[Imc-africa] licensing -- what's the current status?

[fabian]

Hello there,
thanks Oloo for the brief description on the situation. I
 just a very quick thought/suggestion on this
I think we should just go forward and transmit the radio program during
the forum regardless of legal situation. If authorities should shut it
down, we would have a case of anti-democratic scandal by the kenian
authorities which they won't be likely to want during the forum...so I
guess we are pretty safe.
for afterwards, obviously, a forming Indymedia group has to deal with the
local situation regarding the law...that is further information about
licensing is really crucial for the long term implications of the radio
project...as was said before
but there should be a way.
What I am saying is, in my opinion this question albeit important
shouldn't be in the way of further planning and implementation of the
radio project in nairobi and beyond.

best
Fabian

> Terna and John:
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> Please pass this on to the main IMC Africa list because I am registered
> there under a different email address.
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> Regarding pirate stations and what not, let me look further into it. As it
> is our approach to interpretation involves and alternative system using FM
> receivers that essentially is based on pirate radio technology- albeit
> within a very small radius around the venue. Some of us did not find it
> necessary to go through the rigmarole of seeking official state clearance
> because of the very minimal disruption on the airwaves while the sticklers
> for “law and order” (uttered tongue firmly in cheek) were insisting on
> getting government approval. That issue has not been formally resolved.
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> Onyango Oloo
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> National Coordinator
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> Kenya Social Forum @ WSF 2007 Secretariat and founder member of Indymedia
> Kenya.
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> Nairobi
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> From: terna gyuse [mailto:panafricanist at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 9:33 PM
> To: African IMCs and the imc project in Africa
> Cc: jonbwak at yahoo.com; Onyango Oloo; migudaattyang at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [Imc-africa] licensing -- what's the current status?
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> On 11/20/06, ange at riseup.net < ange at riseup.net <mailto:ange at riseup.net> >
> wrote:
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> thats the point. do you really need licensing?
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> est-ce qu'on a besoin d'un licence/permis de diffuser?
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> this is a question that the people who live/work/struggle in Kenya need to
> answer.
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> je crois que c'est pour ceux qui vivre/travailler/lucher a Kenya de
> repondre
> a cette question.
> pour nous, comme visiteurs, c'est assez simple de faire une diffusion sans
> licence - si il ya des problemes avec les autorities, nous irons
> probablement peu affecte et en tout cas, nous quitterons fin de janvier.
> comment faire un projet qui va durer a long-terme (a Kisumu?)
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> we can easily show up and run a pirate station for a couple of weeks - i
> would like to hear what the people in Kenya feel about the risks and
> benefits of an unlicensed broadcast, especially in terms of establishing a
> permanent station in Kisumu.
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> should we decide to broadcast without a license, let's be intelligent
> about
> where we operate it from so that we don't needlessly put other activities
> at
> risk. si nous décidons de diffuser sans licence, il faut etre intelligent
> en
> termes de placement et operation de l'emetteur pour eviter de mettre des
> autres activites en danger.
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> Or - Do you really want the
> licensing? here in brazil we transmit without licensing, exactly because
> we dont agree with all the spectrum regulamentation,. We desobey and
> sometimes are punished for that. When we talk about kenya - is that too
> different? Our discussion is about apropriation of the media and how the
> things are made for exclusion. The law here s made for giving privilege to
> someone and produce the silence.
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> that said, Ange, i agree with you about the the law. i would like to hear
> more about your experience in Brazil. je suis totalement en accord avec
> toi
> concernant la loi. peux-tu parler plus sur votre experience en Brasil
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> hugs
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> esse é o ponto, voces realmente precisam de licenca. ou - voces realmente
> querem a licença? aqui no brasil nós transmitimos sem licença, exatamente
> porque não concordamos com a regulamentação do spectro. Nos desobedecemos
> e algumas vezes somos punidos por isso. Quando falamos do kenya - é muito
> diferente? A nossa discussão é sobre apropriação da mídia e como as coisas
> sao feitas para a exclusão. A lei aqui é feita para dar privilegio para
> alguem e produzir o silencio.
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> abraços
>
> ange
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