tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73916173379349656492024-02-20T18:31:48.350+03:00The Witness StarServing with Objectivity, Fairness and Humility Nicholas Waigwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103305711153913949noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7391617337934965649.post-30935506308374549792022-11-16T16:04:00.002+03:002022-11-16T16:04:54.587+03:00Residents of Rombo Ward, Kajiado County in agony as Heavy Rainfall Makes Roads Inaccessible<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9u-lefTJ-XJwSA_kd69O5xM_USS_mYo9RinxPnEVBHk4Y36ahmjNWzvXxtIjp7xC1CtQWXqrb0XcAbFf3qiTZfmvYxfirq19Ooz09cuXA5ncKdvHtYNJ2IXleFihPBhiPXKjZAKlkLplZcU1v3OlTWY6-86QZFPWkpscDXwbZlf8j3GboNucjaWUG/s720/A%20section%20of%20the%20Illasit-Njukini-Road.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="720" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9u-lefTJ-XJwSA_kd69O5xM_USS_mYo9RinxPnEVBHk4Y36ahmjNWzvXxtIjp7xC1CtQWXqrb0XcAbFf3qiTZfmvYxfirq19Ooz09cuXA5ncKdvHtYNJ2IXleFihPBhiPXKjZAKlkLplZcU1v3OlTWY6-86QZFPWkpscDXwbZlf8j3GboNucjaWUG/w320-h144/A%20section%20of%20the%20Illasit-Njukini-Road.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Illasit-Njukini-Taveta Road: Mailitatu-Olgira Section</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: red;">By Nick Waigwa </span><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;">Perishable farm produce famers and
transporters in Rombo Ward, Loitokitok Sub County of Kajiado County are calculating losses after a heavy downpour
in the area on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 rendered the Illasit-Njukini-Taveta road
completely impassable.</span></b></span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The rainfall according
to locals lasted for over seven hours causing flashfloods that cut off a
section of the delapidated road between Mailitatu and Olgira Market Centers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although the road cutting through Kajiado & Taita Counties serves, neibouring Makueni & Kwale Counties in addition
to linking locals to fresh farm produce markets in Machakos, Nairobi and Mombasa
Counties, successive governments and local political leaders have continued to
leave it unattended over the years.</span></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByq3l7dSoKsnxQIA5OPm5SWYD4P0dkFTxWHEMjdr6sHnSd7J62ZD76kMPFGNvhWMJdu7qDQv8Ovc_E8RbO5matPhtW1l8C7MxfuyfbwZH2lOfZEohJLstQoqJWk19NAsV3EsNwbtcxEE435fT-jT1HJPZwm407hTIU5O7iCU7j8jm-vPcRtdBvYj6/s1000/Tomato%20Farm%20Image.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByq3l7dSoKsnxQIA5OPm5SWYD4P0dkFTxWHEMjdr6sHnSd7J62ZD76kMPFGNvhWMJdu7qDQv8Ovc_E8RbO5matPhtW1l8C7MxfuyfbwZH2lOfZEohJLstQoqJWk19NAsV3EsNwbtcxEE435fT-jT1HJPZwm407hTIU5O7iCU7j8jm-vPcRtdBvYj6/w148-h320/Tomato%20Farm%20Image.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Access roads to farms
are also now obstructed forcing tomato famers to sell their produce at throwaway
prices to opportunistic brokers, with transporters avoiding the risky road or
taking advantage of the situation to increase transportation rates.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It's ironical that</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> in some parts
of Kenya food is still going to waste at a time when the country is appealing for
relief food to feed an estimated 4.3 million Kenyans currently facing starvation due to
an acute famine occasioned by failed rains.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p>“Tomato famers are
crying. It’s so hard that after investing heavily, tomato is being given to
cows, we cannot access the markets, main reason being - poor road
infrastructure. They are being forced to accept KES 5000 ($50) for a small size
vehicle such as Probox.” <i>lamented Muya Ndun’gu, a Rombo resident.</i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A month ago, Monday,
October 16, 2022 Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was in Rombo Ward to
preside over the annual World Food Day celebrations whose theme was “Leave no one
behind. Better production, Better nutrition, Better environment and a Better
life.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During the event the
Deputy President is said to have promised locals that action was going to be
