ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Authority wishes to appreciate the request by stakeholders in the tourism sector, particularly the Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association of Kenya for championing the sector to have TRA develop the entertainment guidelines. The Authority further wishes to acknowledge efforts by Events and Entertainment Guidelines technical Committee selected to develop the guidelines on behalf of all the stakeholders. The committee comprised representation from Pubs Entertainment Restaurants Association of Kenya (PERAK); Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers and Caterers (KAHC); National Museums of Kenya (NMK); Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK), Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP); Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB); Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK); Events Managers’ Association of Kenya (EMAK) and secretariat from Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA). In developing these guidelines, relevant stakeholders were involved in the entire exercise. PERAK, EMAK and KAHC represented the interests of the service providers in events and entertainment sector. PRISK, KAMP and MCSK were on board to represent the entertainers and performers. KFCB guided on the need for all the entertainment content to be classified and rated for age suitability and adherence to watershed period principles. NMK being a State agency that is charged with promoting cultural resources in the context of social and economic development ensured that events and entertainment within museums and other monuments are taken into account. The technical committee developed these guidelines through joint research, deliberations and workshops between December 2016 and April 2018. Tourism Regulatory Authority gave the needed leadership, facilitation and guidance required during the development of this guideline. 4
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