Media Owners Association plans to sue Films board saying it has
no jurisdiction to regulate programs and advertisements.
The Films Board chairman said all commercials relating to betting and gambling were e
for airing between 5am and 10pm.
The associations's Chairman Hanningtone Gaya
said it will
contest the Board's
activities should they persist to act beyond their mandate.
Gaya in a statement on Wednesday further noted that the government
owes massive amounts of money to the media houses accrued from advertising.
"All these activities would result in not only violating the freedom of the press but also have significant impact on the commercial aspects of media business," he said.
The members also discussed cases of increased and adverse regulatory environment and duplication of oversight by Government agencies.
On April 19,
Chairman Ezekiel Mutua said all advertisements for alcoholic drinks and those with sexually suggestive scenes are unsuitable for the watershed period (5am and 10pm).
Mutua said all billboards with sexual innuendos and statements such as "lasts longer than your boyfriend" should be pulled down in 14 days.
The chairman said all commercials or public service announcements for condoms and other contraceptives will also be classified as unsuitable for the period unless they contain a public health safety message.
