Rev. 2011]
Kenya Information and Communications
CAP. 411A
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[Subsidiary]
the licence is sought; and
(e) such other information or requirement as the Commission may
from time to time prescribe.
6. (1) The Commission shall—
(a) ensure that broadcasting services reflect the national identity, needs
and aspirations of Kenyans;
(b) ensure that broadcasting services are delivered using the most
efficient and effective available technologies;
(c) develop a frequency plan which sets out how the frequencies
available for broadcasting services in Kenya will be shared equitably
and in the public interest among various tiers of broadcasting;
(d) ensure that every applicant secures relevant permission or entered
into agreements or arrangements necessary for the operation of the
broadcasting service.
(2) All broadcasters shall—
(a) annually file with the Commission documents showing their station
identity and any changes thereto;
(b) ensure that their station identity is unique and does not cause
confusion;
(b) keep such records as the Commission may prescribe from time
to time;
(c) reveal their station’s identity at intervals of sixty minutes during
the period which broadcasts are made from that station; and
(d) state, at least twice within a period of twenty four hours, all the
frequencies and channels on which the broadcasting station is
licensed to operate state.
(3) In the case of free-to-air broadcasting services the Commission shall
ensure that the services—
(a) provide the amount of local content as specified in the licence;
(b) include news and information in their programming, as well as
discussions on matters of national importance; and
(c) adhere to strictly to the Commission’s or subscribed programme
codes in the manner and time of programming schedules .
Obligations relating
to broadcasting
services.