Eti you will pay KES.500 monthly to watch tv and this may go up since the set top boxes will only capture particular stations...bushmen mentality!

Take it easy guys...

Okay good people let's take a deep breath, its Christmas season. @githundi, I can see you took offence in my earlier comment; my apologies and have a merry Xmas.

Having said that, could someone kindly explain to me why a customer would complain for lack of service from a private company when there are numerous alternatives.

I must admit that am not a fan of local tv. The 9pm news clashes with my all time favourite show. Its called "the smoking gun presents the world's dumbest" on channel 128 and runs daily from 9 to 10 pm.

Finally, let's look at this decision by the media owners logically. Its unlikely that Linus gitahi or wachira waruru would take such a drastic decision without consulting their respective BODs. I don't think any of us can doubt the business acumen behind the success of these three companies. Their owners are sharp businessmen who can't taken the path of self destruction knowingly.

Let us all learn to love kei twenty four and kbc. I know they are ugly and fat but the good looking model ones don't want anything to do with us.

Such is life.

As a shareholder of 5 shares, I support

consumers be damned. They will watch when the stations come back wapende wasipende.

I support what the judge said:

“No switch off date will be convenient today, tomorrow or in
the near future. The petitioners should align themselves to the
technology of digital broadcast,” said the judge.

“If the consumers are kept in a blackout, it is only because the
petitioners want the television blackout,” he said in his ruling.

Ala!Si watu wana utoto hapa at times.
The world deadline for analogue to digital switchover is 17th June, 2015.
Some countries did it back in 2006 & 8 years later we are still arguing on whether to switch!

http://en.wikipedia.org/...al_television_transition

[quote=bird_man]Ala!Si watu wana utoto hapa at times.
The world deadline for analogue to digital switchover is 17th June, 2015.
Some countries did it back in 2006 & 8 years later we are still arguing on whether to switch!

http://en.wikipedia.org/...l_television_transition[/quote]
Timeline for the digital switchover
2006: Netherlands

2007: Andorra, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland

2009: Denmark, Germany, Isle of Man, Norway, United States

2010: Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Guernsey, Jersey, Latvia, Luxembourg, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain

2011: Austria, Canada, Cyprus, France, Israel, Malta, Monaco, Turkey

2012: Czech Republic, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Portugal,
Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Taiwan, United
Kingdom

2013: Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Iceland, Kenya, Macedonia, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Zimbabwe

2014: India

2015: Algeria, Belarus, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Western Sahara

2017: Chile, Malaysia

2018: Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Russia

2019: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador

2020: Panama, Peru, Singapore, Thailand,
Venezuela, Vietnam

2022: Paraguay

2024: Cuba

No intention of switching: Laos, North Korea

Just in case you are wondering why the 6 Kanu Youth Wingers were waxing lyrical about my family life, here's the real issue.

This is a business fight between gov't and media houses. Bitange Ndemo is right in the mix of this and the CCK

You can argue whether it is pro Kenya or anti-gov't if you wish, but for business purposes, I would expect any sane business entity to fight for its rights



Since we are so sovereign as we are always being preached to, who sold all the rights to the chinese and why?

This is the real borne of contention and not the red herring of being anti-digital. Unfortunately, this time the media has a upper hand and I think they will use their power to the fullest.

Who will blink first?

@FRM2011 is telling us that we should be OK with media shutting down. I say sawa. Let them shut down and shut up! They're lying to Kenyans. If the brightest wazuan, alma, was fooled whar about the old man in his village?

Other than news and a few other programs like Papa n vioja, I hardly watch local TV. They can keep their blackout. Let them protest, it's their constitutional right, and it's also the duty of Jubilee govt to ensure its agenda rolls on, n ensure Kenya keeps pace with the rest of the world. Naomba Sirikali ikae ngumu!