Dr. Ezekiel Mutua who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Film and Classification Board isn’t finished with the Gengetone group, Ethic just yet.
Ethic was in front of the barrel the other after they released a song dubbed ‘SOKO’ as produced by Motif on the Beat that openly suggested pedophilia.
The group has since apologized officially via their social media page.
“We owe an apology to our fans who have been nothing but supportive throughout our journey. It has come to our attention that our recently released Soko video has unintentionally promoted paedophilic culture. We are therefore sending out since apologies to all our fans and viewers at large.” Ethic Entertainment’s official statement read in part.
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“As a result, we have made sure the video has been taken down, it’s inaccessible and we not further upload it.” the aforementioned statement continued.
Despite Ethic Entertainment offering their sincere apology, Dr. Ezekiel Mutua isn’t done yet, he still wants the Gengetone group to pay for their actions.
“Now listen guys, an apology won’t just wash. You will have to face the full force of the law as provided for in the Films and Stage Plays Act Cap 222 of the laws of Kenya:” Mutua said in part on his social media page
Dr. Ezekiel Mutua went on to list down three ways how he intends to deal with all parties involved in coming up with the now-banned ‘SOKO’ song.
“1. Delete the offensive material – all versions of the uploads you had done.”
“2. Present yourself to the KFCB offices or to the nearest police station while observing the COVID-19 safety guidelines. You can be accompanied by your lawyers.”
“3. Pay a fine of Ksh100,000 or face a five-year jail term. This applies to the singers, producers, and distributors of the banned song jointly and severally.”
“In fact, regarding No.3 above, since you are repeat offenders, you should have faced both, but considering the COVID-19 situation, we would prefer to sort the matter under ADR as long as you commit to desist from creating such obnoxious stuff.”
