The body that regulates broadcast content in Kenya, KFCB, has said that it has written to Facebook and Twitter and other social media platforms to remove a game, which is reportedly behind the suicide of a 16-year-old boy in the capital, Nairobi.
The boy, who has been named as James Njenga, had reportedly been playing a game called the Blue Whale challenge, which according to some reports, goads players to commit suicide.
KFCB boss Ezekiel Mutua said that he had also asked internet service providers in the country to block access to the game.
“We have also ordered for the withdrawal of the game from all social media sites in Kenya and asked all Internet Service Providers to ensure it is not accessible in Kenya,” he said.
Mr Mutua said that KFCB had received lots of complaints from parents and schools about the dangers video games were posing to children.
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