The petition seeking to ban the social media application TikTok is set to be heard on Tuesday by the Parliament Public Petition Committee to substantiate the push for the ban.

 The Petitioner, Bob Ndolo, will guide the report tabled before the house on the agitation for the application ban.

This comes shortly after TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew committed to participate in a joint working team with Kenyan authorities to moderate content on its platform.

Shou committed Thursday when he held talks with President William Ruto.

He has also committed to having TikTok set up an office in Nairobi to coordinate its regional operations.

Additionally, Shou pledged to hire more Kenyans to work for the platform, pointing out that Kenya was among the most active countries on the forum, State House officials said.

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula says the petition by Ndolo cites explicit content and lack of privacy, among others.

“The content that is being shared on the platform is inappropriate thus promoting violence, explicit sexual content, hate speech, vulgar language, offensive behavior which is a serious threat to the cultural and religious values of Kenya,” Wetangula said.

Wetangula stated that the petitioner claims that offensive content is not removed or blocked because the Communications Authority of Kenya does not regulate internet usage in Kenya.

The GenZ-favorite Chinese-based social media program has encountered issues, particularly in the US, where it is alleged to be a spying tool.

To "protect Montanans" from the alleged surveillance, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte of the United States was the first to approve a bill prohibiting the short video social media app from operating in the state.

The petitioner in Kenya alleges that the social media app infringes on people's rights by gathering personal information about them and sharing it without getting their permission.

“The platform has shared information about its users with the third party company without users’ consent,” the petitioner states in what has rattled social media users.