The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has raised a red flag over an alarming trend where video dens owned by police officers show porn and other forms of explicit content.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Bonventure Kioko, the KFCB North Rift Regional Manager said that the agency has gathered information indicating that police officers have been operating with impunity and exposing children to danger by actively profiting from the video dens.
"In the video dens, indecent content is aired in broad daylight and two of these are owned by police officers," he stated.
According to the official, the officers have disregarded all regulations set out by allowing such content to be aired in establishments they own.
Kioko argued that the implications of this trend are dire considering that it is the minds of children that are being corrupted.
Kioko warned the agency is aware of the police officers' operations and is putting in place measures to ensure that they are apprehended.
"We are going to take stern actions against anyone exposing our young children to audio-visual content depicting adult experience," he remarked.
He also added that the board will work with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to arrest all the culprits.
In the North Rift region, the official explained the trend is rampant in Trans Nzoia and Uasin Gishu counties.
The official fired a warning to such den owners telling them to deny entry to children and underage persons from these establishments and avoid airing inappropriate content during the day when children may be playing outside.
In April, KFCB warned Kenyans against sharing intimate videos on social media without acquiring consent from the involved persons.
At the time, the board stated that it had noted an increase in live streaming of explicit content in the country especially from 10 pm on digital platforms.
KFCB warned that all those found guilty risk a fine of Ksh200,000, a jail term of two years, or both.
"Article 31 (c) of the 2010 Constitution provides for the right to privacy over information relating to one’s family or private affairs. This provision protects one’s intimate images from being unnecessarily required or revealed. Victims of such gross violations, therefore, should not suffer in silence but seek legal redress for the perpetrators," read a statement from the board.
