Media sensation Jacquey Nyaminde, popularly known as Wilbroda from local comedy Papa Shirandula has received a warning for airing obscene content.
Wilbroda, who also hosts a Milele FM evening drive show with co-host Francis Luchivya have the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) for allegedly violating the code of conduct for the practice of journalism.
They are accused of severally airing vulgar content within the watershed hours on their MileleDrive show that airs between 4 to 8pm every week day.
A report by the council cites a March 19 edition of MileleDrive, which it says was pure sexual content, adding the presenters did not caution listeners or make any efforts to moderate their language in a live show.
During the show, Wilbroda narrated how lodging operators are suffering as a result of constantly repairing beds damaged by sexual partners.
“Wenye lodgings wanasema ya kuamba especially hawa wanakujanga kwa short time. Wamekuja XXXX yake mbili, tatu amemaliza ametoka. Wanasema ya kuamba wiki haipiti bila kutoa kitanda kupeleka kwa seremala.”
Wilbroda then goes on to describe various sex styles in a way that we cannot be repeated on a family platform.
This is evidently in violation to MCK’s code of conduct , Section 16 (Sex, Obscenity and Pornography) of the Programming Code states that, “Offensive, obscene, blasphemous, profane and vulgar double meaning words and phrases are prohibited, even if only understood by the segment of the audience”.
“Were the presenters aware of these ethical and legal tenets? Further, on what basis did the editor determine that this content was good for public consumption to the extent of recording and sharing it on social media?” Media Observer, an MCK watchdog publication, poses.
MCK CEO David Omwoyo now says that if the trend continues, they would be left with no option but to pull the show off air.