Blank screens of leading television stations NTV, Citizen and KTN and a live K24 one in the Nation newsroom on January 30, 2018. The CA switched off the stations. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Communication Authority shut down NTV, Citizen TV and KTN as thousands of opposition supporters gathered in Nairobi to watch their leader, Raila Odinga, swear himself in as "people's president"
The shutdown followed a reported meeting last week when media organisations were summoned to State House.
Rights groups on Wednesday criticised the government's move to block live coverage of a mock inauguration by the opposition as a "violation" of the public's right to information.
Three main private television channels in the country had their live feeds cut or blocked, while the state-run Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) was allowed to continue.
