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The Public Petitions Committee, chaired by Nimrod Mbai (Kitui East), held a session that featured testimonies from the Association of Content Creators of Kenya (ACCK) and the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB).
Both parties were invited to share their perspectives on a petition that called for the ban of the digital social media site TikTok.
The petition, filed by Mr Ben Ndolo, CEO of Bridge Connection Consulting Group, alleged that the platform promotes violence, explicit sexual content, hate speech, vulgar language, and offensive behaviour, posing a significant threat to Kenya’s cultural and religious values.
During the session, Vincent Nduri, a Software Engineer and member of ACCK, informed the committee that the proliferation of immoral content was fueled by a gap in the monetization policy. He explained that the only way for content creators to earn a living on TikTok was through TikTok Live, making it challenging to regulate the content effectively due to its instantaneous nature.
Kitui West MP, Edith Nyenze urged the content creators to collaborate and establish a regulatory body and policies that would ensure the safety of children on the platform.
“Why don’t you come together and create a regulatory body as well as policies that will enable this committee to make this platform safe for our children?” asked Nyenze.
The committee chairperson while echoing Nyenze’s sentiments, encouraged the content creators to take the lead in establishing an in-house regulatory body that mirrors institutions like the Media Council of Kenya, which regulates journalists.
Mr. Joel Wamalwa, the Acting CEO of KFCB, opposed the idea of banning TikTok, stating that the platform’s benefits far outweigh the negatives. He informed the Committee that it was only a small number of individuals posting inappropriate content that tarnished the platform’s reputation.
“The platform has emerged as a space for creative expression, entertainment, information sharing, social interaction, public participation, awareness raising, education, and engagement on a wide range of issues. The solution is to find a way of regulating the content rather than proscribing the entire platform,” emphasized the CEO.
Earlier, the committee had engaged with the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Wildlife and Tourism, Ms. Sylvia Museiya on a petition filed by Narok East MP Lemenken Aramat seeking the construction of an access road around Hells Gates National Park for residents of Narok East Constituency.
In her submission, PS Museiya gave the Committee assurance of KWS’s willingness to donate land for the crucial access road. This brings the construction of the road linking Narok East to Naivasha town a step closer to fruition after Oserian Development Company which borders Hells Gate National Park had also agreed to cede part of its land for the road’s construction.
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