Review of National Policy on Culture
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The Department of Culture, in the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage, being the agency coordinating the preparation of the Quadrennial Report, constituted a working committee to spearhead the process of preparing the Quadrennial Periodic Report (QPR) under the stewardship of the Director of Culture. This committee was given mandate to coordinate and liaise with other public, private and civil society organization for input into the quadrennial periodic report.
The committee held a series of meetings with a view to mapping out the potential partners from the public, private and civil society to be incorporated in the process of preparing the Quadrennial Periodic Report .
Public institutions working and collaborating with the Department of Culture in the implementation of the UNESCO 2005 Convention were invited for a consultative meeting to share their experiences in the implementation of this Convention in the last four years.
These institutions provided insightful information on how far they had coordinated and implemented programmes geared towards protection and promotion of the Diversity of cultural expressions, part of which has been captured and forms the basis of this report. Questionnaires were circulated to all the institutions with clear instructions to fill and return on their individual contribution on the progress so far made in reference to the UNESCO 2005 Convention.
Private institutions working in the area of Culture, with an eye to the implementation of the UNESCO 2005 Convention were invited to a consultative round table meeting to dialogue and share their experiences on how far as individual and collectively have been able to implement the Convention in the last four years. Questionnaires were then circulated for their input, part of which will form the final report.
Questionnaire form was emailed to a number of CSOs for their input, upon receipt, CSOs were allowed a considerable time to peruse and interact with the form before returning them to the Department for analysis of the information on the number of measures and initiatives that the CSOs have undertaken so far.
Due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of meetings were limited and as such, we relied on virtual meetings, phone calls and emails for responses from our stakeholders and collaborating agencies.
The report highlights the current Kenyan cultural policy environment and the various measures that the government has undertaken in the last four years to provide enabling atmosphere for the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions. The report also highlights some of the programmes and activities implementation by various government and non-state actors including cultural actors and civil society organizations in the promotion of culture and creative industries in Kenya. The report further focuses on policy measures and activities relevant to key priority areas of the convention such as policies and measures related to provision of enabling environment for enjoyment of culture as a basic fundamental human right, policies related to creation, production and distribution of cultural goods and services, integration of culture in development, awareness raising and international cooperation.
The report highlights the cultural policies and measures undertaken in the last four years. Key among the policies is COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT ACT 2019. The amendment was undertaken to address the issues of artistic freedom as well as the 1980 status of artists' recommendation. The Amendment Act introduces the definition of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and, inter alia, excludes liability for copyright infringement on the part of ISPs in certain circumstances. Notably, the Amendment Act introduces section 35B and 35D in the Main Act. The former envisages a copyright take-down procedure with an ISP, and the latter enables an aggrieved person to apply for an injunction with the High Court in Kenya against a person facilitating the infringement of copyright.
The policy also has made provisions for incentives to allow the artists to derive monetary benefit from their works. Incentives including provision for the artists resale rights and new provisions covering collective management organizations who collect royalties for artists.
The establishment of the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund was a major milestone in the establishment of a Culture Fund, which will go along way in addressing financial challenges facing artists and cultural practitioners. The endowment fund is dedicated to support the identification, nurturing and development of talent in sports and arts; Facilitating of training and capacity building programmes for persons involved in sports and recreation, creative arts, artistic production, contemporary and cultural practitioners; support for the promotion and development of artistic production of contemporary or cultural goods and services; Facilitation for the marketing and promotion of artistic productions and contemporary or cultural goods and services; Support linkages with domestic, regional and international markets for sports, artistic productions and contemporary or cultural goods and services and facilitation for exhibition and promotion of contemporary or cultural artistic production of goods and services for national identity and pride.
The government has introduced a new Competence Based Education system that recognizes the need to identity talents in children and help mentor and nurture them to the fullest possible extend. The National Curriculum Policy and the Basic Education Curriculum Framework both recognize that learners are differently endowed; they have different abilities and interest. It is for that reason that the mission of the basic education curriculum reforms is 'nurturing every learner's potential'
The school system has been structured to facilitate learners to pursue their own interests and fulfill their potential in line with the curriculum reforms' mission of 'nurturing every learner's potential'. There are three pathways open to students: Arts and Sports, Social Sciences and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics pathways. It is in Arts and Sports pathway that the policy makers have anchored development of creative and cultural industries. The Arts and Sports Science pathway provides opportunities for self-realization and expression as well as individual development and fulfillment. Under the Policy and Basic Curriculum Framework, it is envisaged that 15% of learners in senior school will take up this pathway.
The report further highlights the critical role, which the Culture Bill will play in promoting the cultural and creative sector. The Culture bill provides a framework for guiding national cultural development. The bill seeks to promote all forms of national and cultural expressions through literature, the arts, traditional expressions, science, communication, information, mass media, publications, libraries and other forms of cultural heritage and sets out compensation for communities on use of their culture and cultural heritage.
Involvement of civil society organization in the implementation of UNESCO 2005 Convention is very critical. As such the report further highlights the various measures implemented by civil society organizations (CSOs) over the last four years.
Type d'organisation | Organisation | Site web | |
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Buni Media Limitied
| info@bunimedia.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| HEVA FUND LLP
| programs@hevafund.org
| http://www.hevafund.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Kenya National Visual Arts Association
| knvaa2016@gmail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Afrosino Cultural Exchange Association
| afrosinocultural@gmail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Creative Economy Working Group
| info@twawezacommunications.org
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| GoDown Arts Centre
| info@thegodownartscentre.org
| http://www.thegodownartscentre.org
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Sarakasi Trust
| info@sarakasi.co.ke
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Kenya Institute of Puppet Theatre
| info@kiptkenya.org
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Education
| info@education.go.ke
| http://www.education.go.ke
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Trade
| cs@industrialization.go.ke
| http://www.industrialization.go.ke
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Secteur public
| Ministry of ICT and Information
| info@information.go.ke
| http://www.ict.go.ke
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Secteur public
| Kenya Film Commission
| info@filmingkenya.org
| http://www.kenyafilmcommission.com
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Secteur public
| Department of Film Services
| info@filmservices.go.ke
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Secteur public
| Kenya Copyright Board
| info@copyright.go.ke
| http://www.copyright.go.ke
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Secteur public
| Kenya Broadcasting and Telecommunication
| info@kbc.co.ke
| http://www.kbc.co.ke
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Secteur public
| Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development
| infor@kicd.ac.ke
| http://www.kicd.ac.ke
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Secteur public
| National Museums of Kenya
| nmkedu@museums.or.ke
| http://www.museums.or.ke
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Secteur public
| Bomas of Kenya
| info@bomasofkenya.co.ke
| http://www.bomasofkenya.co.ke
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Secteur public
| Council of Governors
| info@cog.go.ke
| http://www.cog.go.ke
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Secteur public
| Kenya National Commission for Unesco
| info@unesco.go.ke
| http://www.unesco.go.ke
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