Resolve emerging confusion around media regulation mandate

Journalists during a past event. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Over the years, confusion has existed regarding the overlap between the Communications Authority of Kenya, created under the Kenya Information and Communications Act (KICA) and the two entities created under the Media Council Act, the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) and the Media Complaints Commission (MCC).

CAK issued a statement warning TV station to adhere to guidelines when airing Azimio La Umoja protests in March. According to the authority's Director General Ezra Chiloba, NTV, Citizen TV, K24, KBC, TV47, and Ebru TV broadcast the protests in a manner that caused panic and threatened peace.