taken against the deplorable condition of the Illasit-Taveta Road.</span></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkfFOn7eBwGjAkMHxUrFrZL7JdaLP0kTonLca5M5q-3jbi3GjVse8QZ8pV8jcJlgzdMX2yf8KMixw8jQb8Kgpjhj1boUK_gXJ25npMT-Boy5z3e0uoR2r-bwJO3qJm1i3KwZD8-mcPYAuArpMgVYaNAE_kN6L6tUXob70eBVa3jzDrN_3PBVWp2K6/s720/Track%20Swept%20By%20Raging%20Waters.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkfFOn7eBwGjAkMHxUrFrZL7JdaLP0kTonLca5M5q-3jbi3GjVse8QZ8pV8jcJlgzdMX2yf8KMixw8jQb8Kgpjhj1boUK_gXJ25npMT-Boy5z3e0uoR2r-bwJO3qJm1i3KwZD8-mcPYAuArpMgVYaNAE_kN6L6tUXob70eBVa3jzDrN_3PBVWp2K6/s320/Track%20Swept%20By%20Raging%20Waters.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Mailitatu-Olgira:Truck swept off the road by raging waters</span>.<span style="font-size: xx-small;">15/11/22.</span> </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In November, 2019 the
Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA) produced a “Udated Environmental and
Social Management Plan <a href="https://www.miga.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/Illasit-Njukini-Taveta%20Updated%20ESMP%20%282%29.pdf">(ESMP)</a>” for the Illasit-Njukini-Taveta Road project –
lot 32 signaling the possibility of visible action on the ground under the Anuity Road
Project Program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">According to KENHA,
<a href="https://twitter.com/kenhakenya/status/1133653132154671104?lang=en">Illasit-Njukini-Taveta Road Project</a> was among various lots identified for
implementation under the “Finance, Design, Build, Maintain and Transfer” as a
strategy for the Kenyan government to bridge road infrastructure financing
gaps.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A construction camp site that is believed to be linked to this road project was done over a year ago in Rombo, but nothing much, according to locals, has been tangibly happening from the site located about 3 miles from the Rombo Market center. <br /></span></p>
<p></p>Nicholas Waigwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103305711153913949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7391617337934965649.post-32624829646667445782022-08-09T11:24:00.001+03:002022-08-26T18:06:07.740+03:00Kenyans urged to maintain peace, prepare for the outcome of August 9, 2022 General Elections <p>By Nicholas Waigwa <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Secretary
General of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA)
Sr. Bridgita Samba Mawasi has advised the electorate in Kenya to be prepared to
embrace the outcome of the 2022 presidential election.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Of-Ca9NjPhAEV6v_lXIrgDuWINKOnif78_Zp8Sd62aHyN6gR9mMfIRJSs4dRviUOCcuMCZP20Uo74Z4tpwTsgGmr_ek1PWIe_dyjA-8r2_fdRKZnd7TZoiq4XD_GFGIhOz7YKj1-RIvxyLUlWnCaCLevoHMR5_1ZaoRUr8WHzabfOK8rfKnBZ_3H/s4160/IMG20220804164131.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Of-Ca9NjPhAEV6v_lXIrgDuWINKOnif78_Zp8Sd62aHyN6gR9mMfIRJSs4dRviUOCcuMCZP20Uo74Z4tpwTsgGmr_ek1PWIe_dyjA-8r2_fdRKZnd7TZoiq4XD_GFGIhOz7YKj1-RIvxyLUlWnCaCLevoHMR5_1ZaoRUr8WHzabfOK8rfKnBZ_3H/s320/IMG20220804164131.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">ACWECA Secretary General Sr. Bridgita Samba Mawasi (SSJ)<br /></span></i></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Sr.
Samba Mawasi at the same time urged Kenyans to accept and work with whoever
will win in the Tuesday, August 9, 2022 general elections and to continue praying so hard that God gives the country "...a leader who will be sensitive to know that even the people
who did not vote for him are Kenyans and his people, and that the leader will
lead Kenya into unity and not into division.”</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">The
member of the religious institute of <b>Sisters of St. Joseph of the Catholic
Archdiocese of Mombasa (SSJ)</b> also appealed to Kenyans to remain peaceful
as she cautioned politicians in the East African nation against making utterances
or taking actions that are likely to undermine peace or cause disunity among
Kenyans.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">“It’s
a moment that we need to be very responsible to know that what we say, what we
do is very important; it can build peace or bring chaos in the country. Let us
not allow our emotions to take us, let us listen with our hearts and with our
minds and be able to be promoters of peace in our country at this time.”
