Telkom’s T-kash, the telco’s Kenyan-based mobile money platform, has been fully integrated into the governments’ digital services platform, Citizen. According to Gadgets Africa, this partnership will “enable T-kash customers to pay for National and County Government Services that are able to be found on the portal”. The list of services users will be able to […]
The announcement was made during the annual 4th Broadcasters KUZA Awards by ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Joe Mucheru, asserting that the review is in line with the Government’s policy objective of facilitating the development of a responsive and responsible local broadcasting industry.
Setting Standards
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The ICT sector law mandates the CA to prescribe a Programming Code that sets the standards for the time and manner of programs to be broadcast by licensees. The current Code was developed in 2015 and came to force in 2016. The review is part of the Authority’s commitment that the Programming Code should be reviewed every two years.
The Royal Media Services emerged as the people's choice after winning various awards in almost all of the categories in the 4th edition of the Communication Authority KUZA Awards.
EU in Kenya launches European Film Festival as part of Europe Day 2021 celebrations
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The European Union (EU) in Kenya recently held an online event hosted by 2 Kenyan artists; Sanaipei Tande and Nyashinski, to mark Europe Day 2021. The online event showcased Team Europe’s work in Kenya and also included musical performances by the 2 artists. The Europe Day event was followed by the launch of the European Film Festival with European and Kenyan Films, which runs from 9th to 30th May, 2021.
The online event featured video messages from the EU Ambassador to Kenya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU Member States Ambassadors, the European Investment Bank (EIB), among others. This years’ Europe Day program also included musical performances by local artistes; Nyashinki, Sanaipei Tande, Ghetto Classics featuring the EU’s very own
Kenya Film Commission funds 14 producers with Ksh. 29 Million towards production of local content
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The Kenya Film Commission recently unveiled the beneficiaries of the second round of the Film Empowerment Program. 14 Producers from Nairobi, Kajiado, Siaya, Nakuru and Kisumu Counties were awarded a total of Ksh. 29,343,000 for development and production of local content. The Commission had received 172 submissions between 5th October and 18th December, 2020.
The Commission also partnered with the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to jointly execute the program in line with mutual interest of promoting the development of local content. The promotion focused mainly on children’s content.