This is the first government I have seen saying bring the bills, bring the proposals, bring everything to the table.
And we are actually moving. I think this is the first reading of the Creative Economy Bill. This time it's not the lies we used to get from the other governments.
The bill is supposed to be passed into law before the end of this year, as President William Ruto promised.
The associations and guilds, everybody, was invited to give their memorandum.
Once we get that law, I'll be very happy.
I'm one of the people who have over the years pushed this idea.
I was one of the people who burned the midnight oil for the formation of the Kenya Film Commission in 2005.
But KFC has always been an institution on quicksand because there is no law which supports it.
Even the law establishing the Kenya Films Classification Board is outdated.
The industry requires a commission that can facilitate the development of the whole chain of creative production. I call it the business of content manufacturing.
This is an industry in which people are supposed to make money.
If you are not making money in any industry, whether you are making chapatis or meat, then you are doing the wrong thing.
KFC has never been powerful to the level that it can effectively develop the industry, because it is not anchored in law.
For the first time, we will have a law that entrenches and gives KFC power. It will be renamed, rebranded, reorganised and given more powers.
KFC has always been a Nairobi thing, and that is a problem. If I am making movies somewhere in Turkana and I need KFC services, I have to travel all the way to Jumuia Place.
We need to have KFC offices all over Kenya.
The veteran filmmaker is the winner of the 2026 Kalasha Lifetime Achievement Award
