Govt Sets Rules for Parents & Select Businesses as Students Begin Half-Term Break

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has appealed to parents, guardians, and caregivers to monitor the audio-visual content that children are watching on TV, and accessing online, or other broadcast media channels and guide them appropriately during the half-term break.

In a statement on February 27, KFCB said the directives align with its Consumer Advisory function.

“We encourage parents to set screen-time rules and limit the amount of time children spend on TV and other broadcast channels,” KFCB said.

The Board also urges content creators to be mindful of the content they post on various platforms and likely to be accessed by children and minors.

Additionally, the KFCB has cautioned video show and play station operators and other film exhibitors against admitting children into their premises.

Kenya Film Classification Board Parents Training Program

The Board emphasized its commitment to enhancing parents’ awareness of emerging technologies through our parent digital literacy program (PADIL).

KFCB said the program will empower parents with skills on how to monitor and guide children on content access and consumption through digital platforms.

KFCB is a State Corporation established under the Films and Stage Plays Act Cap 222 of the Laws of Kenya.

It’s tasked with regulating the creation, broadcasting, possession, distribution and exhibition of film and broadcast content.

The regulation is meant to ensure that content conforms to Kenya’s culture, moral values and national aspirations as well as to protect children from exposure to inappropriate content.

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2025 School Calendar

The first term began on January 6, 2025, and was scheduled to run for 13 weeks until April 4, 2025.

Students will have a mid-term break from February 26 to March 2.

The term will end with a three-week holiday from April 7 to April 25.

Second term will be the longest term, running for 14 weeks, starting from April 28, 2025, and ending on August 1, 2025.

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There will be a three-day break from June 25 to June 29.

Afterward, students will enjoy a three-week holiday starting on August 4, 2025, to August 22, 2025.

Third term will begin on August 25, 2025, covering nine weeks, and will conclude on October 24, 2025.

A longer December holiday will begin on October 27, coinciding with the onset of national exams and continuing until January 2, 2026.

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