New TV stations in Kenya have five years to grow local content to 60pc

Communications Authority of Kenya Chairman Ngene Gituku, said some vernacular and region-based FM broadcasters have flooded the airwaves with divisive content and hate speech, threatening the country’s nationhood. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) will allow new broadcasters five years to achieve 60 per cent local content, according to proposed regulations.

In the draft regulations under public debate, the regulator says new broadcasters will be given one year to grow their content to 40 per cent and four years to ramp up to 60 per cent.