Win For Media As Court Nulifies CA Decision To Cesnsor 6 TV Stations.
The High Court has nullified a decision made by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) which had previously reprimanded six TV stations for their coverage of live demonstrations organized by Azimio Chief Raila Odinga in March of this year. Citizen TV Logo: IMAGE/COURTESY Justice John Chigiti ruled that the former CA Director General Ezra Chiloba's decision was unlawful as it violated Article 47 of the constitution. This article stipulates that when an administrative action is likely to harm an individual's rights, the administrator must provide the affected person with an opportunity to present their case. However, in this instance, the TV stations were condemned without being given a chance to be heard. Chigiti emphasized that none of the TV stations were consulted before the decision to reprimand them was made. In a decision made in March of the same year, Chiloba had asserted that Citizen, NTV, K24, KBC, TV47, and Ebru Africa had breached the programming code while cover...














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