<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">I think the Communication Act 2008/9? has provision for some body called Broadcasting Council that is mandate to oversee the Content aspects on behalf of the Regulator (CCK).<br><br>That said, there is also the Media Council and is it Media Complaints Board? that are also mandated to do the same thing but from a "self-regulatory" perspective.<br><br>It is amazing that with all these agencies on Tax-payers money, our Media (esp FM stations) have continued to spew adult content at hours that are internationally considered to be "family-hours". Ofcourse, the usual argument that if you dont like what you hear, you can switch to another station does not work because sometimes you are hearing all these in a matutu/public transport that does not belong to you.<br><br>walu.<br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 2/9/12, Mark Mwangi <i><mwangy@gmail.com></i></b>
wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] MEDIA COUNCIL AND CLASSIC105<br>To: jwalu@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:43 AM<br><br><div class="plainMail">What do you mean their relationship with the CCK is limited?<br>Isn't the body a regulator for all communication companies in the country?<br><br>Granted they are more concerned with technical issues but broadcasting<br>what can only be termed as filth doesn't bother them?<br><br>On 2/9/12, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <<a ymailto="mailto:nmutungu@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=nmutungu@gmail.com">nmutungu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> The Media wanted freedom, so their relationship with CCK is very limited.<br>> Media Council serves the role of enforcing their (media)
self regulation.<br>> This is really an interesting case, it will serve as a test on self<br>> regulation and also on the threshold hours on content that everyone talks<br>> about but no one really enforces.<br>> rgds<br>><br>> 2012/2/8 Mark Mwangi <<a ymailto="mailto:mwangy@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=mwangy@gmail.com">mwangy@gmail.com</a>><br>><br>>> Doesn't the CCK have any jurisdiction on this?<br>>><br>>> On 2/8/12, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <<a ymailto="mailto:nmutungu@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=nmutungu@gmail.com">nmutungu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> > NEWS<br>>> > Media Council furious at morning show<br>>> > SHARE BOOKMARK PRINT EMAIL RATING<br>>> > By AGGREY MUTAMBO amutambo@<br>>> > ke.nationmedia. com<br>>> > Posted Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 18:22<br>>> > The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has initiated<br>>> >
disciplinary action against one of the country's top<br>>> > radio show for airing offensive material to an<br>>> > inappropriate audience.<br>>> > MCK chairman Levi Obonyo on Wednesday told<br>>> > reporters that the Council, the statutory regulator<br>>> > of media outlets in the country, would forward<br>>> > Classic 105 to its Complaints Commission for<br>>> > possible reprimand.<br>>> > Prof Obonyo said members of the public had<br>>> > complained about the content of a call-in<br>>> > programme on Tuesday morning.<br>>> > The programme's hosts had engaged their<br>>> > audience in a discussion on the use sex for<br>>> > material gain by women and probed the difference<br>>> > between commercial sex workers and married<br>>> > women.<br>>> > “The Media Council registers its strong objection to<br>>>
> the broadcast carried by Classic FM on Tuesday<br>>> > and is forwarding the matter to the Complaints<br>>> > Commission for a hearing,” said Prof Obonyo.<br>>> > The MCK chairman said the station had gone<br>>> > against the code of ethics outlined in the Media Act<br>>> > in which offensive, vulgar or obscene language is<br>>> > prohibited.<br>>> > Prof Obonyo told the news conference that Classic<br>>> > FM erred by allowing callers to talk obscenities on<br>>> > air.<br>>> > According to MCK, the topic went against the “core<br>>> > of human moral values” and was abusive to the<br>>> > Kenyan public<br>>> ><br>>> > full story here:<br>>> ><br>>> www.nation.co.ke/News/Media+Council+furore+over+racy+morning+show/-/1056/1322890/-/4kot32z/-/index.html<br>>> ><br>>> > --<br>>> >
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