Whats The Difference Between Ezekiel Mutua And A Socialite? He Wears a Suit

Piece by: Ian Duncan
Lifestyle

Ezekiel Mutua was CEO of the Kenya Film Classification Board in late October last year. Before that, he served as information secretary in the ICT ministry. And, way before that, Mutua had a long-spanning career in the media industry, rising through the ranks from a mere trainee reporter in 1994 to sub-editor in 1998 (at Nation Media Group) and, finally, secretary general of the Kenya Union of Journalists between 2001 and 2007.

In January this year, Mutua declared content being distributed online by Netflix as immoral. He was speaking after the US-based internet streaming TV rolled out its services in over 130 countries – including Kenya – worldwide. He claimed Netflix had failed to conform to classification regulations.

And, from that time to date, KFCB has issued a series of bans and enthralled us with dubious theatrics now and again, which have left Kenyans wondering whether Mutua could be mad or… well, let’s just go with mad.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly how Ezekiel Mutua operates. Make no mistake, the chap is nothing but an attention-thirsty bozo; a camera-hungry scallywag.

So, here’s a free piece of advice from nobody, Sir. Slow your roll, life is never that serious.