Kenya’s film board to sue KBL over beer adverts

Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) Chief Executive Officer Ezekiel Mutua (left), KFCB Broadcast Compliance Officer Emmah Irungu at a press conference where the commission vowed to sue media houses and Kenya Breweries Ltd over advertisements. [PHOTO: DAVID GICHURU/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) plans to sue Kenya Breweries Ltd and media houses for failure to withdraw unclassified adverts.

The board said KBL had refused to withdraw its beer adverts by December 30 as agreed. KFCB has consequently threatened media houses that they risk having their licences not being renewed as per the Kenya Information Communication Act (Kica) because of their continued running of the adverts.