Advised Sr. Samba</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">The
Secretary General who spoke ahead of the general elections in Kenya, during an exclusive interview over the weekend at the ACWECA headquarters
located in Nkoroi – Kajiado County, within the Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Ngong
called on Kenyans to continue advocating for peaceful coexistent even after the
election. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Kenya has previously experienced violent elections that not only left many
people dead but thousands displaced and property worth millions of Kenya
Shillings destroyed. <b>The 2007/2008 post-election violence</b> was the deadliest and
the most destructive to have ever been experienced in the country.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">The
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission cleared four Presidential
Candidates: David Waihiga Mwaure of Agano Party; George Wajackoya of Roots
Party; Azimio One Kenya Party’s former Prime Minister, Raila Amollo Odinga and
Deputy President, William Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance for the race
to succeed President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta whose two constitutional terms in
office have concluded.</span></p>
<span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Voters
will in addition to voting for president in the seventh general election under
the multiparty system and third after the promulgation of the 2010 constitution also be casting ballots to elect County Governors, representatives to the
National Assembly, Senate, and County Assemblies.</span><p></p>Nicholas Waigwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103305711153913949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7391617337934965649.post-32282610087390807142021-11-04T22:09:00.007+03:002021-11-08T17:29:49.015+03:00Conflict in Ethiopia - Africa Union Calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities<h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Northern Tigray Conflict threatening to spread to other parts of the country</b></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b>By <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nickwaigwa">Nicholas Waigwa</a> <br /></b></h4><p></p><p><br />Chairperson of <a data-mce-href="https://us.blastingnews.com/business/2016/08/former-jumia-executives-now-producing-africa-oriented-products-with-swahili-names-on-them-001047789.html" href="https://us.blastingnews.com/business/2016/08/former-jumia-executives-now-producing-africa-oriented-products-with-swahili-names-on-them-001047789.html">African Union Commission</a>,
Moussa Faki Mahamat has in a statement released November 3, 2021 on the
situation in Ethiopia called for immediate cessation of hostilities.</p><p>Faki Mahamat also urged parties to engage in dialogue for a peaceful solution. Ethiopia's government has for the past one year been battling with regional forces in Northern Tigray region.</p><p>On
November 2, 2021 the government declared a nationwide state of
emergency in a move aimed at protecting civilians from atrocities
committed by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERGvaQzuo7fU3Ym0TZgljLFLBsxQss_NAuq8fL79-zY6cHdBDisMSAaoRdZQ05tgKxRWf1eLcqu-5A5qLqcrYCMRcao3K41nJdh-TCTL-Nsn52mzlWgaC8q83sbk8jJwiVf6jJnab1CM/s612/Ethiopia+-+Market+Image.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERGvaQzuo7fU3Ym0TZgljLFLBsxQss_NAuq8fL79-zY6cHdBDisMSAaoRdZQ05tgKxRWf1eLcqu-5A5qLqcrYCMRcao3K41nJdh-TCTL-Nsn52mzlWgaC8q83sbk8jJwiVf6jJnab1CM/w290-h193/Ethiopia+-+Market+Image.jpg" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Small scale traders by the roadside in Ethiopia</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Citizens
are required to carry identification documents all the time, and they have also been warned
against illegal trading or any activities that would constitute to economic
sabotage.<p></p><p>Media houses have also been cautioned against broadcasts or publications that might appear to be promoting the TPLF group.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>State of emergency compounding the escalating conflict</b></h3><p>Deed
Misgana from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa told this reporter in an interview that,
“…the state of emergency is making things worse, it restricts people's
daily life and is going to affect businesses. Government is forcing
citizens to take up arms instead of setting the table for dialogue.”</p><p>According
to Misgana Ethiopia currently needs, "...a state of urgency for a
political dialogue." He opines that the government has a legal
duty and moral responsibility to safeguard Ethiopia's existence and
sovereignty.</p><p>Misgana hopes that conflicting parties will heed advice from the <a data-mce-href="https://us.blastingnews.com/business/2016/08/former-jumia-executives-now-producing-africa-oriented-products-with-swahili-names-on-them-001047789.html" href="https://us.blastingnews.com/business/2016/08/former-jumia-executives-now-producing-africa-oriented-products-with-swahili-names-on-them-001047789.html">African</a> Union Commission to engage in dialogue.</p><p>African
Union Commission leadership had slightly over a year ago implored upon all
parties to safeguard the nation's territorial integrity, unity and
national sovereignty and reaffirmed its continued readiness to support
Ethiopia in their pursuit of peace and stability.</p><p>Faki Mahamat
has in his recent appeal underscored the importance for the respect of life, property of
civilians, state infrastructure and further urged parties to dissuade their
supporters from engaging in any acts of reprisal, hate speech or
incitement to violence.</p><p>“The Chairperson reminds the parties of
their international obligations regarding compliance with international
humanitarian and human rights law, with particular regard to the
protection of civilians and ensuring access to humanitarian assistance
by communities in need.” Reads part of the AUC statement.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Conflict forced US government to suspend Ethiopia from AGOA</b></h3><p>According
to a report on ABC News, the US government has suspended Ethiopia's
preferential status under the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) for
what President Joe Biden termed “gross violation of internationally
