New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations
folks, quite a few things can be said about the new broadcasting regulations but the tendency on this forum to pooh pooh the media, as if it is the greatest sinner, is quite frankly discouraging. any one who is cheering the govt for the new regulations is urged to employ some skepticism.because sooner rather than later, they will begin to absorb the implications. it is quite clear that regulations are needed, but the devil is in the letter. the day you have the cck, which is yet to demonstrate its independence from political dictation, determining what is aired or not, and what constitutes a variety of views or objectivity, then you will reaslise what the apprehension is all about. i hesitate to get into specs and refer you to our (Kenya Editors Guild) (http://www.eastafricapress.net/) position, as well as my comments on the regulations when they were first published (http://www.eastafricapress.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223) more later. makali _______________ "If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." — Isaac Asimo, Columbian Author and Scientist _______________ PO Box 3234 00200 Nairobi, Kenya cell: +254 722 517 540 --- On Sat, 1/16/10, alice <alice@apc.org> wrote:
From: alice <alice@apc.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations and the Statute Misc Amendement Act To: dmakali@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 9:03 AM Hi Warigia and all,
Attached broadcast regulation and the Miscellaneous amendment act.
best alice
Alice, can you upload a PDF of the new regulations for
warigia bowman wrote: the list?
Rigia
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alice <alice@apc.org <mailto:alice@apc.org>>
wrote:
But what happened to the right
information? On the current coverage of the broadcast regulation, the media seems to be focusing on the political/economic self interest aspect only rather
technology, markets, government and political self-interest and I have not seen/heard or read anything on the benefits to the public, (viewers/consumers).
There is also some misrepresentation of for example section 43 1. Some of the TV and radio stations have reported that the new regulations will limit broadcast and reporting of emergencies: But that section (43 1 of the "Kenya gazette supplement number 86 of December 2009) in fact compels broadcast service providers to provide notice of public emergencies:
'43 1) all broadcasting service providers shall provide a public notice of an emergency or a
request of a person authorized by the Government'
And did you know that the recent STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2009 *deleted* the much contested section 88 of the Kenya Communications Act 1998, which gave the minister powers to "take temporary possession of any telecommunication apparatus or any radio communication station apparatus within Kenya? If you recall the drama at the beginning of the year, when media stuck to reporting, erroneously, that
KCA amendment act 2009, while it had been in existence since 1998.
The genesis of the broadcast regulation is not just limited to politics; rather, it has been influenced by the rapid evolution of broadcasting technology, and especially the recent move from analogue to digital which will
beyond recognition. Digitisation will enable grater compression of content into what spectrum we have available, so scarcity will no longer be the issue for new entrants, it will also enable viewers to decide on what content they care about to watch or listen to and will depend less on the
content. The same content can be viewed/listened to on mobiles, computers, internet sites, etc other factors include bundling of attractive content with advertising, unlike analogue, viewers can block the adverts, which may make the traditional way of financing content unsustainable, but will make processing (technical aspects) of information/content cheaper.
The changes for broadcasters have major implications for regulators, for example, while digitisation will introduce more competition, diverse market for broadcast content and enhance viewing decision making, issues of piracy, abuse of intellectual property (because of the ease at which digitisation will provide for copying of content) is
need for vigilance on market
broadcasters, particularly
the market with say premium content like football matches, etc. So it’s not just about
to receive accurate and honest than the broader interplay between public disaster announcement upon the this section was contained in the new transform our broadcast landscape platform used for transmission of the likely to rise. Further, there will be power of bigger broadcasters, or new those who have the resources to corner politics, there is much much more...
Views expressed are personal
institutions/organisations I am affiliated with.
Best, Alice
Leonard Mware wrote:
Spot on Barak! Tumechoka! The sooner something is done the better, Bwana Ndemo.
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From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media To: mleonardo@yahoo.com <mailto:mleonardo@yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 12:22 PM
Bwana Wainaina tumechoka!
