Kenya's three leading TV stations remained off the air Sunday as police prevented the delivery of a court order late last week to restore their transmissions after they tried to broadcast opposition leader Raila Odinga swearing himself in as "the people's president." Rights activist Okiya Omtata said he was forced to paste the High Court order, issued Thursday, on the wall of Kenya's communications authority as police told journalists to stay away from its gate on Friday. Police and protesters clashed in the Nairobi slum of Kibera after lawyer Miguna Miguna was taken from his home violently. As journalists and rights groups raised an outcry over the government shutdown of TV stations, the United States urged Kenya's authorities to respect the court order and allow broadcasts to resume. Kenya's interior minister, Fred Matiangi, on Wednesday said the three TV stations and some radio stations would remain shut down while being investigated for their alleged role in what he called an attempt to "subvert and overthrow" Kenyatta's government.

Source: CBC News February 04, 2018 19:52 UTC