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Kenyan Govt Refuses to Restore TV Stations' Signals

The closure of three major TV stations for the the live broadcast of the "swearing-in" of opposition National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga as the people's president, has entered its seventh day, despite the High Court suspending the shutdown for 14 days pending a hearing to challenge the order on February 1.

Kenya: TV Station Gag Enters Day 7

Nation, 5 February 2018

The shutdown of NTV, Citizen and KTN enters day seven on Monday, with the Communications Authority showing no signs of obeying a court order directing it to allow the TV stations… Read more »

Photo: Francis Nderitu/Daily Nation

Journalists camp outside Nation Centre on January 31, 2018 following reports that police wanted to arrest NTV Managing Editor Linuis Kaikai.

Kenya: Govt Refusal to Unmuzzle Us Contemptuous - Broadcasters

Capital FM, 5 February 2018

Citizen TV, NTV and KTN News were on Monday morning expected to initiate contempt of court proceedings against government after it failed to switch on their transmissions despite a… Read more »

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U.S. Slams Kenyan Govt for Pulling Plug on TV Stations

The United States has accused the government of intimidating and restricting the media. This follows the closure of three major TV stations for the the live broadcast of the ... Read more »
- Kenya: U.S. Slams Kenyatta Government Over TV Stitch Off
- Kenya: How Three Wanted NTV Journalists Escaped Arrest By Plainclothes Police Officers
Kenyan Court Suspends TV Stations' Shutdown - For Now

A Kenyan court has suspended the shutdown of television stations for 14 days pending a hearing of the case challenging the switch off, according to The East African. Earlier ... Read more »
- Kenya: High Court Orders State to Restore Signals for 3 TV Stations
- Kenya: High Court Orders State to Restore Signals for Three TV Stations
Pressure Piles on Kenyan Govt Over Media Harassment

Activists, together with the Kenya Union of Journalists, have threatened to sue the government following the closure of three major TV stations namely NTV, KTN News and Citizen for ... Read more »
- Kenya: Rights Groups, Journalists Condemn TV Shutdown
- Kenya: Pressure Piles on Government Over Media Harassment

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