I was just
and i was ashamed of what i was hearing at 9.00 am, i thought we used to have such programs after 11 PM (late night ) as they were called at this rate life expectancy might as well be reduced to 30 (i have no scientific justification or research to support this). The problem is not freedom, the issue is what to do with the freedom, if i heard Dr Ndemo correctly when he did a press briefing, he mentioned the fact that he had invited all the stakeholders in the media fraternity to deliberate on
non-commital, i see the media as a double edged sword, it can liberate and it can kill, can the media council and the media owners get their act right in so far as content regulation is concerned, otherwise we might end up with a scenario akin to the Matatu Industry madness which is holding our nation at ransom. (and by the way did anyone do some research on how much we lost during the two day strike?) We shall overcome
On 1/14/10, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina@madeinkenya.org <mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org> <http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=wainaina@madeinkenya.org>>
wrote: > Hi all, > > When Dr. Ndemo published the new media regulations a few days ago, the > Media Owners complained..... naturally. > > However,
and not a reflection of any of the listening to Classic 105 this morning in a matatu the issue but they are either reluctant or there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press
seems > unsure on whether to fight this time round. > > I am surprised at the very loud silence on the issue. Is it a sign > there is a major storm brewing? > > Wainaina > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > --- > http://www.bungesms.com <http://www.bungesms.com/> > http://www.madeinkenya.org <http://www.madeinkenya.org/> > http://www.wainainamungai.com <http://www.wainainamungai.com/>
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David, Who is the media's customer? Isn't we the listeners and viewers. Pay attention to the fatigue that is now evident among many listeners, readers and viewers. I hope the Kenya Editors Guild, whoever these people are, will soon realize that you are loosing allies as fast as politicians are. Give us valuable and quality content, and we shall be enjoy supporting you. Let the Kenyan Media Stop "Lazy Journalism"! On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:09 PM, David Makali <dmakali@yahoo.com> wrote:
folks, quite a few things can be said about the new broadcasting regulations but the tendency on this forum to pooh pooh the media, as if it is the greatest sinner, is quite frankly discouraging. any one who is cheering the govt for the new regulations is urged to employ some skepticism.because sooner rather than later, they will begin to absorb the implications. it is quite clear that regulations are needed, but the devil is in the letter. the day you have the cck, which is yet to demonstrate its independence from political dictation, determining what is aired or not, and what constitutes a variety of views or objectivity, then you will reaslise what the apprehension is all about. i hesitate to get into specs and refer you to our (Kenya Editors Guild) ( http://www.eastafricapress.net/) position, as well as my comments on the regulations when they were first published ( http://www.eastafricapress.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223 ) more later. makali
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--- On Sat, 1/16/10, alice <alice@apc.org> wrote:
From: alice <alice@apc.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations and the Statute Misc Amendement Act To: dmakali@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 9:03 AM Hi Warigia and all,
Attached broadcast regulation and the Miscellaneous amendment act.
best alice
Alice, can you upload a PDF of the new regulations for
warigia bowman wrote: the list?
Rigia
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alice <alice@apc.org <mailto:alice@apc.org>>
wrote:
But what happened to the right
to receive accurate and honest
information? On the current
coverage of the broadcast regulation,
the media seems to be focusing
on the political/economic self
interest aspect only rather
than the broader interplay between
technology, markets,
government and political self-interest and I
have not seen/heard or read
anything on the benefits to the
public, (viewers/consumers).
There is also some
misrepresentation of for example section 43 1.
Some of the TV and radio
stations have reported that the new
regulations will limit
broadcast and reporting of emergencies: But
that section (43 1 of the
"Kenya gazette supplement number 86 of
December 2009) in fact compels
broadcast service providers to
provide notice of public
emergencies:
'43 1) all broadcasting
service providers shall provide a public
notice of an emergency or a
public disaster announcement upon the
request of a person authorized
by the Government'
And did you know that the
recent STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS
AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2009
*deleted* the much contested section 88 of
the Kenya Communications Act
1998, which gave the minister powers
to "take temporary possession
of any telecommunication apparatus
or any radio communication
station apparatus within Kenya? If you
recall the drama at the
beginning of the year, when media stuck to
reporting, erroneously, that
this section was contained in the new
KCA amendment act 2009, while
it had been in existence since 1998.
