Samsung Electronics East Africa (SEEA) could soon be selling DVB-T2 compliant TV sets in Kenya. The company has already submitted and is waiting for rating approvals for its DVB-T2 compliant TV sets from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK).
SEEA has welcomed the move by the Government to waive import duty payable on Digital Set Top Box units as the country races to embrace Digital Terrestrial Television services.The move was announced by Finance Minister, Njeru Githae, as he delivered his Budget Statement in parliament on Thursday 14th of June.
“At Samsung Electronics East Africa we are pleased at the government’s move to remove import duty on Set Top Boxes as it will greatly encourage a faster migration process for millions of Kenyans wishing to enjoy digital TV broadcast services,” SEEA Business Leader, Robert Ngeru said.“Samsung has already submitted and is awaiting type rating approval from CCK for our DVB-T2 compliant TV sets.”
During his budget statement reading , Finance Minister Njeru Githae explained that Treasury’s move is geared at boosting efforts to ensure a seamless migration from analogue to digital TV broadcast delivery by 2015. The move Githae explained is also part of the Governments effort to facilitate Private Sector for Growth and Employment.
“The entire world is targeting year 2015 as the deadline to migrate from analogue to digital television signals. To make the set-top boxes which form an integral part of this migration available to Kenyans at affordable price, I propose to remove duty on the importation of these gadgets,” Githae proposed.