The Communications Authority (CA) has suspended controversial pastor James Ng’ang’a’s Sasa TV for six months over airing inappropriate content.
In the statement issued by Director-General Ezra Chiloba, Sasa TV is said to have violated provisions of the Kenya Information and Communications Act
“The Communications Authority of Kenya has directed Neno Evangelism Centre, a broadcaster operating as SASA TV, to stop airing live programming with immediate effect. This directive shall be observed for a period of six (6) months.
“Investigations established that the TV station violated provisions of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, Broadcasting Regulations, 2009, the Programming Code, and Broadcasting License Conditions,” the statement read in part.
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CA stated that the staff must undergo mandatory training in the management of live broadcasts.
“The staff must undergo mandatory training on appropriate operations of the Profanity Delay Mechanism system, management of live broadcasts, broadcasting legal framework, consumer protection, and complaints handling,” Chiloba said.