The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has instructed musician Embarambamba to delete all his offensive music videos uploaded on his YouTube channel and other social media platforms within two days.
The directives come in the wake of his meeting with the board over non-compliance with the Films and Stage Play Act Cap 222 of the Laws of Kenya.
During the meeting, Embarambamba was asked to explain why he knowingly contravened Sections 4 (Part II) and 12 of the Cap 222 governing the creation, broadcasting, possession, distribution, and exhibition of audio-visual content in Kenya.
"The artist was further put to task over the use of vulgarity, nudity, indecency, and violent dancing styles in his content, specifically in the ‘Niko Uchi’ song, among others," the board stated.
Conclusively, the board demanded the artiste to delete indecent videos within the remaining two days of the demand notice failure to which the board will take legal action against him.
He was also asked to acquire a filming license from the board before proceeding with productions and submit all his music videos to KFCB for examination and classification for age appropriateness before exhibiting to the public.
Addressing the issue, Embarambamba expressed regret and remorse and pledged to adhere to the demands issued by the board.
On its part, the board urged upcoming content creators to produce content that promotes Kenya’s culture, moral values, and National aspirations, while ensuring that children are not exposed to inappropriate content.
"Going forward, the KFCB remains committed to ensuring a facilitative regulatory environment to spur the growth of the film industry in line with the Fifth Pillar of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and the Talanta Hela Initiative, a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports," KFCB added.
