Ezekiel Mutua bans ‘Taka Taka’ hit song

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Kenya Film Classification Board has announced the ban of the ‘Taka Taka’ hit song by Alvindo.

KFCB made it clear that the song produced by Fast Cash Music Kenya is restricted due to its obscene and degrading lyrics that advocate for violence against women by equating them to trash.

The song was released on 3rd January 2019 after the hype of a short verse by the artist which went viral.

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‘Taka Taka’ is a song about a man trashing a woman after being rejected.

The song currently has over 1 Million views and is one that was on the trends and brought the music scene to a standstill after it’s release.

The Kenya Film Classification Board reached this decision with the aim of getting rid of content promoting gender violence and degradation of women.

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Mutua revealed that The song ‘Takataka’ was not submitted to KFCB for examination and classification and contravenes Section 12 (2) of the Films and Stage Plays Act CAP 222.

He, therefore, termed the Broadcasting, exhibition, distribution (including online) or possession of this song as a criminal offense.

Here is their full statement.

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