The Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB), Ezekiel Mutua, has spoken on the TV series that inspired the Kiambu murder case in which a 22-year-old student admitted to killing four members of his family.
The student, Lawrence Njoroge, confessed that the British dark comedy-drama, Killing Eve inspired him to commit the crime.
Lawrence stated that in the TV series, the psychopathic character called Villanelle who goes on brutal killing spree as an assassin for hire influenced him majorly.
KFCB had already taken action taken against the series, Mutua revealed while he spoke to a local publication.
He stated, "Yes, the series has been restricted and is currently rated as not suitable to persons under the age of 18."
Mutua recently took to social media to emphasize how the media adversely affects the youth and children.
"When we say that content consumed by our kids has a bearing on our national security, this is exactly what we mean. Media content influences the behavior and the thinking of consumers, especially children. Kids who consume violent content have a likelihood of becoming violent adults," the KFCB boss stated.
Killing Eve is in high demand in local movie shops and online streaming platforms but countries such as Brazil and Kenya have given it the highest age rating.
In countries such as South Korea and Germany, the series has a rating of 16+.
The psychological thriller which has its strong violence, bloody images, strong sensuality, sexual material, brief drug content and explicit language
is rated 14 in the context of age in the United States of America.
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