Parents and psychologists have raised concerns over the explicit music played in pimped Nairobi matatus, popularly known as 'nganyas'.
Speaking to the media on Monday, November 14, parents complained that the music videos played contained adult content ranging from obscene images to vulgar language.
The blurring of images and the muting of inappropriate language have been done away with, exposing children to adult-rated content at an early age.
Psychologist Gathoni Mbugua told NTV that dirty music has adverse effects including breeding bad sexual habits among children.
"The likelihood of that child being addicted to blue movies is very high if exposed to such content at a younger age because children are often led by curiosity," she explained.
Mbugua acknowledged that while it is difficult for caregivers to monitor the content consumed by their children, they needed to create an environment that encourages conversation.
"Create a good relationship with your child, ask them interactive and age-appropriate questions instead of assuming that they have not been exposed to such content," the psychologist expounded.
However, parents claim that efforts to report such PSVs to the police are often fruitless as they are released shortly after being impounded.
The Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) Ag. Chief Executive Officer Christopher Wambua confirmed that the body was working with matatu associations to ensure that only clean content is played in matatus.
On June 23, a report by the National Plan of Action to Combat Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse revealed at least 12 million children (55 per cent) have access to blue movies and are vulnerable to exploitation.
The conversation on dirty music on matatu's first cropped up in 2016 when the matatu crew were put on the spot over playing uncensored explicit music.
Consequently, Matatu Owners Association (MOA) CEO at the time, Richard Kanoru, launched a platform through which commuters can report such vehicles vis SMS.
