He said his colleagues, Larry Madowo and Linus Kaikai, had all been independently warned by security sources on Wednesday that their arrest was imminent. But the shutdown of TV stations in Kenya came as a shock to journalists used to operating freely. [L8N1PQ3JZ]Interior Minister Fred Matiang‘i accused media organizations of facilitating the “illegal act”, which he said put the lives of thousands of Kenyans at risk. Also on Wednesday, police arrested Tom Kajwang, an opposition lawmaker who administered Odinga’s “oath”. He was expected to be charged on Thursday with administering an unlawful oath, a security source told Reuters.

Source: Standard Digital February 01, 2018 07:30 UTC