MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, THE ARTS AND SPORTS JUNE 2023
KENYA FILM CLASSIFICATION BOARD
PUBLIC NOTICE
GAZETTE NOTICE ON REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT ON:
1. DRAFT FILMS AND STAGE PLAYS FILM (CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS- FORMS AND FEES)
REGULATIONS, 2023
2. DRAFT FILMS AND STAGE PLAYS (FILM CENSORSHIP) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2023
3. DRAFT FILMS AND STAGE PLAYS (SELF-CLASSIFICATION) REGULATIONS, 2023
4. DRAFT FILMS AND STAGE PLAYS (FILM DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION) REGULATIONS, 2023
KENYA FILM CLASSIFICATION BOARD
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Arts & Sports and the Kenya Film Classification Board have prepared the Regulatory
Impact Statement on the draft Films And Stage Plays Film (Cinematographic Films- Forms And Fees) Regulations,
2023, draft Films And Stage Plays (Film Censorship) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, draft Films And Stage
Plays (Self-Classification) Regulations, 2023 and the draft Films And Stage Plays (Film Distribution And Exhibition)
Regulations, 2023.
The Regulatory Impact Statement is a systemic appraisal of the manner in which the proposed Regulations are
likely to affect stakeholders to enable the Cabinet Secretary, Members of Parliament, and the Kenyan Community
to be informed of the environmental, social and economic implications of the implementation of the proposed
Regulations.
Section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 requires a regulation-making authority to conduct public consultations
drawing on the knowledge of persons having expertise in fields relevant to the proposed statutory instrument
and ensuring that persons likely to be affected by the proposed statutory instrument are given adequate
opportunity to comment on its proposed content.
This is, therefore to request the public to submit written memoranda on the Regulatory Impact Statement on the
draft Films And Stage Plays Film (Cinematographic Films- Forms And Fees) Regulations, 2023, the draft Films And
Stage Plays (Film Censorship) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, the draft Films And Stage Plays (Self-Classification)
Regulations, 2023 and the draft Films And Stage Plays (Film Distribution And Exhibition) Regulations, 2023
to reach the undersigned on or before 11th July 2023. Hardcopies of the written memoranda to be submitted
to the undersigned through P.O Box 44226-00100 Nairobi. Soft Copies of the written memoranda can also be
submitted to regulations@kfcb.go.ke.
The draft Regulatory Impact Statement, Proposed Regulations and the template to guide the submission of comments
are available on the Ministry’s website at https://youth.go.ke/policy-documents-mygov-issue/ and
the Kenya Film Classification Board’s website at www.kfcb.go.ke/policies.
HON. ABABU NAMWAMBA, EGH
CABINET SECRETARY FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS, THE ARTS AND SPORTS