Dr. Ezekiel Mutua has issued a statement hours after being replaced by Christopher Wambua as Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO.
Taking to his Facebook page, Dr. Mutua mentioned that KFCB had performed well during his tenure citing the presentation made to the ministry of ICT on Thursday where the film board performed well on all its targets.
"Yesterday all SAGAs under the Ministry of ICT signed the 2021/22 PC Vetting with CS Joe Mucheru as required by law. I led the KFCB team of Directors and Senior managers. From the presentation, KFCB has overperformed in all its targets for the FY 2020/21, in some instances scoring over 300%
"For instance on issuance of film licenses, the Board issued over 4700 film licenses last FY. When we took over the function from DFS in 2016, the highest number of filming licenses issued was 100. Yes 100.
"In some of the PC targets signed with the CS last year, KFCB had done almost 400%. The Board had over-performed in all the targets set and signed with the CS last year. None was below 100%," part of the statement read.
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However, despite the performance, Dr. Mutua took an issue with the media stating, "Media review of the performance is about perception or differences with creators of dirty content."
At the same time, the former KFCB boss took pride in his mission of championing 'clean content' during his tenure.
"Yet, media review of the performance is about perception or differences with creators of dirty content. I think no sane person can celebrate the explicit content exhibited in different platforms in our media today, especially where children are likely to be watching or listening. It would have been a dereliction of duty if we didn't call out the unpalatable content creators and promote clean content.
"Fortunately, we have managed to create public awareness that has made parents more vigilant and brought in clean content Ambassadors from all sectors of the society.
"My dream is to one day see a country where children will be safe from harmful content. The media has power to influence opinions and to shape the character of audiences, especially children and every responsible adult, parent or caregiver must do their part to ensure that children are not prematurely exposed to adult content," the statement concluded.
An internal memo dated August 6 and addressed to KFCB staff members, seen by nairobileo.co.ke, stated that Mr. Wambua would hold the CEO position in an acting capacity.