The genesis of the broadcast
regulation is not just limited to
politics; rather, it has been
influenced by the rapid evolution of
broadcasting technology, and
especially the recent move from
analogue to digital which will
transform our broadcast landscape
beyond recognition.
Digitisation will enable grater compression of
content into what spectrum we
have available, so scarcity will no
longer be the issue for new
entrants, it will also enable viewers
to decide on what content they
care about to watch or listen to
and will depend less on the
platform used for transmission of the
content. The same content can
be viewed/listened to on mobiles,
computers, internet sites, etc
other factors include bundling of
attractive content with
advertising, unlike analogue, viewers can
block the adverts, which may
make the traditional way of financing
content unsustainable, but
will make processing (technical
aspects) of
information/content cheaper.
The changes for broadcasters
have major implications for
regulators, for example, while
digitisation will introduce more
competition, diverse market
for broadcast content and enhance
viewing decision making,
issues of piracy, abuse of intellectual
property (because of the ease
at which digitisation will provide
for copying of content) is
likely to rise. Further, there will be
need for vigilance on market
power of bigger broadcasters, or new
broadcasters, particularly
those who have the resources to corner
the market with say premium
content like football matches, etc. So
it’s not just about
politics, there is much much more...
Views expressed are personal
and not a reflection of any of the
institutions/organisations I
am affiliated with.
Best, Alice
Leonard Mware wrote:
Spot on Barak!
Tumechoka! The sooner something is done the
better, Bwana
Ndemo.
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1/14/10, Barrack Otieno
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From: Barrack
Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com
<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> Subject: Re:
[kictanet] New Regulations & the Media
To: mleonardo@yahoo.com
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Cc: "KICTAnet
ICT Policy Discussions"
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Thursday,
January 14, 2010, 12:22 PM
Bwana Wainaina
tumechoka!
I was just
listening to Classic 105 this morning in a matatu
and i was ashamed of what
i was hearing at 9.00 am, i thought we used to
have such programs
after 11 PM (late night ) as they were called at
this rate life
expectancy might as well be reduced to 30 (i have no
scientific
justification or research to support this). The
problem is not freedom, the
issue is what to do with the freedom, if i
heard Dr Ndemo correctly
when he did a press briefing, he mentioned the
fact that he had
invited all the stakeholders in the media
fraternity to deliberate on
the issue but they are either reluctant or
non-commital, i see the media
as a double edged sword, it can liberate and
it can kill, can the
media council and the media owners get their act
right in so far as
content regulation is concerned, otherwise we
might end up with a
scenario akin to the Matatu Industry madness which is
holding our
nation at ransom. (and by the way did anyone do some
research on how
much we lost during the two day strike?)
We shall
overcome
On 1/14/10,
Wainaina Mungai <wainaina@madeinkenya.org
<mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org> <
http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=wainaina@madeinkenya.org>>
wrote: > Hi all, > > When Dr.
Ndemo published the new media regulations a few days
ago, the > Media
Owners complained..... naturally.
> > However,
there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press
seems > unsure on
whether to fight this time round.
> > I am
surprised at the very loud silence on the issue. Is it
a sign > there is a
major storm brewing?
> > Wainaina > > -- > Sent from
my mobile device
> > --- > http://www.bungesms.com <http://www.bungesms.com/> > http://www.madeinkenya.org <http://www.madeinkenya.org/> > http://www.wainainamungai.com <
http://www.wainainamungai.com/>
> >
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David, In my view dialogue is the only way forward. Simply raise the issues you object to then we find a solution to it. Even as you (media) unilaterally refused to participate in the stakeholder hearing, the Government would still want to accomodate your objections. I also offered to resign if it happens that the regulations are outside of what is considered standard practice worldwide. Media freedom is dear to me and would not want unnecessary fights with media. I have said before that individual liberties have limitations especially when it comes to where the individual like a child has no capacity to exercise those liberties. From Mills to Chaufour you will find state intervention necessary to protect those unable to exercise certain rights. When Hon. Mbogua attacked the Nation Journalists, Media did not go to Media council or any other body. They came to the Government. The Government therefore is supposed to guarantee protection to those who cannot protect themselves. Regards Ndemo.
