of elections in march, ooh, set top boxes are nowhere, ooh this ooh that. then it will be postponed to mid next year, then maybe end of the year.....
TIA.
On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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-...
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participants (6)
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Areba Collins [ ＠BrainiacKE ® ] -
Grace Githaiga -
Kivuva -
Mark Mwangi -
Odhiambo Washington -
robert yawe