Apply Online

1. Individuals can now report violations of journalists online by visiting the Media Council of Kenya (MCK’s) Website and make a report for the violation through MCK’s journalist report violation portal through the following link: Report Violation
2. Please visit the Media Council of Kenya (MCK’s) Website homepage scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Report Violation Icon to proceed to the report violation portal.
3. Upon entering the report violation portal’s homepage, provide details of your ;

   • first and last name,
   • email address,
   • phone number subject,
   • message of explaining violation

4. Please click on the ‘Apply’ button to confirm submission
5. Your report will be put under consideration and you will be contacted once a formal investigation has been carried out.

• ID card of complaint
• Press card of the journalist (if available)

Media Council of Kenya - Head Office
Address: Ground Floor, Britam Centre,
Mara/Ragati Road Junction,Upper Hill
P.O. Box 43132 00100 Nairobi
Kenya
Tel :+254 727 735252, +254 702 558233, +254 702 558234,+254 702 558453
MCK Website
contact details
Accreditation Portal

• Everyone is eligible for this service

• This service is free of charge

• The validly of the results of this service is as long as the complaint of violation remains open.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time is immediate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. 	
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

1. Full names
2. Phone number
3. Subject matter
4. Message

• It helps individuals to report violations to the MCK.

• The Media Act 2013 provides that the Media Council of Kenya, the regulator of media in Kenya shall accredit all media enterprises operating in the country. Media enterprise is required a subscription fee for accreditation.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Guidelines
• Service Complaints
• Media Enterprises
• Media Council Act
• Proposed Subscription and Accreditation Fees

• PURSUANT to section 19 (1) of the Media Act, CAP 411B, The Council may, by notice in the Gazette, impose a levy in respect of all media enterprises operating in Kenya, and an annual registration fee in respect of all journalists whose names appear in the registers kept by the Council.
• In exercise of the power donated to it under section 19 the Council has through gazette notice number 896 of 2009 published the rates of levies payable to the Media Council of Kenya by all media enterprises operating in Kenya.
• Now, therefore all media enterprises operating in the country particularly in the counties are advised to inform the Media Council of their existence and operation to ensure compliance.