folks, quite a few things can be said about the new broadcasting regulations but the tendency on this forum to pooh pooh the media, as if it is the greatest sinner, is quite frankly discouraging. any one who is cheering the govt for the new regulations is urged to employ some skepticism.because sooner rather than later, they will begin to absorb the implications. it is quite clear that regulations are needed, but the devil is in the letter. the day you have the cck, which is yet to demonstrate its independence from political dictation, determining what is aired or not, and what constitutes a variety of views or objectivity, then you will reaslise what the apprehension is all about. i hesitate to get into specs and refer you to our (Kenya Editors Guild) (http://www.eastafricapress.net/) position, as well as my comments on the regulations when they were first published (http://www.eastafricapress.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223) more later. makali
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--- On Sat, 1/16/10, alice <alice@apc.org> wrote:
From: alice <alice@apc.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations and the Statute Misc Amendement Act To: dmakali@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 9:03 AM Hi Warigia and all,
Attached broadcast regulation and the Miscellaneous amendment act.
best alice
Alice, can you upload a PDF of the new regulations for
warigia bowman wrote: the list?
Rigia
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alice <alice@apc.org <mailto:alice@apc.org>>
wrote:
    But what happened to the right
    information? On the current coverage of the broadcast regulation,     the media seems to be focusing on the political/economic self     interest aspect only rather
    technology, markets, government and political self-interest and I     have not seen/heard or read anything on the benefits to the     public, (viewers/consumers).
    There is also some misrepresentation of for example section 43 1.     Some of the TV and radio stations have reported that the new     regulations will limit broadcast and reporting of emergencies: But     that section (43 1 of the "Kenya gazette supplement number 86 of     December 2009) in fact compels broadcast service providers to     provide notice of public emergencies:
    '43 1) all broadcasting service providers shall provide a public     notice of an emergency or a
    request of a person authorized by the Government'
    And did you know that the recent STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS     AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2009 *deleted* the much contested section 88 of     the Kenya Communications Act 1998, which gave the minister powers     to "take temporary possession of any telecommunication apparatus     or any radio communication station apparatus within Kenya? If you     recall the drama at the beginning of the year, when media stuck to     reporting, erroneously, that
    KCA amendment act 2009, while it had been in existence since 1998.
    The genesis of the broadcast regulation is not just limited to     politics; rather, it has been influenced by the rapid evolution of     broadcasting technology, and especially the recent move from     analogue to digital which will
    beyond recognition. Digitisation will enable grater compression of     content into what spectrum we have available, so scarcity will no     longer be the issue for new entrants, it will also enable viewers     to decide on what content they care about to watch or listen to     and will depend less on the
    content. The same content can be viewed/listened to on mobiles,     computers, internet sites, etc other factors include bundling of     attractive content with advertising, unlike analogue, viewers can     block the adverts, which may make the traditional way of financing     content unsustainable, but will make processing (technical     aspects) of information/content cheaper.
    The changes for broadcasters have major implications for     regulators, for example, while digitisation will introduce more     competition, diverse market for broadcast content and enhance     viewing decision making, issues of piracy, abuse of intellectual     property (because of the ease at which digitisation will provide     for copying of content) is
    need for vigilance on market
    broadcasters, particularly
    the market with say premium content like football matches, etc. So     itâs not just about
to receive accurate and honest than the broader interplay between public disaster announcement upon the this section was contained in the new transform our broadcast landscape platform used for transmission of the likely to rise. Further, there will be power of bigger broadcasters, or new those who have the resources to corner politics, there is much much more...
    Views expressed are personal
    institutions/organisations I am affiliated with.
