Walu, Mutunga,

The sentiments here are noble. The houses allowing vulgar discussion need to be aware of the damage they are creating to the society. IF they cannot see then I am sorry, they need to be moved out of it.

Regards,

Okech JM

My blog

From: Scmutunga <scmutunga@yahoo.com>
To: okechjr@yahoo.com
Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA@cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media

Am wary of any government censorship. Your kiboko may be used to clobber political rivals instead of regulating content. Remember the freedom of media we are enjoying was won through blood and tears.

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Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:

@Mutunga aka Mutwiri

As a married man, am not against sex or its content per se :-)

I am simply against "commoditizing"/"cheapening" sex and bringing it down to the same level as if you are discussing "which shoes or dress you will wear today or how different they were from what you wore yesterday". This is essentially what the FM stations in particular are doing as they try to work-up the number of listeners in a view to increase market share and subsequently adverstising revenue.

The thing is that I am over 18 and so I know this part of wisdom. On the other hand my 13year old son does not yet know/understand this and bombarding him with sex stories from 6am in the morning, at lunch time and through the evening will never give him the chance to come to this level of understanding. Yes, he may still access the same content online (FB, Twitter, etc) - but as a Society, we should never "sanitize" such behaviour by accepting it or tolerating in our public discourse. (and this answers those who always say -change the channel)

And if the media cannot protect our kids from this, the Regulator has an obligation to do so. And I am not seeking for HEAVY censorship here from the Regulator. We simply need the regulator to implement what in the industry globally knows as the "watershed schedule?" :-Implement the Timing for when Adult content can be allowed on our broadcasting airwaves.

walu.

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From: Isaac Mutunga <scmutunga@yahoo.com>
To: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>
Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA@cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media

@Walu.
Currently there are more audience on cyberspace than listeners of FM radios put together. To survive social media cannibalizes stories from traditional media, adds some salt and serves it to the millions of its audience out there. You will find that most ardent FM radio listeners are also social media fans. Try and visit most of the FM radios social media pages and you will see the reason why I believe social media incites FM radio stories and not the other way round.

I don't support the content being aired but I believe to some extent the media mirrors the society, even if you smash the mirror because it depicts your ugliness you will still remain ugly.

I think CCK will accomplish very little by regulating FM radios and giving a free reign to social media.
I have heard that it is impossible to regulate social media but I have seen social media groups that have regulated their members. CCK and other stakeholders should think of encouraging self-regulation in both FM radio and social media content.

From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>
To: scmutunga@yahoo.com
Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA@cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2013 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media

@Wambua,

thnx for the feedback. I hope CCK successfully defends its right to regulate content on our air-waves. I know in developed economies they may find this "un-usual", "un-constitutional", "human-rights issue" etc - but we cannot copy everything from them. This is because whereas their laws are very liberal, their society has mature "self-regulatory" mechanisms/code of conduct which they all adhere to.

Pornography has the same effect as drugs (e.g. cocaine, bhang, etc). Once you start on it, you will only want a bigger and stronger "fix". Our FM stations have literally started on it over the last 2years and what we are seeing now is that they are moving from soft-pornography into "hard" porn. And someone must stop it to save our future generation from being "porn" junkies.

I know my friends in the media claim they only "sell" what society "demands" and are not to blame. But I think they are getting lazy and rather than seek high-level, brain-consuming topics, they opt of cheap and easier animal/instict-level topics.

Lets all support CCK on this one.

walu.

From: "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke>
To: jwalu@yahoo.com
Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA@cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 11:41 AM
Subject: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media

Edith /listers,

Apologies for the delay in responding to this post. We are really busy with the ongoing East African Communications Congress and Exhibition taking place at the KICC.

The responsibility of regulating broadcast content falls under two state agencies, CCK and the Kenya Film and Classification Board. The latter is mandated by law to classify all films for general exhibition (including those aired on TV). CCK on the other hand is supposed to regulate all other categories of broadcast content.

CCK was vested with this responsibility in 2010 vide an amendment to our establishing legislation. However, a broadcaster went to court challenging the constitutional authority of CCK to regulate broadcasting content. Subsequently CCK was injuncted from exercising this responsibility until the matter is heard and determined. The matter is still before the courts, which means we cannot regulate broadcasting content in the interim.

We had already developed the requisite regulatory tools and instruments in readiness to embarking on important responsibility of ensuring, among others, that minors are protected from adult content. A draft programme code, for instance, had been developed in readiness. The said programme code will be subjected to stakeholder consultation, as soon as the said matter is concluded.

I hope this sheds light on this matter.

Christopher Wambua

Manager/Communications

Consumer and Public Affairs Division

Communications Commission of Kenya

P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800

KENYA