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Ezekiel Mutua's directives amounts to misdirected censorship

Kenya Film Classification Board Chief Executive Officer Ezekiel Mutua, warns media houses to air the Monday demonstrations by the Opposition CORD coalition after the watershed hour of 10pm.

This comes weeks after a similar ban by Mr Mutua regarding the airing of advertisements featuring betting, contraceptives and alcoholic drinks between specific time frames. Mr Mutua's contention, though largely conjectural is that between 5am and 10 pm, children are still awake and must not be exposed to such content.

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