Last night on Presspass, the topic was ‘Digital Migration’ and in studio were Communications Authority of Kenya Director General Francis Wangusi, Linus Kaikai the Acting MD of the Nation Broadcasting Division, representative of pay TV stations Startimes PR Manager Alex Mwaura & David Ohito Editor from the Standard Group.
It was a good platform for Wangusi to explain what is all these we’ve been hearing about the withdrawal of license and basically why the 3 main local stations are still fighting the process.
The questions being asked by Linus Kaikai and Ohito were initially hard hitting, but I’m sure they would not have expected Wangusi to have all the answers. The CA Director General was clearly prepared for this moment, and his intelligence was quite clear. As the others argued with emotions and little facts, Wangusi explained every decision that has been made regarding this digital migration process, and in the eyes of many successfully exposed NTV, KTN and Citizen as greedy media houses who want to eat the advertiser money and the decoder sale money.
We’ll post the video if NTV makes the mistake of uploading it, but in the moment, here are some comments from twitter.
This Ohito guy must have prepped on the Nairobian before coming for #PressPassKE, seriously bogus
— Genius of Locke (@Ndungu_Njeru) January 26, 2015
Kiboro and Gitahi and SK Macharia must be pulling their eye brows with pliers as they watch Kaikai and Ohitos performace tonight.
— MR.Goodlife (@_sankara_) January 26, 2015
Kaikai is out of punchlines. #Presspass
— kisauti ® (@kevoice_) January 26, 2015
Wangusi has put the argument to rest. Pay TV is about subscription, free to air is about ads. Nobody is infringing on anything. #Presspass
— kisauti ® (@kevoice_) January 26, 2015
Thanks to Eng. Wangusi, Kenyans now know it's #MyDecoderMyChoice #PressPass
— Hovely Online (@HOVELYZZ) January 26, 2015
Last wk @LinusKaikai was school by CS Matiangi on @CapitalFM_kenya kwani hakutosheka? @RobertAlai #PressPassKE
— Jaber Rambanya (@jayachichi) January 26, 2015
We kenyans tumechanuka,3 media hses wil never mislead us again #PressPassKE
— jeffy mugambi (@jeffyKE) January 26, 2015
Eish Wangusi, I like this guy, he knows his stuff #PresspassKe
— Cherotich (@LynneMurrey) January 26, 2015
@RobertAlai DG wangusi is well informed man. Ohito of the standard is clueless on the topic and he's advocating taking CA to Paris yawa
— Adan Elmi (@adan_elmi) January 26, 2015
It's in vain trying to argue against digital migration. Kenyans migrated. If the three are not ready they may wind up as well. #PressPassKE
— Karani Mutonga (@Karanimutonga) January 26, 2015
The Startime PR manager and Standard newspaper guy are spectators. #PressPassKe
— Black Panther (@MisterAlbie) January 26, 2015
DG Wangusi obviously prepared thoroughly for this #PressPassKE
— Comptroller (@roomthinker) January 26, 2015
Startimes' PR Manager is like the audience here #Presspass
— petenyaga #1.20.15 (@PeteNyaga) January 26, 2015
That explanation on copyright infringement has silenced the disgruntled voices #presspass
— OBAKO-JAMENI (@OBAKOJAMENI) January 26, 2015
Linus wasn't ready #Presspass
— Benstake (@Bensley_) January 26, 2015
Wangusi just pocketed the rest of the #PressPass panel
— Kirgit ab Moiben (@ThatGuyKorir) January 26, 2015
Anyway, Kaikai just lost his first game at home #PressPass
— Mungai Singh (@erastu_) January 26, 2015
Wangusi could be the first government guy I have believed in, in a very long time. Wachana na hao wengine #PressPass
— Vincent Chepkwony (@VinceChepkwony) January 26, 2015
Got to hand it to Eng. Francis Wangusi. He is like a Rolls Royce Engine, knows his stuff, literally mopped Kaikai and Ohito! #PressPass
— Emboko (@BobOjiambo) January 26, 2015
If we had interviewers like @MarkMasai tingekuwa mbele sana. This chap didn't side with his employer or anything. Good job sir! #PressPass
— Baba Nanii™ (@BabaNanii_) January 26, 2015
Citizen and KTN bosses following tonight's #PressPass #Digitalmigration http://t.co/aKvNVmAVHd
— IG:@AntibigwigKe™ (@AntibigwigKe) January 26, 2015
Haha media houses have bitten more than they can chew. Dr. Wangusi has drowned them completely #presspass.
— Katebes Sadam Kibet (@KatebesK) January 26, 2015
I will never look at Linus Kaikai in the same lens again. He just went from 100 to Zero real fast. #PressPass
— skarra mishale (@skarramishale) January 26, 2015
Hey @MarkMasai, @LinusKaikai wasn't prepared for the discourse tonight. He comes off as clueless. #PressPass #DigitalMigration
— Baba Kai. (@tukei_) January 26, 2015
Wangusi owning Kaikai & Ohito. #PressPass
— cheni (@eng_cheni) January 26, 2015
One has to admire the Communications Authority boss; #Wangusi, for holding his own against @ohitoaol & @LinusKaikai! #PressPass @ntvkenya
— Ngunjiri Wambugu (@ngunjiriwambugu) January 26, 2015
If Ohito and Kakai are right, then even jua kali aerial makers were infringing on copyright in the analogue days
— Olé Laibuta (@Olez) January 26, 2015
Kenyan media uneducated bosses didn't prepare their journos for this kinda competition. #PressPass
— Internet of Things (@Cristoppha) January 26, 2015
Kakai sounding like Sony when Steve Jobs introduced the iPod and disrupted Sony's Walkman. #PressPass
— Hannibal (@mokayah) January 26, 2015
I thought the 3 media houses were on the right until Wangusi showed up in #PressPass.
— Mutugi (@Camundih) January 26, 2015
Linus kaikai and co. "wangusi,we just wonna talk after #presspass " pic.twitter.com/fAXssFAVdb
— SINGH (@rabweezy) January 26, 2015
#Wangusi may not have the best of accents in town but has today whitewashed some senior editors with his compelling arguments.#PressPass
— Mboya Ochanda (@Mboyaochanda) January 26, 2015
Is that the best team this 3 media houses could produce smh #presspass
— cave~man (@obachi_alfy) January 26, 2015
Ohito and Linus are victims of professional hazard of a Kenyan Journalist whose forte is covering grade 4 verbatim politics. #PressPass
— TweetingPriestKe (@PadreMusa) January 26, 2015
Wangusi brought guns to a knives fight. #PressPass
— kisauti ® (@kevoice_) January 26, 2015
Goodness!!! What is not happening? #PressPass #DigitalMigration pic.twitter.com/qQXnoKCrq1"
— Felix Akoko (@AkokoFelix) January 26, 2015
ntv hata heri wangeleta lolani kalu kuwatetea badala ya kaikai
— Verified (@njiiru) January 26, 2015
And the ultimate winners of the #presspass challenge are the kenyan viewer and Wangusi
— John Jacob Kioria (@JKioria) January 26, 2015
Wangusi's salo will be paid TOMORROW, way before everyone else huko. He just completed his January duties in 1 TV show #PressPassKe
— Fakii Liwali (@Fakii) January 26, 2015
Metaphorically, Wangusi is that guy you invite to a party at your house and your girlfriend drives him home. In your car #PressPassKE
— Comptroller (@roomthinker) January 26, 2015
kaikai didn't even manage a shot on target na alikuwa homeground
— Verified (@njiiru) January 26, 2015