recognized human rights” in a recent message to Congress.</p><p>Suspension of Ethiopia from AGOA preference program effective January 2022 denies the populous Horn of Africa nation <a data-mce-href="https://us.blastingnews.com/business/2018/01/zuckerberg-welcomes-outgoing-amexs-chief-executive-to-facebook-002300153.html" href="https://us.blastingnews.com/business/2018/01/zuckerberg-welcomes-outgoing-amexs-chief-executive-to-facebook-002300153.html">access to the US market</a>. The move is expected to push conflicting parties to dialogue, but some
analysts have already warned that such a suspension is very likely to have an adverse effect on the country's economy.<br /></p>Nicholas Waigwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103305711153913949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7391617337934965649.post-23785457357921698842019-10-22T14:42:00.004+03:002021-11-04T22:12:49.285+03:00Straight Talk Radio Listening Media Player<iframe src="//www.zeno.fm/player/straighttalkradio" width="575" height="240" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><a href="https://www.zeno.fm" target="_blank" style="display: block; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 10px;">Omnicast Media Station - Listen Live</a>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Click on the links below to listen to the lesson of your choice >></span><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson-1.html" target="_blank">Lesson 1</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson-2.html" target="_blank">Lesson 2</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson-3.html" target="_blank">Lesson 3</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson-4.html" target="_blank">Lesson 4</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson-6.html" target="_blank">Lesson 6</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson-7.html" target="_blank">Lesson 7</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson-8.html" target="_blank">Lesson 8</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson-9.html" target="_blank">Lesson 9</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson.html" target="_blank">Lesson 10</a><br />
<a href="https://thewitnessstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/speak-english-confidently-audio-lesson_20.html" target="_blank">Lesson 11</a><br />
All the best in your efforts to improve your English.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">A Partnership
with Zeno Media – a streaming company has made Bahamas Telecommunications
Company to become the first mobile carrier in the Bahamas to introduce a Radio
App.</span></h2>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">App to deliver
exclusive radio content</span></b></h3>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Inspired by
innovative and commitment to deliver great content to listeners worldwide, Zeno
Media has announced a ground breaking <b>partnership</b> with
Bahamas’ leading telco – Bahamas Telecommunication Company aimed at providing
exclusive broadcast content to address the radio listening needs of the
Bahamian, Haitian and Jamaican diaspora communities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The partnership
according to Zeno Media’s Chief Executive officer Morris Berger is the first of
its kind for content delivery on the carrier side and features exclusive radio
content from the Bahamas, Haiti and Jamaica. With the App, users will listen to
live and on <b>demand</b> content, and at the same time have access
to download their favourite podcasts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">"We believe this
unique model is one that can be replicated across multiple regions globally.
With our exclusive and global licensing agreements, along with mobile
operators <b>network</b> of subscribers, we have the opportunity to
help broadcasters increase audience footprint and advertising revenues."
Said Morris.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">BTC’s ‘Blue Letter’
Day</span></b></h3>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">BTC’s Director of
Consumer Operations, Ben Freeman highlighted that his company is committed to
creating meaningful moments for their customer base as he welcomed the
historical partnership with Zeno Media and the launch </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">of
the new App.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Starting today,
customers can download our BTC Radio App. This is yet another ‘Blue Letter’ day
in the history of BTC. We are proud to be the first mobile carrier to introduce
radio app, providing access to local radio stations free of charge.” Noted
Freeman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Zeno Media has in the
past few years been making it possible for immigrants living far away from
their home countries to listen to their favourite radio stations from back home
through the Call to Listen innovation.
Listeners are provided with telephone numbers that they can simply call to
listen to radio stations of their choice from back home without incurring
internet data costs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">According to
the <b>company</b> website, “Call-to-Listen is a free advertising
supported listening service designed for audio broadcasters.” It makes it
possible for listeners to listen to audio content from their favorite radio
stations or personalities. The service reaches a geographically diverse
audience and does not require one to have a smart phone, data plan or internet
connectivity – just a simple phone call because it uses mobile minutes without
additional charges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">In 2018, the
streaming platform formerly known as Zeno Radio officially announced acquisition
of AudioNow and branded to Zeno Media. In their formal announcement
in June, 2018, they stated the acquisition was going to further their product
offering thus, "...creating a global media powerhouse that serves 2
billion monthly listening minutes in more than 100 languages across 150
countries."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Arsenal FC and its official online money transfer
partner, WorldRemit have on 9-10- 2018 announced Hamisi Mohamed, one of
the founders of Young Talents Soccer Academy, a mixed academy in Embul Bul,
Ngong, the winner of their Future Stars youth coaching programme. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The win grants him a chance to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222;">train with coaches from Arsenal Soccer Schools in
London where he will attend a customized training programme to support him
