CA Orders All Media Houses to Stop Covering June 25 Protests Live: "Contrary to Law"
- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has ordered all the media outlets to stop live broadcasting of the June 25 anniversary protests
- The authority threatened the media houses with the stoppage of signals should they continue with the coverage
- The protests across various parts of the country had picked up momentum, with the broadcasters amplifying every event as they unfolded in real time
Eli Odaga, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
The government has ordered all media outlets to desist from covering the nationwide protests live.

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Why CA ordered Kenyan media to stop airing protests
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) said the prominent coverage given to the protests is against the law.
According to CA, the coverage of the mass action marches across towns was flouting the constitution, particularly articles 33(2) and 34(1) and Section 461 of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998.

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It sanctioned all the outlets to comply; failure to which a "regulatory action" would be effected against the stations.
"The live coverage of the June 25, 2025 demonstrations are contrary to Articles 33(2) and 34(1) of the Constitution of Kenya and Section 461 of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998. This is therefore to direct all television and radio stations to stop any live coverage of the demonstrations forthwith. Failure to abide by this directive will result in regulatory action as stipulated in the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998. The Authority looks forward to your continued cooperation," read a dispatch from the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA).
How media houses reacted to CA ban
Despite the directive, some of the legacy sustained the live broadcast.
The Standard Media Group, in an open defiance, said it was engaging its lawyers, but airing the protests in the meantime.
The Mombasa Road-based station declared that it won't be intimidated into submission, adding that the state was maliciously aiming at a total news blackout.
The station said that "this is not the first time that the CA is threatening to take TV stations off-air. Similar threats were issued at the same time last year, at the height of the anti-Finance Bill 2024 demonstrations that saw protesters breach Parliament."

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Royal Media Services-owned Citizen TV maintained its live broadcast of the protests before shifting its lenses to studio commentaries.
Kenyans across various towns made good their resolve to pour into the streets in protests commemorating the deadly protests last year, where tens of young protesters were killed outside the parliament buildings.
Early Wednesday, protesters made their way to the Nairobi CBD, where police were on standby to repulse perceived acts of lawlessness.
In some instances, the officers lobbed tear gas to disperse the protesters who were getting out of hand.
The government barricaded roads leading to critical installations such as the parliament and State House.

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How government directed on protests
Ahead of the protests, the Ministry of Interior warned the public against provoking law enforcers to spark deadly responses.
The ministry also warned the protesters against breaching protected areas, suggesting it as a display of lawlessness.
Kenyan police were in the spotlight as to how they would handle the protests, considering previous acts of deadly brute force.
Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke