CAP. 411B

Point in Time

Act No: CAP. 411B

Act Title: MEDIA COUNCIL

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Arrangement of Sections

SUBSCRIPTION AND ACCREDITATION FEES IN RESPECT OF MEDIA ESTABLISHMENT ENTERPRISES AND JOURNALISTS OPERATING IN KENYA

SUBSCRIPTION AND ACCREDITATION FEES IN RESPECT OF MEDIA ESTABLISHMENT ENTERPRISES AND JOURNALISTS OPERATING IN KENYA

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Table I: Media Enterprises

Table II: Journalists

SUBSCRIPTION AND ACCREDITATION FEES IN RESPECT OF MEDIA ESTABLISHMENT ENTERPRISES AND JOURNALISTS OPERATING IN KENYA

[Legal Notice 89 of 2017]

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sections 46(1) and 50(3) of the Media Council Act (Cap. 411B) , the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and Technology gives notice of fees payable by all media enterprises and Journalists operating in Kenya as in Table I and II respectively, with effect from 31st March, 2017.

Table I: Media Enterprises

Category	Explanation	Amount per Month in KSh.
Large media house	Five or more media outlets with regional reach and or high power frequency with regional (within East Africa) reach	150,000
Large media house	Five or more media outlets with regional reach and or high power frequency with national reach	100,000
Medium media houses	Two to four media outlet or medium power frequency	75,000
Micro media house	Two media outlets or low power frequency	50,000
Small media houses	One media outlet	10,000
Small media houses (Community media)	One media outlet and frequency radius of 40 km	10,000
Magazine publishers		10,000
Foreign media houses	Annual subscription	600,000
Digital/Online Media Houses	Annual subscription	30,000

Table II: Journalists

Category			Amount in KSh.
Local Journalists and Correspondents			2,000
Foreign Journalists operating in Kenya long term assignment (more than three months)			10,000
Foreign Journalists on short term assignments (less than three months)			5,000
Students			300

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