Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) center in Nairobi. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU
The Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK) Wednesday suspended Mt Kenya TV’s operations for a month for violating programming standards.
The Authority took this decision after it received complaints against the vernacular channel over the airing of inappropriate content last week.
Authority acting director-general Mercy Wanjau said the TV channel which is owned by Slopes Media House Ltd, had aired inappropriate content during the watershed period.
‘On April 19, 2021, at 2pm, during the ‘Mucii wa Ciina’ programme that featured an animated movie, the station aired sexually explicit content, drug abuse, robbery, and violence,” she said.
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He stated that the rating should apply to content being aired within the watershed period.
“The posters says +18, and on the face of it, it means the program would be adult in nature, yet it will air at 8pm (during watershed). It has since been clarified that the +18 refers to the age of participants and not the nature of content. The poster has been taken down!” he wrote.
In a social media post, he said he raised the concern with the Standard Group management.
“KFCB raised the matter with the Standard Group Management and the MD Joe Munene has assured us no adult or explicit content will be permitted,” Mutua added.
Ezekiel Mutua Goes After Betty Kyalo s New KTN Show
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The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Ezekiel Mutua has gone after media personality Betty Kyalo s new show on KTN following alleged complaints over its promotional poster.
In a press statement, Mutua took issue with the show rated 18 and above years airing at 8 pm. He stated that the rating should apply to content being aired within the watershed period.
He, therefore, raised the matter with Standard Group Management and got clarification on the matter.
Kenya Film and Classification Board CEO, Ezekiel Mutua.