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Boost for local filmmakers as State scraps agency licence requirement

Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) acting Chief Executive Christopher Wambua. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The government has scrapped the requirement for film and television producers to obtain a licence from film agents.

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has published new guidelines that restrict the mandate of film agents in issuing filming licences to only foreign filmmakers.

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