I do agree with you Barrack. This is a policy issue. In 2016 the KFCB proposed the Kenya Film, Stage Plays and Publications Bill which was rejected by the creative sector in Kenya citing it as a punitive measure for regulating film makers. It contained sections that were a clear breach on freedom of expression and association, and would have constraints on the freedom of the media and the right to privacy. A committee comprising of stakeholders from the creative sector in Kenya was set up to work with KFCB on a film policy that would pave way for a new bill and provide a report recommending the way forward. Updates on this are that t he committee submitted its report and the finalized film draft policy (2017) to the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Art on the 9th of June 2017, and its recommendations are currently under consideration. http://www.hevafund.com/news/2017/7/13/the-kenya-film-policy-crafting-kenyas... That being said, the current law covering the mandate of the KFCB- CAP 222 (The Film and Stage Plays Act) CAP 222 (The Film and Stage Plays Act) remains outdated and in urgent need of updating. Regards, Sylvia Musalagani Hivos East Africa ACS Plaza, Lenana Road|P.O. Box 19875 - 00202 | Nairobi | Kenya Office: +254 725 451 729 / +254 789 451 729 Email: smusalagani@hivos.org | Skype: sylviakanari website: www.east-africa.hivos.org From: "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: smusalagani@hivos.org Cc: "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, 1 March, 2018 11:53:20 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Forget Facebook Live and other video selfies Dear Ali and Colleagues, I have been following developments in the Film Sector and i must admit there is a serious policy problem in the sector that requires a multi stakeholder approach to resolve. It appears stakeholders are at cross purposes. How can the sector regulator enter the playing field yet there are many budding actors that are struggling?, i also hear the cost of shooting movies locally is astronomical. What is the point of having all this fibre optic infrastructure when we pay attention to the content side?, some of this issues have a direct effect on the cost of hosting services and even data since we have few users (elites) who only use the Internet to exchange mail and communicate. Best Regards On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 11:26 AM, Mildred Achoch via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: Meanwhile, this regulation body is venturing into film production. Yes, this is probably the way to go. When the regulation body produces the content, of course it will meet all the regulatory requirements. Kudos. Meanwhile, for the hundreds of budding filmmakers who cannot afford the 5000 bob film license and 1000 bob per filming day fees, they should explore other less expensive creative activities. https://www.filamukenya.co.ke/baden-powell-flm/ Mildred Achoch. On Thursday, March 1, 2018, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: BQ_BEGIN Listers Going by this post below forget the above. Otherwise the Morality Police will be on your necks.. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1563602407071445&id=100002651011124&refid=28&ref=opera_speed_dial_freefb&_ft_=qid.6527872716281615874%3Amf_story_key.-4294955366541655126%3Atop_level_post_id.1563602407071445%3Asrc.22&__tn__=%2As-R Whilst I deplore the actions of Eric Omondi (like any parent or sane minded person should) we need to be careful not to throw the baby with the bath water (no pun intended). 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