Section 35 gives CCK the power to “require a licensee to commit the minimum amount of time, as may be specified in the licence, to broadcast of local content or as may be prescribed from time to time by the Commission by notice in the gazette”. If a broadcaster is unable to comply with such local content quota, “the Commission shall require such broadcaster to pay such an amount of money, as may be prescribed by the Commission into the Fund” – this presumably being the Universal Service Fund provided for by the 2008 Broadcasting Act in its section 84J but not defined anywhere in the Regulations.
Production of local content calls for stations to set aside funds for this. It is important therefore that CCK consults, and after extensive public consultations, draw up a table of local content quota for the various sectors of broadcasting.
Rgds
Grace
If however, he does want to be a local, besides eating in Njuguna's and visiting Kiamaiko, he can watch our great soaps. Actually, I recommend these for Kenyans who could be loosing touch with the mass culture. To catch up with what the kids are up to listen to 97.1 FM (one FM), watch Machachari, Sakata (great dancing) and Tahidi High. For all age groups watch Papa Shirandula, Mother in Law, the Wedding Show and the energised evangelical programmes on Sunday morning. So without getting too dusty in Kiamaiko, Bob can catch the Kenyan drift.
regards,
Wamuyu
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