    Best, Alice
    Leonard Mware wrote:
      Spot on Barak! Tumechoka! The sooner something is done the       better, Bwana Ndemo.
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      Bwana Wainaina tumechoka!
      I was just
      and i was       ashamed of what i was hearing at 9.00 am, i thought we used to       have       such programs after 11 PM (late night ) as they were called at       this       rate life expectancy might as well be reduced to 30 (i have no       scientific justification or research to support this). The       problem is       not freedom, the issue is what to do with the freedom, if i       heard Dr       Ndemo correctly when he did a press briefing, he mentioned the       fact       that he had invited all the stakeholders in the media       fraternity to       deliberate on
      non-commital,       i see the media as a double edged sword, it can liberate and       it can       kill, can the media council and the media owners get their act       right       in so far as content regulation is concerned, otherwise we       might end       up with a scenario akin to the Matatu Industry madness which is       holding our nation at ransom. (and by the way did anyone do some       research on how much we lost during the two day strike?)       We shall overcome
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and not a reflection of any of the listening to Classic 105 this morning in a matatu the issue but they are either reluctant or there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press
      seems       > unsure on whether to fight this time round.       >       > I am surprised at the very loud silence on the issue. Is it       a sign       > there is a major storm brewing?       >       > Wainaina       >       > --       > Sent from my mobile device       >       > ---       > http://www.bungesms.com <http://www.bungesms.com/>       > http://www.madeinkenya.org <http://www.madeinkenya.org/>       > http://www.wainainamungai.com <http://www.wainainamungai.com/>
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Makali, It might help if ''the media'' listens to all these experts and activists who for many years have fought for the freedoms & rights you claim to defend. It is no longer a fight between media and government/politician. Your viewers, listeners and readers are demanding change....the same way we fought for change in government. Now we want change in the 'fourth estate'. I'd suggest you deliver to the consumer first then we'll discuss your suspicions about government intentions. Wainaina On 1/18/10, bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
David, In my view dialogue is the only way forward. Simply raise the issues you object to then we find a solution to it. Even as you (media) unilaterally refused to participate in the stakeholder hearing, the Government would still want to accomodate your objections. I also offered to resign if it happens that the regulations are outside of what is considered standard practice worldwide.
Media freedom is dear to me and would not want unnecessary fights with media. I have said before that individual liberties have limitations especially when it comes to where the individual like a child has no capacity to exercise those liberties. From Mills to Chaufour you will find state intervention necessary to protect those unable to exercise certain rights.
When Hon. Mbogua attacked the Nation Journalists, Media did not go to Media council or any other body. They came to the Government. The Government therefore is supposed to guarantee protection to those who cannot protect themselves.
Regards
Ndemo.
folks, quite a few things can be said about the new broadcasting regulations but the tendency on this forum to pooh pooh the media, as if it is the greatest sinner, is quite frankly discouraging. any one who is cheering the govt for the new regulations is urged to employ some skepticism.because sooner rather than later, they will begin to absorb the implications. it is quite clear that regulations are needed, but the devil is in the letter. the day you have the cck, which is yet to demonstrate its independence from political dictation, determining what is aired or not, and what constitutes a variety of views or objectivity, then you will reaslise what the apprehension is all about. i hesitate to get into specs and refer you to our (Kenya Editors Guild) (http://www.eastafricapress.net/) position, as well as my comments on the regulations when they were first published (http://www.eastafricapress.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223) more later. makali
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From: alice <alice@apc.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations and the Statute Misc Amendement Act To: dmakali@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 9:03 AM Hi Warigia and all,
Attached broadcast regulation and the Miscellaneous amendment act.
best alice
Alice, can you upload a PDF of the new regulations for
warigia bowman wrote: the list?
Rigia
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alice <alice@apc.org <mailto:alice@apc.org>>
wrote:
    But what happened to the right
    information? On the current coverage of the broadcast regulation,     the media seems to be focusing on the political/economic self     interest aspect only rather
    technology, markets, government and political self-interest and I     have not seen/heard or read anything on the benefits to the     public, (viewers/consumers).
