Mr Maina said the affected media houses should calculate the loss from the shutdown and sue the CA for compensation. The Civil Society Reference Group (CSRG) described the shutdown as “the worst State interference with the freedom of the media". The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) switched off the TVs mid-morning to prevent a live broadcast of the ‘swearing-in’ of Nasa leader Raila Odinga as the ‘people’s president’ at Uhuru Park, Nairobi. The Civil Society Reference Group (CSRG) described the shutdown as “the worst State interference with the freedom and independence of the media in post-independence Kenya”. MEDIA ARM-TWISTED“When media is arm-twisted by the state to try limiting its independence, free media is lost,” said Mr Wainaina.

Source: Daily Nation January 30, 2018 19:18 UTC