A Chinese company has been given a contract to distribute media content in Kenya in a decision that could invite controversy. The company has got the licence to distribute digital broadcast signals, giving it control of key strategic infrastructure and role in Kenya’s transition to digital broadcasting.
The Chinese company became the automatic winner after the Procurement Appeals Tribunal on Tuesday dismissed an application by a consortium of local companies that challenged the award of the tender of the licence by the Communications Commission of Kenya. Curiously, the company that has won the tender, the Pan Africa Media, a part of Star Times of China, has no experience in Kenya, having been registered in the country hardly a week before the tender was opened.
(Source : Media Network Weblog)
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