Kenyan Film Maker Arrested (Evidence)

 Damn! The Kenya Film Classification Board doesn’t play! After banning the film Stories of Our Lives for ‘promoting homosexuality’ they have gone further and arrested the Executive producer of the film.
His name is George Gachara and was arrested for supposedly violating Chapter 222 of the 2010 Film and Stage Plays Act.

The cap reads that “Every application for a filming license shall be made to the licensing officer in writing and shall be accompanied by a full description of the scenes in, and the full text of the spoken parts (if any) of, the entire film which is to be made, notwithstanding that part of the film is made or to be made outside Kenya.

Provided that the licensing officer may in his discretion in any particular case accept an application notwithstanding that it is not accompanied by such description and text if he has been given such other information as he requires for the determination of the application.”

Those who failed to act in accordance with this would be “liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.”

George was arrested by the Kenya Police 2 days ago who came with people from the Department of Film Services and others from the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts. He was huddled into a vehicle and taken to the Kilimani Police Station. He was however released after being bailed out.

Photo: The Nest

The bail money was KES 10,000 as indicated above  and he is expected to be arraigned at the Kibera Law Courts today.