Kenya has decided to copy the Tanzanian way of
bullying and controlling the online space freedom. From the controversial Computer
and Cyber Crimes Bill which criminalizes publishing “hate speech”
and “fake news” both of which aren’t well-defined in our existing laws, now the
Kenya Film and classification board has moved on to target YouTubers, or the
so-called Vbloggers.
According to the new regulation, now you have to
register and pay to own and run a YouTube channel!
1. Work under (register as) a
filming agent--K.shs12,000pa
2. License for a documentary,
short drama/feature/stills--K.Shs5,000
3. License for full length
feature film (>40minutes)--K.Shs15,000
4. Per day filming
fees--K.Shs1,000
So, one would ask themselves, why
should they pay to run a vblog while probably YouTube isn’t paying them
anything?
One would wonder, where does the
mandate of Mr. Ezekiel Mutua start and end, because the internet space isn’t
limited and if Mutua stopped enterprising Kenyan Vbloggers from making money
online, he can’t stop the Nigerias from running theirs. Are these regulations
not made to curtail the freedom of young Kenyans who have been making money by
creating and sharing short firms via YouTube?
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