[kictanet] MEDIA COUNCIL AND CLASSIC105

Thu Feb 9 11:53:06 EAT 2012

The Media has a self regulating mechanism that allows for all parties to dialogue and examine such complaints. It does not act like the police rushing to arrest or beat up the offender, accused or suspect. 

The Media Council has a quasi-judicial body known as "The Complaints Commission" which, like a court, adjudicates on the cases raised by the public, and it has done a number and settled them. You may have seen newspapers publishing apologies (e.g the recent apology over a case involving the immediate former head of the civil service, Francis Muthaura, ). It take time, but certainly less time than the formal courts.

A lot is being done through mediation, dialogue- away from public glare and only once in a while does the council come out to issue such warnings. The public is however encouraged to bring up more complaints for the council. You may send your complaints through - info at mediacouncil.or.ke. Also visit the website to see the complaints procedure and role/mandate of the media council. 

Oloo Janak
Member, Media Council of Kenya..

--- On Thu, 2/9/12, Cleophas Barmasai <cbarmasai at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Cleophas Barmasai <cbarmasai at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] MEDIA COUNCIL AND CLASSIC105
To: williamjanak at yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:26 AM

This is definitely not the first time this complaint is coming up. How come nothing happens? Can we conclude CCK and MCK are ineffective?
Cleophas

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:

What do you mean their relationship with the CCK is limited?

Isn't the body a regulator for all communication companies in the country?

Granted they are more concerned with technical issues but broadcasting

what can only be termed as filth doesn't bother them?

On 2/9/12, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Media wanted freedom, so their relationship with CCK is very limited.

> Media Council serves the role of enforcing their (media) self regulation.

> This is really an interesting case, it will serve as a test on self

> regulation and also on the threshold hours on content that everyone talks

> about but no one really enforces.

> rgds

>

> 2012/2/8 Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com>

>

>> 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

>> >

>> > --

>> > Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)

>> > Kenya

>> > Skype: gracebomu

>> > Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)

>> >

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>> Regards,

>>

>> Mark Mwangi

>>

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>>

>

>

>

> --

> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)

> Kenya

> Skype: gracebomu

> Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)

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