<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>What has walu got to with vulgarness good day to all<br><br>Sent from my iKamire network. </div><div><br>On Jul 21, 2013, at 15:12, Okech <<a href="mailto:okechjr@yahoo.com">okechjr@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><span></span></div><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Walu, Mutunga,</span></div><div><span>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.</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(64, 64, 255);">Regards,</span> </font></div> <div style="font-family: verdana;"><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(64, 64, 255);">Okech JM</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://james-okech.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(64, 64, 255);">My blog</span></a></font><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contenteditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Scmutunga <<a href="mailto:scmutunga@yahoo.com">scmutunga@yahoo.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:okechjr@yahoo.com">okechjr@yahoo.com</a> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Consumer and Public Affairs <<a href="mailto:CPA@cck.go.ke">CPA@cck.go.ke</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:35 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7324597945"><div>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.<br><br><br><font size="2">Sent from Samsung Mobile</font><br><br><br>Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">@Mutunga aka Mutwiri <br><br>As a married man, am not against sex or its content per se :-) <br><br>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.<br><br>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)<br><br>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.<br><br>walu.<br><br>----------------------------------------------------<br><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Isaac Mutunga
<<a href="mailto:scmutunga@yahoo.com">scmutunga@yahoo.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Consumer and Public Affairs <<a href="mailto:CPA@cck.go.ke">CPA@cck.go.ke</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 26, 2013 5:35 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media<br> </font> </div> <div class="yiv7324597945y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7324597945"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">@Walu. <br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>I think CCK will
accomplish very little by regulating FM radios and giving a free reign
to social media. <br>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.<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contenteditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:scmutunga@yahoo.com">scmutunga@yahoo.com</a> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Consumer and Public Affairs <<a href="mailto:CPA@cck.go.ke">CPA@cck.go.ke</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 26 June 2013 12:23 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media<br> </font> </div> <div class="yiv7324597945y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7324597945"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">@Wambua,<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Lets all support CCK on this one.<br><br>walu.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contenteditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "Wambua, Christopher" <<a href="mailto:Wambua@cck.go.ke">Wambua@cck.go.ke</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Consumer and Public Affairs <<a href="mailto:CPA@cck.go.ke">CPA@cck.go.ke</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 26, 2013 11:41 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] FW: Day-time Vulgar Conversations on Kenya Media<br> </font> </div> <div class="yiv7324597945y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7324597945">
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<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Edith /listers,</span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">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.
</span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">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. </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">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. </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">I hope this sheds light on this matter. </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 9pt;">Christopher Wambua</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 9pt;">Manager/Communications</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 9pt;">Consumer and Public Affairs Division
</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 9pt;">Communications Commission of Kenya</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 9pt;">P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800</span></b></div>
<div class="yiv7324597945MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 9pt;">KENYA</span></b></div>
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