build a legacy of positive social impact through football in Kenya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hamisi Mohamed locally known as Coach Kaka scored 35% of the public vote
to defeat five other youth football coaches from across Africa. <br />
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According to Mohamed, the Young Talents Soccer Academy, Embul Bul, Ngong aims
to help children to succeed both on and off the pitch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“We use the power of football to address social issues, to teach them
life skills. We want them to learn to respect themselves, to know the
effects of drug abuse, the effects of violence and crime,” says Hamisi.<br />
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Reflecting the shared values of the two companies, the Future Stars programme
was set up by WorldRemit together with Arsenal to acknowledge and reward the
valuable contribution of youth coaches to their local communities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Arsenal Soccer Schools Simon McManus observes, “Arsenal itself is an
example of how the social impact of football can grow from a small local
community to an international programme. It is inspiring to us to see how
coaches across Africa are using the power of football to support and educate
children at the grassroots level and I think there is a lot we can also learn
from them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Both WorldRemit and Arsenal
are optimistic that the training will help Hamisi Mohamed to play a
transformational role in Kenya and internationally.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Nicholas Waigwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103305711153913949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7391617337934965649.post-29224099689745045952018-05-31T17:59:00.000+03:002018-06-01T13:56:47.777+03:00Diplomats praise Ethiopia for peaceful transfer of political power<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4FnUMmfsfETRqTpLEFxMuVk5wygigWB-Xiv3iuxxulnrtBGcCPin8rLwjAHUQk9gKS1ozBuHIO98SDQxW5OhUOJN1Ehgoh31TxsoHK3-9LMdoXI-IVKj_4Y6ChH26fPwTSyZmMfymiM/s1600/Ethiopia+National+Day+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="336" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4FnUMmfsfETRqTpLEFxMuVk5wygigWB-Xiv3iuxxulnrtBGcCPin8rLwjAHUQk9gKS1ozBuHIO98SDQxW5OhUOJN1Ehgoh31TxsoHK3-9LMdoXI-IVKj_4Y6ChH26fPwTSyZmMfymiM/s200/Ethiopia+National+Day+1.jpg" width="186" /></a>Top diplomats in the East African region have lauded the political
leadership and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for the recent
peaceful and democratic transfer of leadership from Prime Minister Hailemariam
Desalegn’s to the new administration which is headed by His Excellency Dr. Abiy
Ahmed Ali.</h4>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Important milestone in Ethiopia’s History </span></h3>
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In their remarks during the celebration to mark the 27<sup>th</sup> edition
of Ethiopian National Day on May 18 in Nairobi - Kenya, Ethiopia’s Ambassador
to Kenya Dina Mufti Sid and Kenya’s Principal Secretary to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Ambassador Kamau Macharia observed that the peaceful departure of
Desalegn, and the inauguration of Prime Minister Ahmed Ali marked a very
important milestone in Ethiopia’s recent history.</div>
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Dina Mufti attributed the peaceful transition to the complexity of the
country’s bureaucracy adding, “…the systemic resilience of a 3000 years old,
Ethiopian nationalism that is so deep in each and every one of us, the Almighty
God who has always been there for us and the goodwill of the peoples of
Ethiopia saved the day.” <o:p></o:p><br />
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He appealed for a favourable international environment and support from
development partners to Ethiopia’s quest to become a middle-income economy by
year 2025 noting that with the new leadership Ethiopia is now more dynamic,
more stable and focused.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Democratic Principals entrenched in Ethiopia</span></h3>
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Ambassador Macharia Kamau termed the peaceful transition “a landmark
achievement” and wished the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahamed and his
administration success in its endeavours to accelerate Ethiopia’s economic
transformation, sustainable stability, peace and prosperity.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSrX0Zh5xPce6_h6hn0vzCcDP9_SKFiThp_8dkgHdmS1o9UZdZfh_NRYCWjJZUZxI07W_HW_ZCw9zvnOCxhDWnDASigl9tZfYzMAjeJEsL1lJGpKTcNnb2od72zzysUR-tW8UMx25el4/s1600/Ethiopia+National+Day+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="448" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSrX0Zh5xPce6_h6hn0vzCcDP9_SKFiThp_8dkgHdmS1o9UZdZfh_NRYCWjJZUZxI07W_HW_ZCw9zvnOCxhDWnDASigl9tZfYzMAjeJEsL1lJGpKTcNnb2od72zzysUR-tW8UMx25el4/s200/Ethiopia+National+Day+2.jpg" width="200" /></a>Kamau further told participants at the event that took place at Ethiopian
Embassy grounds <a href="http://player.zenoradio.com/straight-talk-radio-1-701-719-0121" target="_blank">Nairobi</a> that the peaceful and democratic transition of
leadership in Ethiopia depicts how democratic principles and practice in
Ethiopia has been entrenched under the EPRDF leadership.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“…this transition also marks a proud moment for our region and Africa,
as it demonstrates that Ethiopia’s democracy has come of af age” He said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Key figures present during the event included the Leader of Majority in
Kenya’s National Assembly Aden Duale, Marsabit County Governor Mohamed Ali, and
USA Ambassador to Kenya Robert Gordec among other representatives from foreign
missions in Kenya.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Abiy
Ahmed took office in April 2018 to become the Country’s 16<sup>th</sup> Prime
Minister succeeding Hailemariam Desalegn who resigned in February after months
of protests in the Oromia and Amhara regions.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">By Nicholas Waigwa</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Ngong and the
Archdiocese of Dublin in Ireland are mourning the demise in the early morning
of 15<sup>th</sup> March 2018 of Fr. Terrence Gogarty, a Mill Hill Missionary
from Donnybrook in the Archdiocese of Dublin. An obituary announcement numbered
06/2018 by the Mill Hill Missionary said the priest was in January 2018 hospitalized
