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Aug 05, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
We kindly ask that you publish this letter that has been sent to the Prime minister. The letter follows; Dear Hon. Prime Minister and First Vice President, Re: – Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017. With reference to the above, we, the undersigned Media Proprietors, Operators and Representatives respectfully seek an audience to engage with you on our related concerns. We believe that the proposed Bill in its current form have serious implications for the sustainability of our operations and, to some extent, infringes on our freedom to determine broadcast content.
Our understanding is that the Bill could be passed in the National Assembly before the end of this week leaving us little time for the engagement proposed for the consideration of our concerns and inputs.
In this regard, we respectfully urge for a deferral of the Bill’s passage in the absence of the proposed meeting. We believe that meaningful consultation on this piece of legislation is imperative having not been afforded the opportunity during its preparation. Having looked at the proposed bill, we can see a number of issues to be raised in terms of constitutional matters. Both the meeting and deferral as requested would give us the opportunity to raise these matters. We trust that you will favourably consider this request in the interest of a Bill reached through consensus.
Signed – nine media owners

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