A panel in parliament has been considering a petition from a Kenyan citizen to ban the Chinese-owned platform. The recommendation follows accusations from the interior ministry that the social media app has been used to spread propaganda, carry out fraud and distribute sexual content.
"Rather than imposing a ban on TikTok, the ministry proposes adoption of a co-regulation model," the information and communication ministry said in an advisory to the panel, which was shared with Reuters on Thursday.
The ministry proposed requiring TikTok to share content which ensures compliance with Kenyan laws. The East African nation also asked that quarterly reports be filed to the government on what material the Chinese platform had taken down.
TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In response to similar criticism in other countries, ByteDance defended its record on user privacy.
The Chinese company has been facing regulatory scrutiny in several countries, particularly in the West. Last month, Italy slapped three TikTok units with fines for inadequate checks on content deemed potentially harmful to children or vulnerable users.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would lead to a nationwide ban of TikTok if ByteDance fails to divest over the next nine months to a year.
The move was driven by widespread worries among lawmakers that China could access Americans' data or surveil them with the app.
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