Broadcasting of
Parliament
Session
13.-(1) A licensee shall be free to cover parliamentary sessions subject
to laid down parliamentary rules, regulations, procedures and on
Parliamentary Broadcasting.
(2) A licensee airing live parliamentary sessions shall not insert
advertisement during the programme or display sponsorship logos.
Unsuitable
Programmes
Language
Explicitness
14.(1) Every licensee shall have particular regard to the need to
protect children from unsuitable programme material.
(2) For subscription broadcasting service, programmes dealing
with extreme violence, sexual conduct and disturbing social and
domestic friction shall not be broadcast before the watershed
period.
15. Every free-to-air licensee shall(a)
ensure that only official languages, namely Kiswahili and
English are used for all broadcasts except where specific
authorization has been given to use non-official languages;
(b) refrain from using language meant to mislead or unnecessarily
cause alarm and despondency; and
(c)
take particular care to avoid blasphemy and take into account
cultural and religious sensitivities.
16.(1) Every licensee shall ensure that, sexual activity shall(a)
only be suggested in discreet visual or verbal reference and
never in graphic detail;
(b)
shall not be frequent and without any good reason.
(2) In broadcasting programmes which contain sexual aspects or
conduct, the broadcasters shall take into account community values on
exposure to unsolicited sexual material.
(3) Every licensee shall not broadcast any programme that depicts
actual sexual activity.
(4) Nude scenes which show the genitals shall not be broadcast
except for educational purposes.
(5) Where a news story involves a sexual aspect, it should be
presented as such without undue exploitation.
Programme
clarification
labels or
warnings
17.(1) During early hours of the adult listening and viewing period,
the
licensee
shall
provide
audience
advisories
before
the
commencement of each programme.
(2) In addition to verbal warning about the content, a visual warning
shall be displayed on the screen at the start of the programme and on all
promotional material.
(3) The following warning symbols shall be displayed on televisionC. - Content may offend
L. - Language may offend
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