New Bill seeks to regulate content for minors, impose Ksh.500M on non-compliant providers
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Politics & government
The Bill seeks to impose strict measures to protect children from consuming illegal content while empowering the Communications Authority of Kenya to monitor and enforce compliance.
A new Bill in parliament will require social media platforms to pay fines of up to Ksh.500 million if they breach regulations by allowing harmful content to reach users under 18.
The Online Safety Bill 2026, tabled by Embakasi West Member of Parliament (MP) Mark Mwenje, seeks to impose strict measures to protect children from consuming illegal content while empowering the Communications Authority of Kenya to monitor and enforce compliance.
