Edith,

The Kenya Information and Communications Act, CAP 411A, expanded the mandate of the Commission to cover, among other things, regulation of broadcast content. To facilitate the operationalization of the said law, the Minister for Information and Communications gazetted subsidiary legislations (i.e. broadcasting regulations) sometimes last year. He also subsequently set up the Broadcasting Content Advisory Committee to assist the Commission bring order in the broadcast programming and in resolving consumer complaints.

Before CCK could start regulating broadcast content, a suit was filed in the courts barring the Commission from discharging this added responsibility. The matter is still pending in the courts, which means CCK hands are tied in respect to regulating broadcasting content. CCK has already developed the requisite regulatory instruments (i.e. licensing procedures, draft broadcasting licence and draft programme code) as its await the conclusion of the suit.  These instruments shall be subjected to a process of public consultation once the matter before the courts is adjudicated.

Best regards,

Christopher Wambua

Assistant PR Manager
Communications Commission of Kenya
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Nairobi, 00800
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Email: Wambua@cck.go.ke
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From: kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Edith Adera
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 3:40 PM
To: Wambua, Christopher
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: [kictanet] FW: Article airing concerns over content aired by FMRadio stations

Listers,

This article – see attached – was sent my way and I thought I should share it in this forum as it touches on Content regulation. CCK is challenged in the article – not sure if anything by CCK or the media council is being done.

What happened with Content regulation? I heard Dr Ndemo being mentioned on radio over content regulation this weekend, but note sure how far implementation has gone.

Edith