    There is also some misrepresentation of for example section 43 1.     Some of the TV and radio stations have reported that the new     regulations will limit broadcast and reporting of emergencies: But     that section (43 1 of the "Kenya gazette supplement number 86 of     December 2009) in fact compels broadcast service providers to     provide notice of public emergencies:
    '43 1) all broadcasting service providers shall provide a public     notice of an emergency or a
    request of a person authorized by the Government'
    And did you know that the recent STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS     AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2009 *deleted* the much contested section 88 of     the Kenya Communications Act 1998, which gave the minister powers     to "take temporary possession of any telecommunication apparatus     or any radio communication station apparatus within Kenya? If you     recall the drama at the beginning of the year, when media stuck to     reporting, erroneously, that
    KCA amendment act 2009, while it had been in existence since 1998.
    The genesis of the broadcast regulation is not just limited to     politics; rather, it has been influenced by the rapid evolution of     broadcasting technology, and especially the recent move from     analogue to digital which will
    beyond recognition. Digitisation will enable grater compression of     content into what spectrum we have available, so scarcity will no     longer be the issue for new entrants, it will also enable viewers     to decide on what content they care about to watch or listen to     and will depend less on the
    content. The same content can be viewed/listened to on mobiles,     computers, internet sites, etc other factors include bundling of     attractive content with advertising, unlike analogue, viewers can     block the adverts, which may make the traditional way of financing     content unsustainable, but will make processing (technical     aspects) of information/content cheaper.
    The changes for broadcasters have major implications for     regulators, for example, while digitisation will introduce more     competition, diverse market for broadcast content and enhance     viewing decision making, issues of piracy, abuse of intellectual     property (because of the ease at which digitisation will provide     for copying of content) is
    need for vigilance on market
    broadcasters, particularly
    the market with say premium content like football matches, etc. So     it’s not just about
to receive accurate and honest than the broader interplay between public disaster announcement upon the this section was contained in the new transform our broadcast landscape platform used for transmission of the likely to rise. Further, there will be power of bigger broadcasters, or new those who have the resources to corner politics, there is much much more...
    Views expressed are personal
    institutions/organisations I am affiliated with.
    Best, Alice
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      Spot on Barak! Tumechoka! The sooner something is done the       better, Bwana Ndemo.
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      From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com       <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>>       Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media       To: mleonardo@yahoo.com <mailto:mleonardo@yahoo.com>       Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"       <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke       <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>       Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 12:22 PM
      Bwana Wainaina tumechoka!
      I was just
      and i was       ashamed of what i was hearing at 9.00 am, i thought we used to       have       such programs after 11 PM (late night ) as they were called at       this       rate life expectancy might as well be reduced to 30 (i have no       scientific justification or research to support this). The       problem is       not freedom, the issue is what to do with the freedom, if i       heard Dr       Ndemo correctly when he did a press briefing, he mentioned the       fact       that he had invited all the stakeholders in the media       fraternity to       deliberate on
      non-commital,       i see the media as a double edged sword, it can liberate and       it can       kill, can the media council and the media owners get their act       right       in so far as content regulation is concerned, otherwise we       might end       up with a scenario akin to the Matatu Industry madness which is       holding our nation at ransom. (and by the way did anyone do some       research on how much we lost during the two day strike?)       We shall overcome
      On 1/14/10, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina@madeinkenya.org       <mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org>       <http://us.mc552.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=wainaina@madeinkenya.org>>
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and not a reflection of any of the listening to Classic 105 this morning in a matatu the issue but they are either reluctant or there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press
      seems       > unsure on whether to fight this time round.       >       > I am surprised at the very loud silence on the issue. Is it       a sign       > there is a major storm brewing?       >       > Wainaina       >       > --       > Sent from my mobile device       >       > ---       > http://www.bungesms.com <http://www.bungesms.com/>       > http://www.madeinkenya.org <http://www.madeinkenya.org/>       > http://www.wainainamungai.com <http://www.wainainamungai.com/>
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