with pneumonia and flu, where he exhibited signs of improvement but his health deteriorated
in March.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">Terrence Gogarty who was born on 21<sup>st</sup>
June 1936 did his secondary education in Freshford between 1949 and 1955, following
which he went to Roosendaal in the Netherlands for philosophy studies in 1955
to 1957. He studied Theology in St. Joseph College, Mill Hill - London from
1957 to 1961. He took his perpetual oath on 5<sup>th</sup> May 1960, ordained
priest on 9<sup>th</sup> July 1961 at Mill Hill by Cardinal Godfrey and
appointed to Kenya to work among the Maasai people in the Catholic Diocese of
Ngong where he spent an impressive 49 years of his entire missionary life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">According to the Mill Hill missionaries in
Kenya and those that worked closely with him in Kenya, Fr. Gogarty learnt both
the local Maa language and Kenya’s National Language Kiswahili <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and in
conformity with the nomadic lifestyle of the Maasai community chose to invest
his energy in being with them, trekking from place to place for pasture for
their cattle - very much in the Biblical style of the shepherd in the midst of
his flock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You
spent your many gifts and energy on developing and appreciating their [Maasai]
culture, language and spiritual life with the intention of helping them to recognize
Christ already in their midst.” wrote the Mill Hill Missionary Superior General
to Fr. Terry on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">Fr. Francis Ng’ang’a from Rombo Parish in the
Catholic Diocese of Ngong, currently the priest in charge of Abosi Parish in a
<a href="http://thewitnessstar.blogspot.co.ke/2018/03/tribute-to-fr-terrence-gogarty.html" target="_blank">tribute to Fr. Terrence Gogarty</a> describes the Mill Hill missionary priest a
great servant who lived his ambition and conviction to the very end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">“</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">Always smiling and not interfering
with anyone especially his parish priest, Fr. Gogarty regardless of age or race
was compliant, available, and respectful. …Gogarty had the option to evangelize
the diocese in the language of the native majority the Maasai which was met
with stiff and silent resistance to date. Without much writing, he lived his
ambition and conviction to the very end.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">Upon reaching retirement in 2010, Terry as he
would be called by his colleagues was appointed to St. Joseph’s House Rathgar, Dublin
where he took his retirement very graciously and enjoyed his own space in his
room and would be seen from time to time walking to the local park wearing his signature
Maasai beads. “His gentle manner, sense of humor, big smile and non-complaining
ways endeared him to the staff at the Orwell House Nursing home where he
received the care he need.” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">On Friday May 13th 2016 Fr. Gogarty is reported
to have appeared in a front page photograph of one of the main papers in
Ireland with the title “Chilled out: Enjoying the Dublin sun with ice cream
cones” as he sat in the garden of Orwell House Nursing Home with his straw hat
on together with two 95-year-old ladies enjoying an ice cream. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "californian fb" , "serif";">The body of Fr. Terrence was received at St.
Joseph’s House, Rathgar on Monday 19<sup>th</sup> March 2018 for prayers and
repose. Funeral mass is scheduled for 20<sup>th</sup> March 2018 and burial on
the same day at the Bohemabreena Cemetery.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;">By Fr. Francis Ng'ang'a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gvGHdv-wUmjrtnYmOaurUz9wXD_ACLe4f5zDrDgGi3eyWibiZ8pEO3v1nYGVzZ4RLaAEY0TYrA3WNIscKGadbOkE33Z0cm9xFvDs3R3goguhEMTxIv28EVPfmR_mIBRto8wVWx7xjO0/s1600/IMG_20180320_151150_733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="560" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gvGHdv-wUmjrtnYmOaurUz9wXD_ACLe4f5zDrDgGi3eyWibiZ8pEO3v1nYGVzZ4RLaAEY0TYrA3WNIscKGadbOkE33Z0cm9xFvDs3R3goguhEMTxIv28EVPfmR_mIBRto8wVWx7xjO0/s200/IMG_20180320_151150_733.JPG" width="136" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;">While Fr. France Mol would make a commending tribute
to late Fr. Terrence since they docked on the same day at the port of Mombasa
in 1964, I also happen to be one among the many who enjoyed the private but yet
a pastoral oriented priest of great memories to our diocesan history. He earned
his name “Leiyele” from his practice of anointing the sick as the anointed one,
and who anointed.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;">It was at the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1974, when
I met Fr. Terrence at a very close range. That time I was in pain having
fractured my left arm at the corridors of Rombo Catholic Mission. I badly
needed to see a doctor 30km away on a bad road. I recall it was at about </span><span class="aqj"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">3:30 PM when </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;">Terrence bounced out in his Volkswagen,
joined my dad and within no time i found myself in the hands of a doctor in
Loitokitok. The drive was not easy and the rest is history. Thanks to Terrence
I also met Sr. Patricia who used to bath and dry me every morning at the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;">Terrence later graduated from a Volkswagen to a Suzuki
which he drove for his pastoral ventures without trouble. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Make your own road with Suzuki”</i></b>
was his motto. His car had a tag on it which made him a proud KILDARE.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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especially his parish priest, Fr. Gogatty regardless of age or race was
compliant, available, and respectful. He enjoyed his snuff, cool, rock & roll
music, and was a flexible dancer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;">Gogarty had the option to evangelize the diocese in
the language of the native majority the Maasai which was met with stiff and
silent resistance to where we are today. Without much writing he lived his
ambition and conviction to the very end. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white;">Your jokes and prompt sadaka [offertory] report from
