KALASHA Chronicle 001 | Page 36

SMALLSCREEN THE LOCAL CONTENT DEBATE HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? N BY KEVIN KOECH early a decade after Kenyans cried for the local Televisions to embrace local programs in what was heavily advanced in a buy Kenya- Jenga Kenya call locally produced programs have overwhelmingly flooded our screens. This has been made better by the recent announcement that broadcasters will be required to dedicate 60 per cent of their airtime to local content as the government moves to create job opportunities for youth in arts and film industries. President Uhuru ?-??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q-????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%???????????????????????????????????????????????t?????-??????????????????????????????????A??????????q]????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????QX??????????t?!??????????Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A???????????!?????????????????????????????????()??????]??????((??$$() ??????????)???????((