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17 October 2007

Read the offical press release here

It’s been interesting this past few months since GTV came into the scene. There has been a flurry of activity from their main competitor in the Kenyan marketplace for pay TV MNET. There was Big Brother Africa which has a Kenyan (who was mercifully kicked out pretty quickly) and then there is Catwalk Kenya. I missed that Catwalk Kenya launch as I was out of town seeing a man about a dog and you could feel my pain as I missed watching models on the catwalk doing their thing. Sob. Some people have all the luck. So when I got word that DSTV were unleashing some new services I made a beeline for the place like my life depended on it.

Dawa ya GTV ni Esther Wahome

I checked in with Baby Girl and immediately started meeting so many wananichi (Wananchi Njenga Karume style).The first dude I met was Smitta and we started talking about our bet. Its not looking so hot for Chelski right now so you can imagine that the pain that the poor man is in what with Arsenal at the top of the table. I threatened him that he would be wearing the wedding dress at the Chaguo La Teeniez and that look on his face was just priceless. Also ran into good pal Bosire who was with Sande another pal. We had to dash for a bit and came back just as the Content manager for MNET was talking about those new shows they were unleashing on their bouquets to the public. They include Gospel One - a gospel channel, Trace TV - the urban music channel only in English unlike the French one were are used to, National Geographic Wild - wildlife channel, The Style Channel and MNET stars. For the whole press release, click here if you may. There was also a promise for new revised prices for all DSTV packages in the not too distanf future. With baited breath I wait.

After the presentation by MNET which included its Content manager and the big don of MNET the company (you should have seen me going like mdosi was MNET yote Africa ... wa wa wa wa!). The gathered media were asked for any questions. The first came from Smitta and it went a bit like this..."Once upon a time there was darkness in the land and the..." Like reading the bible I tell you. As he was trying to get the question out a loud sound was heard from the other end of the room and the poor fellow had wait before continuing his question. It was quite funny. And the questions came in fast thick from normal TV and even from Al Jazeela. After the questions (someone by now was so impatient that he asked quite loudly "Is it over!?) people could chill and start asking questions of each other.

And I started spotting everyone in town... Dickson who was once called Dickey Dax who we enjoyed a friendly chat about the Adam magazine for which he writes. I am of the opinion that this magazine should have just been called Madam and then everyone would have gotten what they were looking for. He explained to me that they were looking for a different demographic and I was just smiling and nodding and agreeing (different demographic - not men, women and guys of questionable sexual orientation). And there was Carol Odero who I haven't seen in donkey years. Now Carol is so hot that looking at her makes one's eyes tear from the pleasure they are getting. I tried to help her use her hotness to her advantage but she was just being nice. Some people just don't know just how good it can be if they tried to be clever once in a while.

And there was Clay Muganda too who will always make me laugh when he is kandamizaing jamaas in that column of his. And Tim Njiru who is always in Insync. And there was Tony Ngare with whom we were commiserating about whatever kamuti that New Zealand was given as they lost to France. And there was Carole "Malouda" Wahome probably was still mourning Mourinho's exit... and looking good! And there was Seanice that capital FM radio presenter... wait I saw her earlier before the presentations were made in a (lemme see if I get this with my colour blind skills) red nay pink nay ok a colour that looked somewhere between the two. And off course there was Patricia and Wangeci Murage both of MNET.

We hail the new additions to the DSTV offering and now I really have to get me one. Which reminds me that if you want to hook up DSTV or GTV, give my guy Moses Wahome a holler and he should hook you up. Post haste. His Cell is 0722-778153

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