“If the government is in power on the basis of the existing Constitution, then it should honor a court-issued order,” Mr. Odindo said. The court order came a day after Fred Matiang’i, the interior secretary, announced that he intended to keep the stations off the air indefinitely. Mr. Odinga has refused to recognize the legitimacy of Mr. Kenyatta’s presidency and had threatened for months to “inaugurate” himself. The police had promised to use force against Mr. Odinga and his supporters, but the event proceeded peacefully, without police interference. The order was refused, and when Mr. Omtatah tried to deliver it himself, he was refused entry.

Source: New York Times February 02, 2018 19:47 UTC