Dear Listers, 

ARTICLE 19 East Africa and ourselves have presented our joint memorandum in response to the call by the Kenya Film Classification Board on the proposed Co-regulation Framework for Audio-visual Content Classification for Broadcast and Over-the-top (OTT)/Video on Demand (VOD) Services and the Film and Stage Plays (Film Classification) Guidelines, 2022.

In our submission, we have proposed that the Co-regulation Framework and the Guidelines be abolished pending meaningful multi-stakeholder engagement, evidence-based research from Kenya, and legislative amendments to ensure conformity with the constitution. Read our submission: https://bit.ly/3DGzFl6