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Ministry to penalise overseas ads

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru. [Standard]

Multinational firms with local operations might in future have to produce their adverts locally or pay a premium to air them on the local channels. This is as the State considers penalising them for commercials shot in other markets and aired in Kenya.

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