his area of apostolate which translated to a parish of kimana recently – just before
his death, is a strong missionary effort and not to mention the Lenkisem
Parish. May your soul rest in eternal peace <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oleiyiele</i>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">lang</i>.</span></div>
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The Supreme court in Kenya nullified Kenyatta's re-election on September 1.</h2>
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<b>Broadcasters slow at embracing rewarding digital technology<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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For a couple of months, I have
been working to open eyes of broadcasters to some sustainable digital sources
of residual income streams they can invest in at very minimal cost or no extra
cash at all to grow their broadcasts reach and revenue base The revenue streams
are from the changing digital broadcast technology. The advancement evidently redefining
the way people consume broadcast products and how broadcasters have been
reaching their target audiences. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Years into the digital
transformation we still have analogue-minded individuals including IT
technicians in some broadcast media organizations who are still very cynical and
clueless about how they can capitalize on their media house’s existing digital
infrastructure to grow revenue from their content beyond the traditional
sources of income. Amazingly, some are still imprisoned by sluggish internal
organizational bureaucracies and costly processes belonging to past centuries. Processes only serve to erode quick decision-making and rewarding advancement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The speed at which technological
advancement in the broadcast industry is moving has no patience for analogue
bureaucracies, unnecessary feeling of importance, cynical tendencies and rigidity
to positive change. The faster those firmly in the industry take
advantage of opportunities that continue to surface within the dynamic
technology realm the better. In the next lines I share with you some digital revenue
streams most broadcasters today ignore, or simply take for granted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The advent of high-speed internet
connectivity and advanced mobile phone penetration across villages in the world presents humanity with new opportunities. Traditional radio is particularly
among industries that have been granted a new lease of survival by this modern
development. Keen observers have taken
advantage of this new revolution to invest in ideas that are full of benefits
to both broadcasters and the listener.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A notable individual who is
positively taking advantage of this new dawn is <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Herzfeld" target="_blank">Baruch Herzfeld</a></b>, a New York City based entrepreneur and the founder
of ZenoRadio which offers more opportunities and flexibility to radio
broadcasters and listeners worldwide. <b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_750089258"></span>ZenoRadio<span id="goog_750089259"></span></a></b>
is offering among other keynote services: <b><a href="https://zenoradio.com/signup/nicholas" target="_blank">Free Streaming</a></b> (Hosting), monetized <b>dial
to listen</b> facility targeting mainly listeners from countries across the
world who work or live in the diaspora, online audio advertising services,
virtual digital broadcasting tools with real time statistics, scheduled
recording servers for live broadcasts and mobile applications. ZenoRadio services are free of charge.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The person or service provider
who hosts your stream (if you are already streaming) is most likely charging
you anything from $25/month to over $ 1000 annually depending on your bandwidth
share and quality of output sound. ZenoRadio is shouldering that cost with the free streaming offer thus
helping broadcasters to reduce streaming costs.<br />
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To help you understand this
service, let us do some simple calculation. It should be an easy problem to solve for radio stations
that are already streaming. A broadcaster who has been paying $1000 each year for streaming starts saving that very amount of money once they accept
the free streaming offer by ZenoRadio. The amount of money saved is free for
use by the broadcaster towards other other operational costs within the station.<br />
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ZenoRadio’s streaming is uncapped and is of high quality. Many companies offer inexpensive
“unlimited” streaming but truth be told most of them have caps imposed.
Broadcasters who have used the free streaming by Zeno are witnesses to the fact
that their online audiences have increased because ZenoRadio does not throttle.<br />
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ZenoRadio’s free streaming opens
a wide revenue-generating door for broadcasters who enter into a long-term
agreement with ZenoRadio. Today if you asked most broadcasters how much income they generate from their streams online other than the excitement from reaching out to the
online audience with the same content received by their local listeners through
transmitters, the most likely answer you are to receive is “nothing”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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respective home countries, targeting over 50 million potential listeners. Today
this service is available across many countries in the world where telephone
numbers are available. Broadcasters with a huge presence of followers in the US
would have their online stream submitted to a telephone number through which listeners
can call free of charge to listen to their favourite radio from back home. No
data plan is needed for this service. It has become a very popular for people away from
home to listen to radio from home as long as they have a mobile phone.<br />
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Kameme FM and <b><a href="http://www.radiowaumini.org/" target="_blank">Radio Waumini</a></b> from Kenya are already
benefiting from this service. Broadcasters using this service are progressively growing their
audience bases and are earning about $500 for every 1 million-listener minutes.
