[kictanet] MEDIA COUNCIL AND CLASSIC105

[Mark Mwangi]

Doesn't the CCK have any jurisdiction on this?

On 2/8/12, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu at gmail.com> wrote:
> NEWS
> Media Council furious at morning show
> SHARE BOOKMARK PRINT EMAIL RATING
> By AGGREY MUTAMBO amutambo@
> ke.nationmedia. com
> Posted Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 18:22
> The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has initiated
> disciplinary action against one of the country's top
> radio show for airing offensive material to an
> inappropriate audience.
> MCK chairman Levi Obonyo on Wednesday told
> reporters that the Council, the statutory regulator
> of media outlets in the country, would forward
> Classic 105 to its Complaints Commission for
> possible reprimand.
> Prof Obonyo said members of the public had
> complained about the content of a call-in
> programme on Tuesday morning.
> The programme's hosts had engaged their
> audience in a discussion on the use sex for
> material gain by women and probed the difference
> between commercial sex workers and married
> women.
> “The Media Council registers its strong objection to
> the broadcast carried by Classic FM on Tuesday
> and is forwarding the matter to the Complaints
> Commission for a hearing,” said Prof Obonyo.
> The MCK chairman said the station had gone
> against the code of ethics outlined in the Media Act
> in which offensive, vulgar or obscene language is
> prohibited.
> Prof Obonyo told the news conference that Classic
> FM erred by allowing callers to talk obscenities on
> air.
> According to MCK, the topic went against the “core
> of human moral values” and was abusive to the
> Kenyan public
>
> full story here:
> www.nation.co.ke/News/Media+Council+furore+over+racy+morning+show/-/1056/1322890/-/4kot32z/-/index.html
>
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> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
> Kenya
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Mark Mwangi

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