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  • Ezekiel Mutua’s Responds After Claims of Being Fired

    Ezekiel Mutua’s Responds After Claims of Being Fired

    Ezekiel Mutua, the CEO of the Kenya Film Classification Board, has disputed allegations that he has been fired.

    Mutua stated in a statement that he was unaware of any such development and that the reports could not be genuine.

    He went on to warn that the social media claims should only be viewed as rumors, and that Kenyans should disregard them.

    “I am not aware of such developments and there can be no grain of truth in them as there’s no vacancy in the office of the CEO KFCB,” Mutua stated on Thursday night.

    His statement came after Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr stated Mutua had been fired from the Board of Directors in a tweet.

    Mutula stated that Information, Communication and Technology CS Joe Mucheru had fired the KFCB CEO illegally.

    “Ezekiel Mutua unlawfully removed by CS Mucheru as CEO after being lawfully appointed by the Board. Laws are mere suggestions for this administration,”said Mutula.

    The senator’s tweet on Mutua’s firing went viral, and here’s how Kenyans reacted:

  • Setback As Bahati Loses Lucrative Deal With Government Over Dirty Content

    Setback As Bahati Loses Lucrative Deal With Government Over Dirty Content

    The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has taken step to end their deal with Kenyan gospel singer Kevin Bahati. According to the communication by the KFCB boss Ezekiel Mutua, the Board cancelled a deal worth over KSh 200,000 they had signed with the singer over dirty content.

    The KFCB CEO Ezekiel Mutua made the announcement on Saturday, June 12, via a long post shared on his social media pages, citing that the decision was reached after the singer posted videos that violated clean content and partnership policy.

    Mr Mutua went ahead to claim that the decision was a painful one, since it was Bahati who had approached the board for financial support. Part of the agreement indicated that the singer was to be an ambassador of clean content.

    His statement read,

    “However, with the videos doing rounds on social media, our team unanimously took the decision to cancel the support and disassociate completely with the planned event.”

    Mr Ezekiel reported that it pains him to see Kenyan artists resorting to produce and promote explicit content without minding their brands and even their careers. Mutual appealed to artists to always prioritize producing clean contents, citing that clean contents are always suitable for the families and are very easy to market.

    He also dismissed the opinion that content must just be dirty or sexual to sell. He clarified further that his main aim is not to lock artists to produce only gospel, but his concern is the content of their work.

    This comes at a time when Bahati is being attacked by both celebrities and his fans as well for recording himself smoking cigarette then sharing the video in his different social media platforms. Kenyan rapper, Khaligraph Jones connected everything Bahati has been doing lately with use of bhang