Taskforce Elected To Facilitate Restructuring And Funding Of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

A 15-member taskforce that was put together to focus on issues of improvement of government information and public communication has recommended the funding and restructuring of the national broadcaster Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) to better enable efficient public broadcasting services. ...

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Employees Issue Strike Notice Over Unpaid Salaries -Reports

Operations at the cash-strapped Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) could come to a grinding halt on December 7 after its staff issued a notice to down their tools due to salaries and pensions not being paid to retirees and staff. The ...

Kenya And China Ink Agreement To Broadcast Chinese TV Series

Kenya’s national broadcaster, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation-KBC has inked a partnership agreement with China’s National Radio and Television Administration to air a Chinese TV drama series, “Feather Flies to the Sky”, across Kenya. This move is geared towards promoting cultural exchanges ...

Kenya: KBC Investigated Over Alleged Fraudulent Deals With MultiChoice And GoTV -Reports

Kenya’s National Assembly has recently launched investigations into suspected fraudulent activity in the multi-billion-shilling business collaborations between Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), GoTV Kenya Limited and MultiChoice Africa Limited. The investigation by the committee on Communication, Information and Innovation was initiated ...

The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Secures Free-To-Air AFCON Rights

The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) tournament which will be taking place in Cairo from June 21 until July 19. A record number of 24 teams will ...

Kenya Broadcasting Commission Calls For Govt Intervention In Settlement Of Historical Debts

The Managing Director of the Kenya Broadcasting Commission, Dr Naim Bilal has declared that there is a need to update the Kenya Broadcasting Act cap 221 to allow for the establishment of a functional public service broadcaster and also to ...

Kenya: TVU Networks To Help Broadcasters Cover National Election

TVU Networks has announced it will be providing additional mobile transmitters to major broadcasters in Kenya to cover, adequately, the forthcoming presidential elections in the country. A statement from the company said it is providing hundreds of its mobile uplinks ...

Generating Quality Content Is A Big Issue, Says Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)

Mr Waithaka Waihenya, the Managing Director of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has acknowledged that the ability to generate and access quality original local content is one of the biggest challenges faced by his organisation. Kenya's regulatory authorities require broadcasters to ...

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Faces Uncertain Financial Future - Report

Recently seen reports indicates that Kenya Broadcasting Corporation is 'waste-deep' in debt and may struggle to manage its financial obligations. According to the Auditor General's Report, the national broadcaster in Kenya is reported to have accumilated a trading loss of ...

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Services May Face Devolution

In a bid to drive its media development agenda, the Kenyan Government is planning to decentralise the services of Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). According to the Principal Secretary of Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Mr Samuel Itemere, devolving KBC services to the ...