This means a listener minute earns a broadcaster about 0.0005. Therefore each minute counts when a
listener in the US calls say <b>+</b><b><span style="background: white; color: #555658; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1
7017193128</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #555658; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>for FREE to
listen to Radio Waumini. In other countries where local telephone numbers are
available for listeners to call in and listen to their favourite radio normal
local calling charges may apply. However radio stations still have an
opportunity for cashing in on pre-roll advertisements. <o:p></o:p><br />
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The other beauty of this service
is its ability to go beyond the coverage boundaries traditionally defined by
transmitters. It has taken access to information to the remotest part of the
world where a listener can afford a simple mobile phone. A listener in a region
where a station like Radio Waumini’s coverage is absent can call <b>+</b><b><span style="background: white; color: #555658; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">254205231009</span></b> to listen a favourite
radio program. In the United Kingdom a listener interested in listening to Radio Waumini can dial <b>+</b><b><span style="background: white; color: #555658; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">443309981191</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #555658; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. As I have pointed out unlike it is for those
in the US</span> local charges apply for those calling the Kenyan number or the
UK number to listen to radio station.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>ZenoRadio Audio Advertising<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The other source of sustainable digital
revenue stream available from ZenoRadio for broadcasters is advertising. The
company has arrangements for programmatic audio adverts with top brands and
with no effort at all on the broadcaster’s part a pre-roll audio advert relevant
to the listeners’ geography and which are sensitive to the station’s <a href="http://zeno-devlab.s3.amazonaws.com/33536/rss/feed.xml" target="_blank">content</a>
policy can be inserted. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Basically this is to say the
audience in the US will hear adverts that are relevant to that region and those
in the UK or in Uganda will hear adverts that are relevant to those countries.
In other words the adverts are targeted. The difference between audio adverts
and the advertising you see on websites or blog sites is simple: audio adverts
are popular with online audio content such as podcasts, online terrestrial live
radio streams or purely online radio stations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A radio station that goes for
this source of residual revenue stream makes money from the impressions the
stream generates. It is calculated with the use of the <b>CPM</b> formula and the revenue is shared is between ZenoRadio and the
broadcaster based on a % to be agreed between the two. Most of the time revenue
is shared on a 50/50 basis. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It is important to point out that
radio stations should make it a priority to promote their websites or the other
platforms where people can listen to their content online. Designing a website
or having your content online then assume people will get to know about it can
be simply a waste of time and resources.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Scheduled recording server and Podcast by Phone<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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ZenoRadio is cognisant of the
fact that radio is transient in nature and that due to factors such as
differences in time zones some listeners may not be able to listen real time to
their favourite shows on real time basis. For the sake of
such listeners Zeno has a scheduled recording server service and podcast by
phone available to broadcasters.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A broadcaster’s broadcast
schedule is entered into the ZenoRadio’s server and as soon as each scheduled
program is over, a recording is available for the broadcaster to use. RSS feeds
are auto generated for these recordings and can be offered to listeners for
consumption. Broadcasters are also free to use the RSS feeds to
publish their content in major stores as podcasts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYueWwqbf5PSZt3qL0j7OOG1MCl2gSekCpI0t41G2NtpovBcGgB4IJiA7XtpfIkazefMKc021fkmRpRV9ej8vTWaqhNmGbY25HUWTpUTMtZZTmf7AnZLSFW-PG0XHxMm_8O-IcnRckzs/s1600/App+Image.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYueWwqbf5PSZt3qL0j7OOG1MCl2gSekCpI0t41G2NtpovBcGgB4IJiA7XtpfIkazefMKc021fkmRpRV9ej8vTWaqhNmGbY25HUWTpUTMtZZTmf7AnZLSFW-PG0XHxMm_8O-IcnRckzs/s1600/App+Image.webp" /></a><b>Podcast by Phone</b> is similar to dial-to-listen service discussed
earlier. It is aimed at providing
listeners who could not listen to shows when they were live on air to listen to the missed
program. They will simply have access to the shows by simply calling back
to a number assigned for this purpose to listen at their convenience. All
podcast by phone minutes are paid out as it is for the call to listen service,
at $ 0.0005/Minute. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Custom <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zenoradio.radiowaumini88dot3&hl=en" target="_blank">Mobile App</a> for your Stream<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Mobile applications are the in-thing these days and ZenoRadio has presented herself as a handy solution to
radio stations that would have never secured a mobile application for their
streams. It is understood that mobile app development is still a very expensive
venture. Thanks to ZenoRadio radio stations today can distribute their streams
via a free custom <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zenoradio.livetalkradio&hl=en" target="_blank">mobile application</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Why then would a person with a good
intention of growing his or her radio station’s audience base or even increasing
the revenue stream resist these kinds of services? ZenoRadio is
visibly a reliable technology partner for broadcasters interested in modern
technology to connect with their domestic and diaspora audience. <o:p></o:p></div>
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